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My helm is better than yours, check it out!! Comments most welcome.

http://photobucket.com/albums/a296/Squire_Garreth/

It was a long 22 month prenancy, but my new baby is awesome.

Damn, I am one happy guy right now. WooHoo!



<a href="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a296/Squire_Garreth/Breathscloseup.jpg" target=_new><img src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a296/Squire_Garreth/Breathscloseup.jpg" width=512 height=384></a>



(Edited by JT to shrink the really big pic. Click on it to see it full size)

pretty!

I like the catch mechanism.

I especially like the vervelles...I wonder who made them? Oh wait, it was me!

Talbot,
The vervelles are actually the drawer pulls from horton brasses
The spring pins are cool, but they stick a bit. I think i need to taper them a bit. The pins sit flush in the holes, but the angle changes as the spring flexes and the pin angles forward and then they stick. Does that make any sense? I will be getting an aventail from Knuut eventually. Do you think i could come to the shop for some help fitting and attaching it?
I'm in Cincinnati, so your shop is much closer than Cad's
Edit, Why did i think you were in Indiana, not Illinois?

Sweet helm man, congrats. I like the one shot where it looks like the giant helm monster about the eat Minas Tirith.

bump

Your helm is indeed nice. What do you wear with it?

Josh Warren wrote:Your helm is indeed nice. What do you wear with it?

knowing garreth...

my bet is nothing but a thong atm... while dancing around in front of his wife with helm and thong on...


singing the " thong song"

Sam,
You dirty bastage! You know i only do that dance for you!
Josh, I currently have 14 cent. spring steel arms, spaulders and 3/4 legs, and custom fitted front only greaves from Jeff Hedgecock at Historic Enterprises. I will be getting a breastplate from Jeff as well. Currently i have no maille, gauntlets or sabatons for this kit. I 'm also working on a corrazinna BP.

Garreth wrote:The vervelles are actually the drawer pulls from horton brasses

Waidaminnit...
Do you mean like these parts for drawer pulls? - http://www.horton-brasses.com/products/parts/127
[img]http://www.horton-brasses.com/images/products/large/57_PRT3.jpg[/img]
All I can say is "Garreth E. Coyote, Su-per Genius!".

Bwwwwaaahaaaahaaa!! I wish i could claim Credit, but i think Chuck, or someone else on this board made the discovery. At a glance, i'd say they are the one's on the top left.

Garreth wrote:At a glance, i'd say they are the one's on the top left.

Ah. Horton Brasses catalog sez:

PRT-3: Chippendale post

Chippendale - That would explain the dancing in the thong.

Garreth wrote:Talbot,
Do you think i could come to the shop for some help fitting and attaching it?
I'm in Cincinnati, so your shop is much closer than Cad's
Edit, Why did i think you were in Indiana, not Illinois?

You are welcome to come. I am still closer than Cad but not as much as I would be if i were in Indiana.

Doug,
Thanks for the invite. I needed an excuse to come back to Chicago!

Hey, Doug, I'll see you the 21st before the conference. I just have to see if anyone down there will let me crash on the floor.

And buy his vervelles. They're nice.

Hey Mike, you can crash at my place....Otto

bump

bump for the pennsic crowd.

Hi Garreth,
Just looking around and saw your post. Thanks for the huge pictures!

Also sent you an email about the grill-faced visor. Lets get that fixed.

The vervilles are indeed 5/16" chippendale posts from Horton Brasses.

[hi Doug]

Chuck,
Sorry the pics are so big, it's the first time i've posted pics and used photo bucket. I will send you an email about the grill visor. Thanks for the help!

Chuck, i sent you an email regarding the other visor. Let me know.
Doesn't anyone else have any opinions on this helm. I think it is an amazing piece, but very few people have commented on it.

I'm just awed . I have seen a few pieces of Cad's and they're always awesome. Thanks for showing your piece, it's a real inspiration!

VERY nice!
Congratulations.

By the way if you look at your pictures in Photobucket, there is an "Edit" button there that will alow you to reduce thier size in increments, very nicely for things like this.

Thanks for the Photobucket tip! I resized some pics and added them to the original post. Cad, check your email!!
More pics.

bump, you out there chuck?

Ya, what's up? Email me and we can arrange for the grill work.

I sent you an email regarding the grill on 8/22, gremlins must have gotten it. I sent it again.

Thanks!

Jeff

I notice that the spring latch is inside the verville line. The problem I see with that, is when you attach the aventail it will rest on the latch. Now the stainless aventails from knutt are pretty light, but activating the latch will be a hassel with the aventail on, or will it?

Got you email Garreth!