Bevor Help.....

Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:34 am

Any help would be appericated....
This is my first one:
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/h ... bevor2.jpg
It is cold worked with darts. The welding and grinding will be next week sometime.
What does the side view look like?
I looked at the one in A&Aof the MK book.

Hal

Ps: I used my new armoring weenie to get this shape....

Alcyoneus · Post by **Alcyoneus** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:18 am

That is a more pronounce profile than most I've seen, but it looks pretty good so far, Hal!

You've started one more than I have. ;-)

Ideval · Post by **Ideval** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:29 am

I've always wanted to try a bevor, but they are just so intimidating for a novice like me.

Good luck, Halberds.

IdÃƒÂ«val

Thomas H · Post by **Thomas H** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:38 am

The side profile reminds me of the Swabisch Gmund bevor. projecting out a far way and being relatively flat under the chin.

Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 8:57 pm

This is stage 2:

Now off to the welder.... I ground off the mill scale from hell... so the TIG torch and filler rod will have a better chance... I do not like slag pockets.....

Looks like I will be adding some breath holes.... per my clients request.
I will try to match the pattern on his helm.

So far I have a nice pattern of a generic bevor if you want.
Some help on the straps and buckles would be nice.

Halberds
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lorenzo2 · Post by **lorenzo2** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 9:40 pm

I for one would like to see the pattern. The darts thing sounds interesting.

Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:15 pm

I gave up on the darts.... I started over and made this one with a two piece chin thing.
One starts out like a standard gorget chest piece.... Roll the neck edge to make a weld flange.

The face part looks sort of like a knee. Make it from two pieces... shape and weld the center seam.
Pound and trim it to fit the flange on the chest piece.
Clalmp then weld it all together.

This is what it looks like on the inside before welding.
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/h ... inside.jpg
I will roll the edge after it is welded.

Note the rough weld inside. That is my gas welding.... now you know why I go to the pros to get any welding done.

Hal

Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 12:20 am

I had it tig welded and It held up with me pounding on it. My crappy gas welds cracked. Back to the tig for the final fix.
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/h ... bevor4.jpg
This is it so far, before the breath holes...

Hal

Ps: Do the straps go on the outside or the inside of the metal?

MJBlazek · Post by **MJBlazek** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 12:24 am

looks beautiful Hal, glad you felt up to working on it.
As the customer, Id like the straps on the outside!

Thanks!
Matt

Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:11 pm

I think I am ready for the straps and breath holes.
The welder at work TIG'ed it up very well.

So far I have some changes in mind... before releasing the general pattern to the forum.

Hal

Ps: Harbor Freight deep throat punch sucks.... The die threads do not work....
I will have to end up drilling this sucker... Ya get what you pay for...
And like I always say...

Stonekeep · Post by **Stonekeep** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:01 pm

Hey Hal glad to see youre alive and kickin!!
Im trying to work on a bevor right now myself.
Got to, im coming out with a line of salets.
Im going to try and work it up on my normal gorget pattern though.
Id love to just see the shape of the bevor pieces to get some kind of clue. ive been through 2 full pieces of posterboard and its all int he trash..lol

Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 10:14 am

Hi Mike,

Yes I can work a few hours on Saturdays now.
patterns comming soon. Imagine a half knee on the gorget front piece, thats a bevor muhahahahah..........

Thanks

Hal

Stonekeep · Post by **Stonekeep** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 10:21 am

I was trying to do it in one piece too, which I now see was a bad plan..lol

Stonekeep · Post by **Stonekeep** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 10:23 am

and maybe... it would be smarter to just wait till you release the pattern..
muhahhaha back at ya..lolol

Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 1:52 pm

Finished at last......

This is the pattern large pic.
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/h ... attern.jpg

It will not fit my scanner, so I am not sure how to do a full scale copy.
Any suggestions?

Hal

HammerHand · Post by **HammerHand** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:43 pm

That is very nice piece of work, Hal. Glad to see you are back to the hammer and the anvil. Keep up the good work.

Stonekeep · Post by **Stonekeep** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 6:56 pm

Yea, I know... draw it out on some posterboard, and mail it to me

MJBlazek · Post by **MJBlazek** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 8:24 pm

Very nice Hal!

Send me a PM with the total of how much I owe. Dont forget to include the price for the helmet that I won in the auction!

Matt