Gauntlet Progress/shop pictures

gmandragora · Post by **gmandragora** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 12:23 pm

Here are some progress pictures of my gauntlet project. They are supposed to be mitten gauntlets made to look like 14th century finger guantlets, for SCA combat.

[img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/gmandra/Gauntlet1.jpg[/img]

This picture shows the brass pieces I milled for the knuckle pieces. There will also be a brass strip covering the weld at the wrist.

[img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/gmandra/gauntlet2.jpg[/img]

Here are some pictures of the shop where i work. It's medical instrument fabrication shop in a medical school (this is the "heavy metal" section)

[img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/gmandra/shop1.jpg[/img]

[img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/gmandra/shop2.jpg[/img]

[img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/gmandra/shop3.jpg[/img]

[img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/gmandra/shop4.jpg[/img]

My thanks to Master Cad for taking the time to talk to me about this project at Coronation.

Your comments and suggestions are appreciated.

Geoffrey

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Wilhelm zu Eltz-Kempenich · Wed Jul 30, 2003 7:07 pm

Those gaunts will be pretty sweet when they're finished. I'm a big fan of those knuckles! I always thought It'd be cool to do somethnig like that. Be sure to post when they're finnished!

Iain (Bunny) Ruadh · Post by **Iain (Bunny) Ruadh** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 7:30 pm

Nice, especially for SCA gauntlets! I love the "urban camo" patterns on the shop drawers too!

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Durame · Post by **Durame** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 2:59 am

Very nice indeed!

please post again when finished

thanks for sharing

Durame

Brian W. Rainey · Post by **Brian W. Rainey** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 8:26 am

Nice, I like them.

My suggestion would be to shallowly dish the finger lames so they flow together.

Currently they appear to be flat.

Sasuke · Post by **Sasuke** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 9:44 am

Nice work. How are the milled brass pieces attached? They look like they are flat on the bottom rather than having a post.

Sasuke

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gmandragora · Post by **gmandragora** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 9:58 am

Thanks for the encouragement.

The lames are flat but articulate well on the leather. I tried to dish them slightly and I am going to go back to that; but I had so much trouble I put that on the back burner so I would have something finished.

The milled pieces are flat on the back. Originally I intended to rivet the leather holding the lames together onto the knuckle guard. I mocked them up with a screw and nut and thought how convienient that would be for maintenance. So I milled out the brass pieces and tapped the back so they will held on with flat top machine screws and a drop of lock tite.

Geoffrey