first crack at Milanese

Ken Zicker · Post by **Ken Zicker** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:33 pm

Greetings all, here's my first attempt at a 15th cent Milanese harness, this one's in stainless and still needs some tweaking to the fit and having some rivits pounded in. Once again have to tip the hat to Patric for his gift of the "making of a suit" thread. I'd be lie'n if I said I didn't take more than a few peeks at it :lol:

Ken
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Ken Zicker · Post by **Ken Zicker** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:35 pm

and here's the right pauldron kinda roughed in

LWCM · Post by **LWCM** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 1:09 pm

Aaargh! Stop making me rethink a 14th century transitional rig by posting really nice 15th century plate!

Seriously nice looking work. I need a money tree to fall on me soon.

Josh W · Post by **Josh W** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 1:15 pm

Ken, you have become frighteningly good real fast!

Ken Zicker · Post by **Ken Zicker** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 1:34 pm

Thanks guy's, I have to give a big thanks to everyone here on the A.A. all the great armor being made and showcased here has really pushed me to get better.
Ken

lorenzo2 · Post by **lorenzo2** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 2:40 pm

Coming along quite nicely! Will there be some fluting on the Tassets? Also,tell us more about how you did the triangular rolls if you would as those seem to be one of the elements that distinguish better breast plates.

Dmitriy · Post by **Dmitriy** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:10 pm

Nice!

Wolf · Post by **Wolf** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 5:08 pm

i hate you

vury vury nice

Ken Zicker · Post by **Ken Zicker** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 5:41 pm

Lorenze, the edge rolls are simple not triangle, I do the triangle edges on mild and spring steel, stainless is a pain in ass even when worked hot. My stainless armor tends to get simplified for sake of my sanity :lol:

Dmitriy Thanks

Wolf, don't! My armor looks like crap, too busy making armor for other folks. :wink:

Ken

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 2:08 am

Looks great!

Looking forward to seeing all your work!

Ken Zicker · Post by **Ken Zicker** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:15 pm

Josh, here's the shoulders, still have to do the re-enforcement plates.
Thanks for looking
Ken

Ken Zicker · Post by **Ken Zicker** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:16 pm

and the a back view

HammerHand · Post by **HammerHand** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 6:30 am

Looks great! I wish I could get my pauldrons to come out that good. Did you use your own pattern or one of the archive?

first crack at Milanese

first crack at Milanese

right pauldron

milanese

milanese

milanese shoulders

shoulders

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