Great work! The helmet is already a thing of a beauty and it's only going to get better, keep at it! One thing I notice you do; you often hold the hammer very near to the head. While this gives you accuracy, you lose a lot of power from the blow and thus moves less material per blow. It's by no means a "wrong" method or anything, your results speak for themselves, but you might find holding the hammer closer to the end of the grip less tiring and more efficient in the long run. Looking forth to the next video!
I know that this is unrelated to this video in particular, I was just wondering why the measurements were cut in half in the gambeson video that you posted a while back. I am currently struggling to make this thing myself, and I am confused on how you only made the back side of the gambeson. did you just make another cut out with the measurements you already had, then cut it in half (so it can open) and stitch it to the front? I am also still lost on the concept of turning it inside out and whatever you did with the linen. did it end up on the out side or inside? sorry if i seem antagonistic, i'm just incredibly curious. also nice helmet
No worries man, I'll do my best to explain, 1. "why the measurements were cut in half..." To understand this part, you'll need to know that until later in the process the front and back will be identical halves. So by measuring all around your torso you have the circumference, but each side will only occupy half of the circumference, hence why the measurements B, C, and D are divided in half. this is just a more accurate and simplistic way of measuring. You're right that later on I cut the front in half again so that it would open like a normal jacket. 2. " the concept of turning it inside out and whatever you did with the linen" There are several ways of attaching the linen, the way it's done in the video is just how I happened to do it at the time and it's worked out so far. First I quilted the canvas and the wool, then I sewed the linen onto the same side as the canvas, but leaving one side unsewn so that I could pull the material through that side and then sew it back up. By sewing it in this orientation, each individual part is pulled inside out so that the canvas is on the outside, the linen on the inside, and the wool in between the two. Only after that are all the parts sewn together to make the gambeson wearable. 3. "also nice helmet" Thanks dude :) I hope this helps a little, the longer that video is up the more problems and things I left out are brought to light, someday I'll have to make a more in depth video about making gambesons, as it's one of the most important parts. If anything I said was unclear, please don't hesitate to ask! I'm happy to help to the best of my ability.
Thank you so much for replying! I am going to try and make some steel armor as well, and I plan on using your guides to do it! I just thought I would start with something a bit easier, and I didn't want to wear a gambeson that I didn't make if I was going to make my own armor. Again, thanks so much for the help, your videos are a real inspiration!
Glad I can help! I think it's a great idea to start with the gambeson, since it's the foundation of much of the harness. The advantage to making your own is that it can be a proper thickness, unlike many on the market that are too padded for proper use under plate armor. Good luck on your armoring! It's a fascinating journey.
An Old Guy hack for patterning assymetrical/transitional shapes..... use aluminum foil and duct tape. Instead of diddling around with butcher paper wrap the helmet section in wrenold's wrap. Tape it so it doesn't tear. Draw your desired shape onto it. Remove it from the helmet, cut it out, flatten it and then trace it onto some tag/poster board. Tada... patterns made easy.
Where would you recommend a beginner get materials from like steel? I just ordered a blacksmith book and have no idea where to begin. Thx and good video you've earned a sub
Hello there and welcome! When I started out I bought steel from a local hardware store, that worked out pretty well since I didn't make as much armor as often as I would later on. The problem with that was the steel was pretty expensive for the amount that I got. Then I started buying large sheets of steel from a local machine shop which was considerably cheaper per foot. The tools are a different matter. Many of them can be made by modifying existing tools like hammers, but for specialty stakes it takes a little more. Railroad spikes provide an excellent base for many of stakes used, but I was fortunate enough to build a lot of my stakes in a shop class when I was in high school. I strive to provide a good foundation for people building armor, but Greenleaf Workshop (ua-cam.com/channels/iaOdgnpP0PQ1lofmAHUhrA.html) makes great use of his experience to make very helpful instructional videos. I hope I cleared a little up for you, but I'm happy to answer any other questions you have to the best of my ability!
Living Manuscript Thank you so much. I'm only 21 so I'm trying to start young and hopefully make something of myself one day. Keep it up man we need to get more people into this art to keep the flame burning you're awesome and I'll be checking my sub box
This is a great time to get into this whole thing, it's a growing community that's eager to help each other. In fact, if you haven't found it yet, another great place to find information is the United League of Armorers on Facebook (facebook.com/groups/unitedleagueofarmourers/).
Good job my lad. This is truly becoming a beautiful yet very effective piece. I eagerly await the next part in this series.
Great work! The helmet is already a thing of a beauty and it's only going to get better, keep at it!
One thing I notice you do; you often hold the hammer very near to the head. While this gives you accuracy, you lose a lot of power from the blow and thus moves less material per blow. It's by no means a "wrong" method or anything, your results speak for themselves, but you might find holding the hammer closer to the end of the grip less tiring and more efficient in the long run.
Looking forth to the next video!
Thank you! I'll have to play around with holding the hammer like you say next time I get a chance.
This is looking fantastic! I'd love to learn to weld, so I can make more complex armors one of these days when I can start up again.
It's a fantastic skill to have, and very useful for this sort of thing for sure.
epic helmet
I know that this is unrelated to this video in particular, I was just wondering why the measurements were cut in half in the gambeson video that you posted a while back. I am currently struggling to make this thing myself, and I am confused on how you only made the back side of the gambeson. did you just make another cut out with the measurements you already had, then cut it in half (so it can open) and stitch it to the front? I am also still lost on the concept of turning it inside out and whatever you did with the linen. did it end up on the out side or inside? sorry if i seem antagonistic, i'm just incredibly curious.
also nice helmet
No worries man, I'll do my best to explain,
1. "why the measurements were cut in half..."
To understand this part, you'll need to know that until later in the process the front and back will be identical halves. So by measuring all around your torso you have the circumference, but each side will only occupy half of the circumference, hence why the measurements B, C, and D are divided in half. this is just a more accurate and simplistic way of measuring.
You're right that later on I cut the front in half again so that it would open like a normal jacket.
2. " the concept of turning it inside out and whatever you did with the linen"
There are several ways of attaching the linen, the way it's done in the video is just how I happened to do it at the time and it's worked out so far. First I quilted the canvas and the wool, then I sewed the linen onto the same side as the canvas, but leaving one side unsewn so that I could pull the material through that side and then sew it back up. By sewing it in this orientation, each individual part is pulled inside out so that the canvas is on the outside, the linen on the inside, and the wool in between the two. Only after that are all the parts sewn together to make the gambeson wearable.
3. "also nice helmet"
Thanks dude :)
I hope this helps a little, the longer that video is up the more problems and things I left out are brought to light, someday I'll have to make a more in depth video about making gambesons, as it's one of the most important parts. If anything I said was unclear, please don't hesitate to ask! I'm happy to help to the best of my ability.
Thank you so much for replying! I am going to try and make some steel armor as well, and I plan on using your guides to do it! I just thought I would start with something a bit easier, and I didn't want to wear a gambeson that I didn't make if I was going to make my own armor. Again, thanks so much for the help, your videos are a real inspiration!
Glad I can help! I think it's a great idea to start with the gambeson, since it's the foundation of much of the harness. The advantage to making your own is that it can be a proper thickness, unlike many on the market that are too padded for proper use under plate armor. Good luck on your armoring! It's a fascinating journey.
An Old Guy hack for patterning assymetrical/transitional shapes..... use aluminum foil and duct tape. Instead of diddling around with butcher paper wrap the helmet section in wrenold's wrap. Tape it so it doesn't tear. Draw your desired shape onto it. Remove it from the helmet, cut it out, flatten it and then trace it onto some tag/poster board. Tada... patterns made easy.
It's funny that you bring that up, in not too long I have been planning to use a similar method to make some patterns. Thank you for the advice!
have you progressed since because you use a lot of shortcut morden in your technique and its can compromise the otenticity of your work
Where would you recommend a beginner get materials from like steel? I just ordered a blacksmith book and have no idea where to begin. Thx and good video you've earned a sub
Hello there and welcome! When I started out I bought steel from a local hardware store, that worked out pretty well since I didn't make as much armor as often as I would later on. The problem with that was the steel was pretty expensive for the amount that I got. Then I started buying large sheets of steel from a local machine shop which was considerably cheaper per foot. The tools are a different matter. Many of them can be made by modifying existing tools like hammers, but for specialty stakes it takes a little more. Railroad spikes provide an excellent base for many of stakes used, but I was fortunate enough to build a lot of my stakes in a shop class when I was in high school.
I strive to provide a good foundation for people building armor, but Greenleaf Workshop (ua-cam.com/channels/iaOdgnpP0PQ1lofmAHUhrA.html) makes great use of his experience to make very helpful instructional videos.
I hope I cleared a little up for you, but I'm happy to answer any other questions you have to the best of my ability!
Living Manuscript Thank you so much. I'm only 21 so I'm trying to start young and hopefully make something of myself one day. Keep it up man we need to get more people into this art to keep the flame burning you're awesome and I'll be checking my sub box
This is a great time to get into this whole thing, it's a growing community that's eager to help each other. In fact, if you haven't found it yet, another great place to find information is the United League of Armorers on Facebook (facebook.com/groups/unitedleagueofarmourers/).
good stuff, respect! one long video would have been better though