mh, you can't really call it functional, its more cosplay than anything. I don't doubt the metal can stand to a good blow but it looks too tight to actually move around in reasonably. You can't even lift your arms over your head.
Just bought a few templates, going to save me a ton of work judging size of the pieces. templates look good, and a fair price. Thank you , and keep up the good work.
Fantastic piece you've made. I hope you'll continue to build armor until at least the point of a full (or partial) suit of armor, something you might see in Spartacus or any Medieval/Fantasy setting. I'm currently building my 2nd and 3rd gauntlet (the first being a prototype) and am sure to continue working with your tutorials and possibly expanding out from there with custom designs. Keep up the good work, Sir Guyton!
Man your tutorials are very helpful, not only to people who love making armor in real life. But also those like me, who take the commentary and apply it in 3d. Right now I'm working on human based armor and this will come in very handy when rigging them. PS the shoulders are just awful to make, always something incorrect lol.
I've learned from watching your videos. I needed thicker stock than what was available for a motorcycle project. We would up drilling and riveting the pieces together to make it the thickness we needed. A little hammer work and some grinder work and it fit in just fine. Your videos motivated me to try that method and they are held together very well. Thank you. Now for some armor fun...
I'm a huge fan of your work. I'm starting to get a forge organised and tools needed for both armor and weapon smithing, I cant wait until I can start working some metal ;). Keep up the imaculate work.
David Guyton I like this piece.. Very nice.. Slowly getting the tools needed to make some of these awesome pieces you have made. I have to agree with Ventius Alabaster, have a bidding..
David Guyton it would be awesome if you couldn put up a picture of tools that you are using for the build at the start of the video :) i never know what the people are using and i think thats something that interest more than only me. gread video tho!
Fantastic video very informative you explain your techniques well I've been thinking about doing something like this for a while this video has great giving me great confidence that I can do it... once I started watching the video I could not stop thanks
I saw a skid plate or heat cover for a muffler at the side of the road and thought "that would make a neat helmet if it were rounded out to fit one's head." I did some searching on UA-cam and found your videos. I'm now looking around for a good log to make a dishing stump.
dude, that metal work is really beautiful... im planning to make a gladiator cosplay (if i get buff enough eheh) and this will definitely help me if i do SUBSCRIBED!
true! they were basically strongmen-like (and not lean bodybuilder-like) always on a bulk-diet, so lot of muscles covered by a nice fat layer for protection
That's awesome. You've made some very nice armor there sir. I've not made any myself besides the chainmail that's still in progress. I've got one of your gauntlet templates and hope to get working on it soon. One idea for doing the dishing, which may or may not work. A blacksmiths rounding hammer. They have a nice rounded face, not as much as say a ball peen, but may help by not putting all the dings that need to be planished later. Just a theory. Thanks for the great videos and I look forward to the next.
Hey, thanks for the design, a pair of these (without the extra brass flair, dont wanna give my opponents a pretty target to destroy) will soon be seeing combat on the fields of the Adrian Empire. Also I'll be building the finger gauntlet mk2 as well once there is enough spare metal/money. Well worth your asking price for the plans.
+Apocalyptic Knights No. I stay away from heat because none of this armor ever sees any battle, and I have an awful lot of younger viewers trying to get into this craft. I don't want any 11 year olds burning their house down
+Homemadedisaster 12 yes I will do one, but you can see the basic idea in this video. Just get a log and sand id down with a grinder some, or you can just beat on it until it begins to dish a little bit
I've subscribed and spending the weekend on you're older stuff. Are you Classically trained or School of hard Knocks? ....(Trail and error or understudy) Thumbs Up !
I have no training at all. I watched a few videos way back in the day (not many videos on metalworking or armor back then), and I just dove in and tried it. Each video you see me in is basically my learning process, caught on camera
Right on! Diggin' it. ...."Fake it till you make it" as they say. Since I've been watching UR Vlogs. over the past month I have seen the progression in UR skill set. My father was a hot rod body and fender man back in the 50's so I have most of his old tools. I'm all jacked up to use them now after watching you do this. Thanks David.....U ROCK!!! 😉👍👍👍
Hello David, first this is a amazing piece, I highly respect your work. I was wondering if you at any point are planning to make a video for how to make the edge of cut steel smooth? If not, could you give a aspiring diy armourer some tips on it? Thanks in advance, -Marco.
Good costume work, nice copper rivets- I suggest using brass for better lasting results and a more durable finish (better for more movement capabilities at the downside of being very slightly more expensive)
+David Guyton I have access to a variety of welding processes at my school and wanted to go that route with your templates. I think the riveted look is great, but would you recommend binding it all with tig or mig welding?
+1 2 I have only ever used MIG, so I can't speak for TIG. MIG works fine for me but be careful if you are using thinner metal because it's easy to burn through. 18ga or 16ga shouldn't give you much trouble.
all your videos are great, not sure ill be making much armour but watching the process is great and inspiring. one of the big things i noticed is you use of minimal expensive tools. thanks
This is incredible! I cant commit to metal and these tools. Do you think I can use your template with a heavy vinyl/pleather material and grommets and spray paint silver?
many people have used these templates to make armor from leather, plastic, and foam. While it can be done, I have no experience in those materials so I can't do much to help you along the way
Worth the subscription, pretty impressive. what kind of metals are you using for the plates? just want to know if it's just for costume or if you make them strong for kicks.
Do you plan on make a full arm piece. Pauldrons, vambrace/gauntlet all together? I'm thinking of doing one for a costume but have no idea how I'd connect the two.
+Jared Austin I probably won't, but it would be fairly easy to connect the pieces using leather straps. You would have to rework the pauldron part for the upper arm area to cover more of your arm, but that should be pretty simple and you wouldn't need one of my templates to make that yourself.
This was sold for only 172$? D: ppl these days just don't know what a handmade piece like this really is worth.. 500$ would have been an adequate price. gj on this amazing piece of armor
+Xala Cai their are a lot of armor smiths out there that make heavier gauge armor for combat purposes, i think it was fairly priced, though id not want to take it into a fight, its too nice to mess up lol.
thick enough, probably, but I am pretty sure sops signs are not made of steel. I imagine they are aluminum, and aluminum will crack if dished to this extent. I suggest finding some steel to work with instead
Unfortunately I don't have all the pieces anymore, and typically I only make one side for gauntlets, etc so there isn't really a complete set of anything haha
Great tutorial. My son and I are really interested getting into the armor side of smithing. I was thinking about getting him a pneumatic planishing hammer for Christmas. But I think we'll check out the rest of your videos first to get a better idea of what it actually needed. I wonder if a basic hammer set that you see for car body work would be a good starting point? Thanks for the tutorial.
+OrionsAnvil Well I try to do this stuff keeping in mind that the people watching these tutorials don't have expensive tools. I try to keep things as simple as I can (even though I want to use more complicated tools myself) The pneumatic planishing hammer will make things WAY easier for you and your son, but a couple of decent hammers will get the job done too. Keep in mind that you would need a heavier, rounded hammer for the initial banging, and a nice, flat "body" hammer for the smoothing. If you haven't already, check out my video on DIY Armoring Tools.
Jam Boy this was too thick to cut comfortably with snips. I had to use a handheld grinder with a cutting wheel on it to cut out the basic shapes. Then I used the bench grinder and files to get the parts shaped properly.
hey david :) I was wondering what gauge stainless steel you used for this build, and the gauntlet v2. Ive tried to find them in stores but never find them.
+DANK MEMES This one is not done in stainless. Stainless is a lot harder, and therefor harder to cut and also dish. This is 16ga cold rolled steel. The V2 gauntlet was done in 20ga stainless. I have a hard time finding stainless in stores and usually have to order from Amazon or Ebay
yes there are pneumatic powered planishing hammers you can buy fairly cheap, but they do take up a lot of room in your shop. There is also the option of getting and English Wheel, which requires a bit more skill than a planishing hammer....but also takes up quite a bit of space. They are usually about $500+
Amazon, Ebay, or any home improvement store like a Home Depot or Lowes. There are also metal supply places all over the country. Just Google "metal supply" along with your state
Seeing your skull and wing motif.. my first thought of how to use this item... a Warhammer 40k Inquisitor costume.
+James Green I think you're REALLY going to like my next tutorial!
Awesome. I'll take a look.
You have no idea how hard it is to find good shoulder armour templates, thank you 🙏
you're an artist my friend. what you're doing is shaping metal into something functional and beautiful.
mh, you can't really call it functional, its more cosplay than anything. I don't doubt the metal can stand to a good blow but it looks too tight to actually move around in reasonably. You can't even lift your arms over your head.
It’s called Handcraft, not art.
You are one of the last true artists. Always take pride in your craft.
why thank you Bethy!
Thank you for providing us the ability to purchase these templates. When money comes my way I look forward into picking up this hobby.
these video's have helped so much with my post apocalyptic armor made from old discarded signs. keep them coming.
bet that looks amazing
Just bought a few templates, going to save me a ton of work judging size of the pieces. templates look good, and a fair price. Thank you , and keep up the good work.
Thank you, sir! Post some pics of your progress on the Armor Templates Facebook page so we can all see!
Amazing! No welding... just a hammer and a few bits... I'm so inspired!
Fantastic piece you've made. I hope you'll continue to build armor until at least the point of a full (or partial) suit of armor, something you might see in Spartacus or any Medieval/Fantasy setting. I'm currently building my 2nd and 3rd gauntlet (the first being a prototype) and am sure to continue working with your tutorials and possibly expanding out from there with custom designs.
Keep up the good work, Sir Guyton!
Thanks so much for doing this for the community, glad I found it on here!
+Stephen Boggs (Belgrim Shadowheart) and thank YOU for checking out the video!
Man your tutorials are very helpful, not only to people who love making armor in real life. But also those like me, who take the commentary and apply it in 3d. Right now I'm working on human based armor and this will come in very handy when rigging them. PS the shoulders are just awful to make, always something incorrect lol.
No doubt. Seeing armor built from the ground up makes creating it in 3d so much easier and just makes so much more sense.
Justin Parker indeed it does help, when you see how it works in real life.
I've learned from watching your videos. I needed thicker stock than what was available for a motorcycle project. We would up drilling and riveting the pieces together to make it the thickness we needed. A little hammer work and some grinder work and it fit in just fine. Your videos motivated me to try that method and they are held together very well. Thank you. Now for some armor fun...
Awesome I love hearing stuff like this!
U re just great man. U wake a child's dream up from my past. Thanks for showing the path !
I'm a huge fan of your work. I'm starting to get a forge organised and tools needed for both armor and weapon smithing, I cant wait until I can start working some metal ;). Keep up the imaculate work.
awesome! Make sure to keep me posted on your projects!
Might be selling this piece of armor. What would you say it's worth?
i would suggest a bidding war.starting at just enough to cover your costs which im guessing is around 150-200$ mark
David Guyton I like this piece.. Very nice.. Slowly getting the tools needed to make some of these awesome pieces you have made. I have to agree with Ventius Alabaster, have a bidding..
I would sell the shoulder for $350 maybe $500 for set of 2
it's on ebay right now. So far bidding is at $149
David Guyton it would be awesome if you couldn put up a picture of tools that you are using for the build at the start of the video :) i never know what the people are using and i think thats something that interest more than only me. gread video tho!
Wow you are a master. So simple tools and smart tricks.
This is awesome!!! Every piece of armour that you make deserves to be shown in a movie. Keep going!
Will this add +10 holy damage when you wear it?
Lawrence F no It will add 50 holy and combined with a leather greatcoat you also get 60 demon banishing
It adds +10 virginity
+10 intelligence +15 strength -6 dexterity and adds the effect “They Shall Know no Fear”
sir you rock... this shoulder guard is just awesome.
i'd love to see that paired with your badass skull helm. out of control
Is your end goal to have a full suit of armour? love your work and can't get over how amazing it looks. Can't wait for the next video!
Watched 35 seconds into the vid and already subbed
I will buy this template. Very nice work! keep up the great vids!! Cant wait for the next one!
Fantastic pice! The skull and wings give a wonderfully intimating feel!
freaking incredible!!! and the music makes the video that much more inspiring.
Fantastic video very informative you explain your techniques well I've been thinking about doing something like this for a while this video has great giving me great confidence that I can do it... once I started watching the video I could not stop thanks
This music rules. I love your videos!
I saw a skid plate or heat cover for a muffler at the side of the road and thought "that would make a neat helmet if it were rounded out to fit one's head." I did some searching on UA-cam and found your videos. I'm now looking around for a good log to make a dishing stump.
This is incredible! Thanks man!
But as an idea, could you make the elbow pieces (sorry I don't know what they're called) so that I could have a complete arm?
dude, that metal work is really beautiful... im planning to make a gladiator cosplay (if i get buff enough eheh) and this will definitely help me if i do
SUBSCRIBED!
not all gladiators were buff. just the ones who survived. lol
Most gladiators were actually chubby, so you know, one cut wouldnt severe an artery.
true! they were basically strongmen-like (and not lean bodybuilder-like) always on a bulk-diet, so lot of muscles covered by a nice fat layer for protection
Funny how our culture really seems to hate fat, when it really has some useful qualities
the music?
That's awesome. You've made some very nice armor there sir. I've not made any myself besides the chainmail that's still in progress. I've got one of your gauntlet templates and hope to get working on it soon. One idea for doing the dishing, which may or may not work. A blacksmiths rounding hammer. They have a nice rounded face, not as much as say a ball peen, but may help by not putting all the dings that need to be planished later. Just a theory. Thanks for the great videos and I look forward to the next.
such a great work man, i cannot wait to do mine.
make sure to keep me posted on your build!
of course i will man, i love your job, so unique.
Are you ever going to do more
Hey, thanks for the design, a pair of these (without the extra brass flair, dont wanna give my opponents a pretty target to destroy) will soon be seeing combat on the fields of the Adrian Empire. Also I'll be building the finger gauntlet mk2 as well once there is enough spare metal/money. Well worth your asking price for the plans.
Awesome! Glad you like the designs and please post some pics on the Armor Templates Facebook page when you can
David Guyton once they're done and mated up with the rest of my Armor sure!
I first thought it was just a CGI clickbait. Now I'm more than glad it wasn0t the case XD good job!
nope! All my armor is the real deal!
it's good to know, everything looks amazing!
Do you ever temper the stuff you make?
+Apocalyptic Knights No. I stay away from heat because none of this armor ever sees any battle, and I have an awful lot of younger viewers trying to get into this craft. I don't want any 11 year olds burning their house down
David Guyton I see. It still is nice, but a fully-functional suit would have another grace.
Wow this is gorgeous! I want my brother to learn how to do this.
Could you please do a tutorial on how to make a dishing stump. Or planishing stake.
+Homemadedisaster 12 yes I will do one, but you can see the basic idea in this video. Just get a log and sand id down with a grinder some, or you can just beat on it until it begins to dish a little bit
I think this one is my favorite too
David you need to do a showcase video wearing all of your pieces you NEED TO
really awesome man!
I've subscribed and spending the weekend on you're older stuff.
Are you Classically trained or School of hard Knocks? ....(Trail and error or understudy)
Thumbs Up !
I have no training at all. I watched a few videos way back in the day (not many videos on metalworking or armor back then), and I just dove in and tried it. Each video you see me in is basically my learning process, caught on camera
Right on! Diggin' it. ...."Fake it till you make it" as they say.
Since I've been watching UR Vlogs. over the past month I have seen the progression in UR skill set.
My father was a hot rod body and fender man back in the 50's so I have most of his old tools.
I'm all jacked up to use them now after watching you do this.
Thanks David.....U ROCK!!!
😉👍👍👍
hold on to those old tools! 9 times out of 10 they are better than what you can buy new.
Could your templates be used to make funcnal heavy combat armor if worked with differently and heat treated?
If using the proper thickness, with steel rivets and heat treatment, any of my designs could be battle-ready
Thank you Ser
I made his original gauntlet out of 1mm stainless steel, this might not sound like much but whack it with a hammer and it bounces right off
Thank you
Hello David, first this is a amazing piece, I highly respect your work. I was wondering if you at any point are planning to make a video for how to make the edge of cut steel smooth? If not, could you give a aspiring diy armourer some tips on it? Thanks in advance, -Marco.
Wow thank you, your videos are inspiring.
Good costume work, nice copper rivets- I suggest using brass for better lasting results and a more durable finish (better for more movement capabilities at the downside of being very slightly more expensive)
how long did it take you to complete it?
Designing it took a few weeks to get right. Fabrication was 3 or 4 days
"How to make a grande with basic tools"
*takes out 1920s dynamite*
When rolling an edge, I used a piece of wire, like 12 or 14 gauge, which adds strength to the rolled edge
Huh?
+David Guyton I have access to a variety of welding processes at my school and wanted to go that route with your templates. I think the riveted look is great, but would you recommend binding it all with tig or mig welding?
+1 2 I have only ever used MIG, so I can't speak for TIG. MIG works fine for me but be careful if you are using thinner metal because it's easy to burn through. 18ga or 16ga shouldn't give you much trouble.
i find it so amazing that you share the templates. i am going to try to make one
A helmet I'd recommend is a frogmouth helmet for your next build. Very cool and different from the modern helmet. Keep up the great work!
what did you use to cut the metal?
This is great!
hi David is this music some of your own? where could I find it for possible use of my own videos
Very good, sir.
Nice work love it being a artist my self nice work
Can you teach me how to make a Warlord claw gauntlets ?
So when are we going to see the full set of armor? ;)
Amazing, I would love to buy a whole set. As long as it was customs to my body shape, waist size, wieght, hight would be given.
well done mate will pop over to your facebook page
Very nice.
all your videos are great, not sure ill be making much armour but watching the process is great and inspiring. one of the big things i noticed is you use of minimal expensive tools.
thanks
can you do a tutorial for front and back armour plates in the save style as this and the gauntlets+ bracers?
Hey are you ever gonna do a whole armor set as a special project?
+Soul Tijerina Unlikely that I will do a full set in one particular style, but not impossible.
Would rolling the edge prior to bending make the project more difficult, easier or would it be negligent?
great job! elbow armor comeing too?
Maybe...we'll see
Dang you're skilled :o
this is fucking awesome, you sir, just earned an instant subscribe.
+noiwont youcantmakeme haha well thank you! Glad you liked the video
beautiful piece! what kind of foam do you use for the armor padding?
I have a ton of 1/4" foam they use in automotive upholstery so I use that a lot. For helmets I go with the denser, thicker craft foam (EVA foam)
David Guyton thank you!
Красавчик!Хорошая работа!
This is incredible! I cant commit to metal and these tools. Do you think I can use your template with a heavy vinyl/pleather material and grommets and spray paint silver?
many people have used these templates to make armor from leather, plastic, and foam. While it can be done, I have no experience in those materials so I can't do much to help you along the way
where do you get your leather.?
Worth the subscription, pretty impressive. what kind of metals are you using for the plates? just want to know if it's just for costume or if you make them strong for kicks.
+Adam Williams they aren't heat treated or anything, but they will hold up to average abuse. more of a costume/hobby thing though
At any rate, it's nice to see some awesome looking armor being made, keep it up man!
Amazing work as always.
Curiosity, how long you took to make it?
Design took a few weeks, but fabrication was about 3 or 4 days
That's awesome...👍👍
Do you plan on make a full arm piece. Pauldrons, vambrace/gauntlet all together? I'm thinking of doing one for a costume but have no idea how I'd connect the two.
+Jared Austin I probably won't, but it would be fairly easy to connect the pieces using leather straps. You would have to rework the pauldron part for the upper arm area to cover more of your arm, but that should be pretty simple and you wouldn't need one of my templates to make that yourself.
This was sold for only 172$? D: ppl these days just don't know what a handmade piece like this really is worth.. 500$ would have been an adequate price.
gj on this amazing piece of armor
Xala Cai Thank you. I wish it fetch a bit more money, but oh well. I figured $300 was reasonable. Ho hum
+Xala Cai their are a lot of armor smiths out there that make heavier gauge armor for combat purposes, i think it was fairly priced, though id not want to take it into a fight, its too nice to mess up lol.
+Joeseph Hays hey would 16 gauge be one of those higher gauges? just asking.
yeah 16 is thicker than 18 or 20 of course, but its also the minimum allowed thickness for SCA armor.
Ok thanks
What kind of steel do you use ?
do you think it would work with cromodeck sheets ??
I subscribbled!
good job man!
Men i justo alredy discover your channel and i love it i always want to do armors you son a new sub
Do you have a preferred place to get your sheets that big??
+Z. S. Parsons I just find deals on Ebay
What is this holy video, FOR THE EMPEROR
thinking about making this out of an old stop sign. is that a thick enough metal for this project?
thick enough, probably, but I am pretty sure sops signs are not made of steel. I imagine they are aluminum, and aluminum will crack if dished to this extent. I suggest finding some steel to work with instead
they are made of steel and aluminum. it's an older sign.
Can I buy one from you or 2? If so how much?
Omg! :O
You are awesome!
Can you put all the diferents parts at once? :S
I woll love to see the full set toghether
Unfortunately I don't have all the pieces anymore, and typically I only make one side for gauntlets, etc so there isn't really a complete set of anything haha
Oh Damn, okay, I woll have been nice to see something like that!
Loving your work!
But I have to ask, Where is the music from?
+Ivo Trompenaars It's from my own brain. I have it for sale for 99 cents on www.armortemplates.com. Title is Calm Amid the Raging Waters
Where do you go to get your metal? Just trying to get the best price for what I buy. Thanks! And btw amazing job on the pauldrons!
Thank you! I just look on ebay to find what I need as far as metal goes
Great tutorial. My son and I are really interested getting into the armor side of smithing. I was thinking about getting him a pneumatic planishing hammer for Christmas. But I think we'll check out the rest of your videos first to get a better idea of what it actually needed. I wonder if a basic hammer set that you see for car body work would be a good starting point? Thanks for the tutorial.
+OrionsAnvil Well I try to do this stuff keeping in mind that the people watching these tutorials don't have expensive tools. I try to keep things as simple as I can (even though I want to use more complicated tools myself) The pneumatic planishing hammer will make things WAY easier for you and your son, but a couple of decent hammers will get the job done too. Keep in mind that you would need a heavier, rounded hammer for the initial banging, and a nice, flat "body" hammer for the smoothing. If you haven't already, check out my video on DIY Armoring Tools.
David Guyton thanks a lot for the reply, I'll check out the other vids.
hey david, i was wondering if standard steel nails are good for rivets or not
Yes nails will work fine
@@DavidGuyton okay thanks
i'm making a really nice gauntlet out of some thick brass sheet so yeah.
Amai amai very good zenne
Holy cow man this is so freaken cool. I hope I can buy this stuff?
What's the song here? I find it very intoxicating when coupled with the personality of the build. I'd like to hear it on its own.
your work is so inspiring. what do you cut the 18 guage mild steel with
Jam Boy this was too thick to cut comfortably with snips. I had to use a handheld grinder with a cutting wheel on it to cut out the basic shapes. Then I used the bench grinder and files to get the parts shaped properly.
hey david :) I was wondering what gauge stainless steel you used for this build, and the gauntlet v2. Ive tried to find them in stores but never find them.
+DANK MEMES This one is not done in stainless. Stainless is a lot harder, and therefor harder to cut and also dish. This is 16ga cold rolled steel. The V2 gauntlet was done in 20ga stainless. I have a hard time finding stainless in stores and usually have to order from Amazon or Ebay
Is there any machinery that can make the process easier? Something like a automatic hammer for planishing?
yes there are pneumatic powered planishing hammers you can buy fairly cheap, but they do take up a lot of room in your shop. There is also the option of getting and English Wheel, which requires a bit more skill than a planishing hammer....but also takes up quite a bit of space. They are usually about $500+
I'm trying to make some armor for a cosplay outfit. Where can I find sheets of metal like what you're using?
Amazon, Ebay, or any home improvement store like a Home Depot or Lowes. There are also metal supply places all over the country. Just Google "metal supply" along with your state
Awesometacular! Thanks.