Making a Medieval Norman Helmet - Part 2
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Part 1: • Making a Medieval Norm...
Finishing up the helmet. I'm still sort of surprised I managed to get this far, I was expecting something to go irreparably wrong at each step of the process. I guess i'm lucky that everything around the helmet blew up, but not the helmet itself.
Above anything else, the fact that you take on these challenges is admirable. The results are pretty good too :)
That's cool.
It's nice to know I'm not the only one suffering the frustrations of figuring this stuff out. You did a fantastic job. I have been looking for a belt sander for years, especially one unsupported by a back plate. Now days I use a Velcro circular pad for the angle grinder and it works brilliantly, especially when using oversize pads which I can push into corners and will contour themselves to the work piece. Be Lucky!
Thanks for the video! A couple points, having made a few things myself...
1. I'm assuming you don't make helmets on a regular basis, but this one looks damned good!
2. Don't worry to much about the imperfections. Most people that make things look and see a CRAP load of imperfections. However, other people looking at it won't really see them. They see the whole project.
3. Thanks for showing us all the things that didn't work, and the frustrating bit. Sometimes, when I see videos of things I'd like to try, and NOTHING (in the video) goes wrong, it looks kind of helpless. In your case, despite all the setbacks, you came out with a damned fine helmet, and it gives someone that might try that as a first timer the idea that they actually COULD get a decent looking project.
I don't comment in videos often, but your's was awesome, and I learned a lot. From all of it. I hope you continue in you efforts as an armorer, it will only get better from here.
Rex Geek Thanks for the kind comment! I'd like to think i'll make another helmet (or something similar) some day, but i've got alot of other stuff to get out of the way before then. I tend to focus on one thing at a time.
Besides, anything hand-made is destined to have imperfections.
Oh WOW! Sincerely, great job. Your work was great, handmade, which is increasingly rare, and well made. I really enjoyed your ingenuity as well as watching you work. Your filming was adequate, and your narration was perfect. Please continue making great content. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you.
Just stumbled across your videos and have watched them all, You are a very determined and skilled person with great patience. You're also very honest in your mistakes which I greatly admire. Thanks so much for sharing what you do.
Looks like it turned out really well despite the troubles you had with it.
The lot at Battle of the Nations may have some interesting tips about helmet/armour construction (given they go for authenticity while providing full protection).
As to the clothing, you can occaionally pick up some older EN 531 flame resistant undergarments in places like cotswold discount stores, or the newer EN ISO 11612 gear anywhere.
Inspiring series, you've got me subscribed.
Refreshing to see you include bumps in the road as well, most youtubers never mention their hiccups.
I like how you include the process of trial and error, makes it very enjoyable to watch. Great work!
Right fine job, mate! You used what you had and you were very inventive to get it done. Look at examples of period armor and you will find those same imperfections. Cheers!
Fine piece of craftsmanship sir. Thank you for sharing.
That's one badass helm you've made!
Thumbs up for finishing such a labour-consuming project.
Simon, eres muy creativo. Haces tus herramientas y con lo que tienes haces el trabajo. Es muy inspirador verte trabajar. Serás un gran artista. Saludos.
Really really good. Thanks for sharing this video. Seeing watching the Eric Dube videos makes it daunting to do work like this. Making your own tools is awesome too. You make it seem possible for me.
That means a lot, thanks!
I wouldn't say that you necessarily _wasted_ your time, since you learned what works and what doesn't. That helm looks wicked cool.
Great work.The raising shaping and planishing were pretty fast you say...I almost felt it go to my fingers just watching you.
This two videos were awesome! Good work lad! Gives you a perspective of how long it would have taken back then to equip a whole army with helmets and what an expensive endevour war was.
Thanks. Yeah it must've been a hell of task back when they didn't have lovely flat mild steel to start from too. I remember reading once that when a rich nobleman commissioned a suit of chain mail they'd hire a whole village to help out with riveting it together.
Simon Heslop As I read it took a frankish nobleman a 100 oxes to pay for his equipment.
Simon, you're ingenuity is second to none! nice video :)
Good job, it's great to see how much you learned from this, and how adaptable you are with the tools. The hammering technique was hurting me when I watched you initially but you figured it out fast, and that belt grinding rig was pretty ingenious and got the job done. The end result looks great, keep up the good work, and keep learning!
It really cool to see engineer your way around problems and the end result looks fantastic
Thats a cracking job you made there.
+thornwarbler Thanks!
haha great video man :D
For grinding and sanding, may I suggest Rollock rubber disc attachment. Then you can buy sheets of various grade sanding paper and attach them to it. Perfect!
Sir, all the effort, making your own tools, one heck of a job, the helmet came out great in the end. I think the negative comments will be from the people who look for cheat codes in their video games and are used to a reset button. I personally am glad you showed your errors and discussed problems, gives anyone else trying hope, lessons, and keeps them from feeling they should be an experts from the gate. Great job and GREAT DETERMINATION.
Awesome work mate,you have a lot of patience!
this man is a true warrior. irrepressible spirit.
Dude you have some mad skills, very talented in many things.... Keep up the great work and make more videos! I learned so much just by watching....
I made a tiny bit in the past. It's time consuming and tedious work. Making a full suit would take a very long time.
I cant remember if I mentioned it in the video but making the helmet was more about having fun making it than what i'd do with it afterwards. I don't reenact and it's kind of clumsy as an ornament...
A great watch! Some nice ideas. A remarkable helmet from a flat bit of steel and a good leather jacket :-))
Excellent work mate, great video. You must be the only bloke I've seen that wears a dress shirt, when working in his shed.
just remember YOU will always see your mistakes . other;'s usually don't
Looks great. I made a Viking helmet out of 1mm and 2mm sheet and know how much hammer works involved. more power to you!
Yep, you did very well.
I can't help to notice the shape isn't quite Norman. Too much bowl, to less cone.
You'll get that right next time, I'm sure about that.
Good luck.
I love to watch Jimmy Diresta make stuff, you've got terrific skills too
that helmet looks cool, you can put some leather behind for neck protection or some chainmail
magnific your works men - congratulations...
Love your video's Simon, your a clever guy.
Nice job. I'm just starting out, so videos like this are really helpful. Thanks.
Top marks mate, that looks awesome. Im lucky, im a welder at a trailer maker and they let me do all weird stuff after work. curently making a pole axe and a Tie fighter letterbox.
Thanks very much! That must save on the cost of tools. At some point in the future i'm probably going to buy a tig welder for aluminium, and the price of even cheap ones is way above what i'm comfortable with.
Superb Norman wenslise helmet there's growing number of people including me are now thinking these helms we're drop forged because of the lack of hammer marks and possible made by munks using water power trip hammers spreading the man power out with lots of brothers means more helmets in farster time water powerd. Trip hammers we're invented by the celts not the romans that does explain why the celts made such beautiful metal work
i would say look up parker brown making a historical fencing buckler if you like this 1
Great videos! Thanks for uploading!
Clearly, you're from Scotland, but do you mind if I ask what part?
I think you done a great job i have enjoyed watching your videos Thanks for taking the time to share
a fabulous job there, I think would have been better if not polished as much with some hammer marks left. Only my opinion. Wel done.
Nice dude, but since that helmet looked pretty much completely round, wouldn't it be easier to find and buy a metal sphere and shape it on that?
You're very resourceful.
Looks great and I give you all points for determination. Get yourself s decent pair of work boots and some hearing protection to preserve your health.
GOOD STUFF.
THANK YOU
How many hammer blows made that helmet well done mate
трудоёмкий труд,но очень классно получилось!
Outstanding!
bravo for your stuborness you make it look atainable
respect to you
Very nice!
you are a bloody genius :O
how long did it take? was it nay long?
good vid helmet looked great
amazing
Really nice work. Impressive determination and resourcefulness.... be a bit more safety conscious though! :)
I looked at most of the videos i could find of this "series".
And i feel sorry for you.
"I had this idea, but it failed. And i tried that, which also failed, the third thing worked but i cut myself. In one part i had to destroy this thing i really liked to get some material, and i burned my favorite shirt."
Was any part smooth sailing?
Regardless of what, the helmet is nice.
Really it all went very well. The close calls I had (the log nearly crushing my foot, nearly slicing into my fingertip, and setting myself on fire) didn't result in any serious injury which was a blessing.
There was also alot that could've gone wrong and completely ruined the helmet, like folding a ridge over, making the blank too small, a large crack starting, or grinding a hole into it.
Little things are always going to go wrong, but I feel I was very lucky to get anything out of the first attempt.
Well, it's a perfect video for starter people.
"Here is all the things that can go wrong. I was lucky."
Good luck with any further projects :D
Legend
im honestly surprised you still have 10 fingers
hat rivets do u use?
you still building armour?
Nah. I sometimes think i'd like to try make some more, but i've got an ever expanding list of other things I want to do. So at this point I don't think i'd get back around to armour any time soon.
thanks for the video. very inspiring to see you work through all the hiccups. good luck with the new list of projects.
Also unimportent imperfections didnt bother our forebears ,modern man wastes fortunes in time and effort with his (her) morbid desire for 'perfection' it is an indictment on our modern world that you feel the need to hide the work that went into it ,the hammer marks are the story of its making .
I guess if you'll wear a chainmail on your head you probably tear the leather inside the helmet.
Aventails are a thing brother
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Will you make yourself some chain mail ?
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fuckin rad
Тебе нужна наковальня.
You speak like Jon Snow
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lol:):)P!!
That was great. Thank you.
How many hours/days did it take start to finish?
It was a while ago that I did it, and i've forgot some of the details. I think it took about 3 days to raise it, i'd estimate 15-25 hours. Grinding and finishing it took more time still.
What took the most time was building the required tools though. The forge, the goofy little bench, ventilation, stakes, etc. Going by the video dates it went from before March up to July. So 5 months, which seems like alot of time. I think leading up to it I had ideas of making more armour in general, but after doing it once I wasn't as excited about doing it any more. I'm still holding on to all the tools I built, even if they're taking up valuable space, since I might try make something more exciting at some point if I ever get around to it.