A greathelm based on the helms of Edward the Black Prince, c. 1375, and the helm of Sir Pembridge, c. 1370. The dimensions are the same as the Black Prince helm, and while some of the construction and detail elements are those of the Pembridge.
Constructed of 14 ga. mild steel. The cap plate was cold raised. Total weight is 9.5 pounds.
Mmm... metal... pretty shiny black metal... did you powdercoat it?
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"He wasn't sure he liked everything that was happening, but a lot of it was 'cultural', apparently, and you couldn't object to that, so he didn't. 'Cultural' sort of solved problems by explaining that they weren't really there."
Thanks It was mostly worked cold using a variety of hammers, my anvil, a ball stake, and a creasing stake. I did use heat in a couple areas, like the end of the roll on the bottom edge, and to anneal the cap plate (I used my coal forge for that.) The holes on this helm were made using a low speed, high torque hand drill, though I'm currently researching more historically accurate tools.
It's painted, actually. The two helms I mentioned don't have much evidence for how they were finished, and it seemed like a good finish to me. Next time I may try chemical or heat blueing it and Renaissance waxing it.
You can check the pattern archive at [link]. It has a few greathelm patterns. I used them for reference, but ended up drafting my own, since I was aiming for a reproduction of a specific style.
When did it suddenly become cool to hate everything? It's a growing problem, especially in the entertainment world, and no one benefits from an increasingly hard to please, pessimistic audience.
A Special Collection of photographs i found this month that still haunts my mind. Show them some love There are always some i can`t include due to space, i try to make the features under 50 deviations to give them better exposure
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your = belonging to you, you're = you are, their = belonging to them, they're = they are, there = not here
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"I still can't believe that all we are, and that all of our dreams, are nothing more than material, it's nonsensical." ~ 4:12, Switchfoot
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I don't have an anger problem; I have an idiot problem.
I remember trying to forge a knife.. It worked better as a highly oversized butterknife, as it couldn't even cut through paper. xD
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"He wasn't sure he liked everything that was happening, but a lot of it was 'cultural', apparently, and you couldn't object to that, so he didn't. 'Cultural' sort of solved problems by explaining that they weren't really there."
-Terry Pratchett
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I think i can give away one of my seven doomsday devices and still be feared!
You can check the pattern archive at [link]. It has a few greathelm patterns. I used them for reference, but ended up drafting my own, since I was aiming for a reproduction of a specific style.
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