Forging a Bronze Gladiator Helmet - Part 3 - Forging the Crest
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- čas přidán 18. 12. 2023
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In this video, I construct the crest for the bronze gladiator helm. Various pieces of bronze sheet are shaped, polished and then riveted together to create the finished shape.
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Best Chanel about antic forging on youtube!! Thank you !
"I'm a very flamboyant fellow. That's what I am into." -Thak (2023)
the sarcasm is thick
It is always a pleasure to watch you work your magik on metal. Concurrently it is humbling as I need another 50 years on earth (which I ain't got) to even approach your skill level.
No apology required for employing the imperial system. It is used by real people in the real world and it got the Americans to the moon in '69.
And no apology required for not being historically accurate. Tell me that the Roman armourers did not experiment with form and design and had a damn fun time in the process.
Final thought: you'd best do a month of serious neck muscle exercises before you put that thing on your noggin.
Gladiator helmets were meant to be outlandish and spectacular, I'm sure the Romans would approve!
By now, without the typical extended brim of the gladiator helmet, it actually reminds me of a french cuirassier helmet from about 1870. Really beautiful, love it!
"For fun and profit, but no profit."
That's pretty much all of my blacksmithing endeavors tbh
The fluting on the sides were definitely worth the effort. It looks much better than being completely unadorned. The weight, for a costume piece, is a bit heavy. But if it were being used in real combat, a lightweight helmet wouldn't absorb much force, so maybe the weight is OK?
annealing those rivets before use is a good advice, some have been laying in storage so long that they got harder then when new, after hammering and snapping to shape, they´re hard and strong enough.
Amazing as always, keep it going!
Espectacular!!!!
Awesome!!
Love the extra hole in the T-shirt, anyone who’s spent a fair amount of time with an angle grinder knows how that happened
Story of my life
Let's check out the door build
I would love to see some videos about your day to day jobs as you describe them, that door is absolutely awesome!
Greetings from Germany!
Ok....my friend...we will create such a video
@@ThakIronworks wow! awesome, thank you very much!
Leningrad Cowboys style helmet :)
impressive!
Fantastic and realistic!
The crest looks great and I think the fluted lines are definitely a good addition
Needs Thakistry added...🤣🤣... Gorgeous!
Wow that crest looks incredible, really enjoy the flowing lines. I was internally shouting "why not just TIG weld it" to save weight and make it easier, but I forgot you were trying to use semi-historical methods. The rivets definitely look awesome I think it was worth the effort.
It looks great! Awesome work.
Greetings from Croatia !!!
Nice work man.
Hello there!
Hello! o love your work and i want to ask you if you`re thinking to make a celtic bronze horned helmet, like the one in the museum? i love that helmet
looks awesome
Awesome work ever thought of doing a death dealer helmet
On my list
@@ThakIronworks can’t wait to see that one👍
Any tips for only heating using an oxy torch?
I always find that very tricky...easy to burn and destroy bronze....go weaker on the oxygen...hope that helps.
a propane tiger torch is a safer option