Posté : mer. déc. 05, 2007 6:44 am
Hello.
Sorry for English, but I think it is better for me to write in English than in bad French. ;o) I hope everytone will be able to understand what I wrote here.
As I promised, I am sharing with you my newest replica – Valsgarde 8 helmet. It took me a while, but first I had some problems with spectacle (first I have made it too big and decided to exchange it and now it is OK) and second- I am very busy, so it’s hard to find a free moment to write here.
But, about the helmet…
1) the bowl – 2 halves hand forged of medium-carbon steel with forging with using fire, and then welded together. The main target was to make a helmet looking as original and making the bowl it historical technique, I mean without electric welding, would raise the price, unnecessarily.
2) Eye-brows and crest casted in brass, like in Vendel 1. But I think in few month I will be making the crest made of brass/bronze plate with using authentic technique.
3) Decorative panels pressed with using hammer hits in 0,25mm silver plate (930 assay), so with authentic press-blech technique. Motives are exactly like in original helmet find.
4) Everything was hand made – from forging and making models of moulds (templates?) for panels to putting everything together.
More photos of this replica, as well as photo of original helmet, you will find here : [email]http://www.thorkil.ovh.org/valsgarde8_eng.htm[/email]
Original helmet has been damaged in grave, so its shape is flattened. The shape of my replica had to be fitted to customer head's measurments, that's why it has different shape.
Enjoy the photos and feel free to comment.
Gracjana and Thorkil.
Sorry for English, but I think it is better for me to write in English than in bad French. ;o) I hope everytone will be able to understand what I wrote here.
As I promised, I am sharing with you my newest replica – Valsgarde 8 helmet. It took me a while, but first I had some problems with spectacle (first I have made it too big and decided to exchange it and now it is OK) and second- I am very busy, so it’s hard to find a free moment to write here.
But, about the helmet…
1) the bowl – 2 halves hand forged of medium-carbon steel with forging with using fire, and then welded together. The main target was to make a helmet looking as original and making the bowl it historical technique, I mean without electric welding, would raise the price, unnecessarily.
2) Eye-brows and crest casted in brass, like in Vendel 1. But I think in few month I will be making the crest made of brass/bronze plate with using authentic technique.
3) Decorative panels pressed with using hammer hits in 0,25mm silver plate (930 assay), so with authentic press-blech technique. Motives are exactly like in original helmet find.
4) Everything was hand made – from forging and making models of moulds (templates?) for panels to putting everything together.
More photos of this replica, as well as photo of original helmet, you will find here : [email]http://www.thorkil.ovh.org/valsgarde8_eng.htm[/email]
Original helmet has been damaged in grave, so its shape is flattened. The shape of my replica had to be fitted to customer head's measurments, that's why it has different shape.
Enjoy the photos and feel free to comment.
Gracjana and Thorkil.
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