Forging a Gauntlet | The Left-Hand (Manifer)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.พ. 2023
- In this video we'll be forging the left Gauntlet of an Italian Knight knows as the Manifer! The Manifer is an important piece of medieval armor from the 15th century and is one of the most challenging pieces to make.
Finally we get to hit some steel! In the IronCrown Workshop, we'll be forging the left Gauntlet of an Italian Knight using the traditional medieval blacksmithing method of raising. Using real museum pieces as our guide we'll be using the torch to heat up the steel red hot and hammer it into shape. This process is time-consuming but definitely worth it when you see the finished product!
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The gauntlet we choose from our collection of source materials is the SCH 23 from the castle Churburg collection. The reasons we chose this piece as inspiration are the following:
1. Date: 1460 - 1470. Matches the date criteria of our harness built before the Burgundian Wars
2. Regional Style: Italian Make with Western European Styling. Gauntlet fluting suggests potential export to Western Europe
3. Cohesion: Finish of piece is a match to the status of quality and function as the Royal Armories Sallet. The level of decoration is similar between both pieces. And the Italian makers marks confirm the pieces are made in same region.
We then use a rough pattern, cut the gauntlet out of 1.6mm mild steel for added strength. This is then hammer bent to shape and riveted closed with three temporary rivets.
Drawing on our main axial lines in chalk, the piece is formed using multiple passes of raising with reference to our originals to get the correct geometry and shape.
This marks the end of the raising process and from here we smooth the piece using planishing.
This channel is a god damn masterpiece! Keep going!
Was a joy to watch, looking forward to seeing the rest of this series, keep up the good work!
The production value of your videos is incredible! Quite educational as well!
This video is really well made, and i like the way you present the history of the piece you're making.
Can't wait for this series!
Thank you man! We want to help share the context and mindset behind the pieces we make as well as the "how-to" of the experience.
We're super pumped too!
Good to see you smacking hot steel again mate.
Just found your channel through Zac Evans and instantly subscribed!
This channel definitely need more subscribers, your videos seem so high quality for how little of a following you have
That is so very encouraging to hear. We are so glad you are enjoying the content
It's only a matter of time. We just need to play the algorithim with comments and likes.
@@perrytran9504 That's the plan! Please like and share the content, that will help us out tremendously in trying to get TH-cam to recognise the work haha
YESSS FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awesome job. Forge on. Fab on. Weld On. Keep making. God bless.
Great editing and audio, good work Connor!
Connor did a fantastic job didn't he (Joel's comment)
Very nice video! Great editing, great music and great forging!
Really loving this series. What inspired you to start with the gauntlets, specifically the left one?
Nice work !
What is the temperature in your workshop? I installed my air conditioner. In summer it cools and in winter it heats the workshop.
It certainly can get warm sometimes brother! We have a air circulation system I created using extraction fans but no air-conditioning so it does get warm especially here in Australia. An air conditioner sounds like absolute workshop luxury, you've got a good idea there
I'm a lefty. does that mean I need to switch the manifer to the right hand? also are you going to make an riveted maille shirt for your infantry harness? it might take you more than a year though.. I am right now making one for myself and my english teacher just ignores me if I start making it in class.
I’m left handed too! I’d presume that the manifer would be inverted but it likely wouldn’t happen because of how uncommon being left handed is
So the answer is sort of yes and no. Historically they didn't care if you were a lefty, you would be forced to comply with the social norm of righthandedness. So historically accurately no, you would make it the same. However, functionally, yes, you would invert the asymmetry of the harness if making it for yourself BUT only so long as you actually fight left handed with a "southpaw" stance. That is you expose your rightside to you opponent stepping in to strike with your left hand
As to the riveted maille. Dude, that is legendary! As to making a shirt no, but we will most likely tailor one and/or show how to make rivet maille and then how to make it fit in a quality and historical way. Or perhaps we will collaborate with some of the expert makers in this field? Time will tell :)
What in the world is the point ( ;) ) of the pointed armour on Fredrick the victorious' feet.
Fashion my dear friend, fashion haha
They are actually stirrups with some weird crazy long points attached to them. But they are displayed as sabatons.
@@LukeDelBinkey so you're saying the overall usage would be whilst riding? Would I be correct to assume it would find most of its use in a joust?
@@zachbrannan4827 Yeh, they would usually be attached to the saddle. They wouldn't be so useful in a joust per say, but as a general extra protection for the foot in normal heavy cavalry situations.
@@LukeDelBinkey they were used in combat?! 😂
You're telling me you can't just throw materials into a forge and they magically turn into armor?
If only right!!! Haha