Building a Bronze Breastplate - Part 2 Repousse and Finishing - Thak Ironworks
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In this video, I continue to work on the bronze breastplate. Using pitch as a backer, I use a repousse technique to create a decorative motif around the collar. After some final refining of the overall shape (which also work hardens the bronze), I then brush the entire surface with gun blue. This takes the entire surface to a chocolate brown colour. I then dip the breastplate in water to neutralize the acid's effects and rub the piece with steel wool while it is still wet.
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A torture test would be really intriguing and then a repair effort . Historian would value that
Rammstein and blacksmithing, don’t know what’s more metal 🤘🏻
This channel is so underrated!
Love the music
Why dose this only have 400 up votes? This needs to be in the tens of thousands .
Thank you! Feel free to share it.
2 years ago i watched your video and finally i decided to make my own cuirass spent 1 week on the front and it turned out perfect thanks a lot for the good video (3 weeks for the cardboard mold and making tools)
your best work yet
Brilliant work
Awesome!
just AMAZING!
Amazing work! I am Greek and I was always wondering how they made their armor and helmets. That was like watching live history! The only difference I can think of is that Hellenic blacksmith artists would probably not be wearing slayer and celtic frost shirts! :)
This video should have a million views.I think if you made your thumb nail more interesting you'll get more views. But great work and craftsmanship sir.
you just got a new subscriber, great videos!
So confusing the world in which we live where kids screaming at video games can receive 1000s of times the views of an artisan keeping alive a dying craft. Be we few know your viewers appreciate your decication and workmanship
Damn fine peace of work
can't wait for the Corinthian helmet video!
Can't wait to see your xiphos and Corinthian Helm!
Also, no disrespect to your brass breastplate, but this bronze one you've concocted is just epic and dangerous looking, a seriously excellent piece of work. Out of curiosity, considering the amount of hours you put into creating this, how much money would you imagine yourself accepting for one of these?
Awesome skills and work.
Absolutely gorgeous piece. Nothing has that deep, ancient look like bronze.
That is ridiculously AWESOME! subbed
wonderous workmanship
I need these for my army
The shop has a lovely atmosphere.. Feels like you are somewhere on Europe at middle ages with a metal band shirt
My specific rock n roll fantasy....I guess I am living the dream
Couldn't get any better hahaha
Excellent content and certainly wonderful craftsmanship!
Awesome love everything ancient Greek! Cheers!
Great work
I am loving watching these videos. My great-grandfather was a blacksmith and to see how things are done is just amazing . Thanks.
This man truly has a fine taste in shirts. xD
Indeed ;)
Great job!
Incredible work Thak!
Besides the excellent work, alaways with a heavy metal t-shirt.... Awesome!
Amazing ... I hope to lean to fully appreciate this.
(By that I mean know exactly how difficult it is first hand. My current metal working experience ... I once bent a paper clip and I can crush a soda can. I have a long ways to go.)
Looking good!
Wow, this chestpiece turned out great!
Fuck it I gotta move on ✌️
Amazing
Extraordinary skill - a pleasure to watch.
Phenomenal, I came here after seeing your video where you made the hoplite aspis shield, and promptly made my way to these.
It is with pleasure I'm clicking the subscribe button, and looking forward to making my way through all of the videos already on the channel
I wish I had workspace, I've always wanted to make stuff like this
A master piece,awesome...
Truly skilfull, can’t wait to see the full panoply
Wow, it came out really beautiful!
HI Thak watching you turn a flat sheet into a spectacular piece of art is amazing ,so thank you for sharing .
Amazing work!
Genio total!!! Espectacular
Great video as per usual :D
That is beautiful work.
Amazing work
Very few good videos about creating this armor, thanks for your work!
This was already said in the comments, but yes, we are waiting for the Corinthian helmet!
Amazing work on your breastplate. I can't wait to see a video or two on the back plate, I'm learning to make greco-roman breastplates but making a back plate fit with the front is very tricky, so this would be very educational to see your next video on the back plate. Since you plan on making a Corinthian helmet in the future, have you ever thought of attaching a crest (regular or transverse) on it? If so, I'd like to see how you do that.
I will leave you with the answer: yes
@@ThakIronworks Awesome! I personally think that a transverse crest would be your style for a man of your physique, but that's only my opinion, you go with what you think fits your style.
@@ThakIronworks First time at your channel, first video is the 1st one of this and the second here, when you put the bulls head in there it was a lightning bolt to my brain because I am a Taurus. I have done blades and some general blacksmithing in the past but nothing like this. I wish I had my forge, I had to stop because of cancer treatments. If I ever get back onto doing smithing I would start doing armor. Its beautiful, keep up the good work.
Omg I just had an armor gasim
Glad to be of service
Nice Job man love it but When are you going to make the backplate? I would love to see that.
Whenever we aren't so busy :)
Truly beautiful work. I've been waiting for this episode - well worth it.
Makes a person wonder how a smith even started without a sustainable sheet metal source back in the day...
They had their ways
Awsome!!
Throughly enjoyed breast plate and shield videos. Once you complete all the armour parts and weaponry I hope you will figure out how to make a nice reveal video to present them all! Look forward to that in the coming years. Subscribed!
Fantastic vid and amazing knowledge/workmanship! Poised with anticipation to see the full hoplite kit. This is a favorite era of weaponry of mine. Keep it coming!
You ain’t by any means built like an average type guy you are a blacksmith and built appropriately like most manual workers not sculpted like an office worker in a gym keep it real
Wow your muscle cuirasses look great! Yours actually look anatomically correct; you got the contours of the rib cage and oblique muscles and you made the abdominals relatively subtle (compared to some blocky abominations I've seen) just like the real ones.
At last a peice of armor that matches my manly chiseled physique!
video came to me at a great time. Was on the edge about making my own but now im definitely trying it. Going to attempt with 18-20(?)GA steel from a barrel i have so it'll probably be a bit of a different experience, but this is inspirational nonetheless!
Man, this is so cool... Do you need an apprentice?
Damn amazing, wish I had these skillz and equipment. I’m putting together my own hoplite gear but can only make a linothorax. Would love to give greaves a go in bronze
Did you mention how many total hours the whole thing took? Would there be a back piece taking nearly as long minus most of the repousse? Oathlords is set in a sort of bronze age, so these videos were very helpful. I was a little confused if they actually cast these parts... the smithing of sheets makes so much more sense. Appreciate your videos, your incredible skill, and your impressive experience. Hopefully someday soon I can afford your work.
Breastplate about 25.....backplate maybe 20...there is a video on that as well along with one on greaves , helmet and shield . Sword and spear videos soon
People back then were ripped and fit af. And they didnt had any gyms like today. 😉
hallo from greece
Really great work! I'll give a plug for Christian Cameron's Long War series of novels, which got me searching on TH-cam for Hoplite armor. Can't wait for the whole kit!
Fucking awesome man, where are you located if you don't mind? I do some amateur blade smithing but I always thought armoring was cooler since I am a sculptor I guess that makes sense. Really cool, your shop looks like something from D&D too btw!
Located in Floradale, Ontario Canada. Ironically, we have had some people use the attic for D&D.
Damn I want one lol 😂
Greeks were notorious for perfection of the human body. They exhibited it in art. But reality never matches the ideal.
Just asking, with all the work and time to create the breastplate, if you were going to sell it what value would you place on it?
Are you going Do viking set?
"Thak crack" ;-)
Smithing 100
Greetings from Croatia !!! Will you do backside of Bronze Armor ????
Yes we will. Sometime in the not so distant future.
youve done the shield and the armour, are we gonna get a spear and sword and what would really finish the set would be something like alexander the greats lion helmet if not a Corinthian helmet
Corinthian helmet in the works
@@ThakIronworks nice
Are these pieces for sale? Personally,I'd love to own a historically accurate breastplate that resembles my chiselled body features of gods.
Email Robb at info@thak.ca for commission inquiries
Great work. For more information on weapons and armour replicas from museums check out Hellenic Art. com
Average size guy huh
Your armor is amazing! I have learned a lot with your videos, but seeing the result of your armor, I am aware of how far I am from getting a job of that quality. I like to see Hoplite's complete panoply, good luck! 💪💪