Difference between revisions of "Giles de Bois Guilbert"
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− | + | Project blog & photos can be found on ''MySpace'' at: [http://www.myspace.com/gilberts_wood Gilbert's Wood] | |
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+ | Giles enjoys working with leather and metal in various ways such as casting, shoemaking and his current passion, 14th century armour. | ||
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+ | '''''MAKING 14TH CENTURY GAUNTLETS - BATTLE OF WISBY STYLE''''' | ||
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+ | [[Image:Making fingers.JPG]] | ||
+ | ''Making finger parts'' | ||
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+ | [[Image:Fingers & knuckles.JPG]] | ||
+ | ''Fingers & knuckles coming along'' | ||
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+ | [[Image:Leather base.JPG]] | ||
+ | ''Leather base'' | ||
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+ | [[Image:Fingers.JPG]] | ||
+ | ''Finger parts jointed and riveted to leather base'' | ||
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+ | [[Image:Back of hand.JPG]] | ||
+ | ''Forming the back of the hand'' | ||
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+ | [[Image:Wrist.JPG]] | ||
+ | ''Inside plates and outer leather of gauntlet wrist'' | ||
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+ | [[Image:Coming together.JPG]] | ||
+ | Starting to get there | ||
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+ | '''MAKING CRUCIBLES AND MOLDS WITH POOP & CLAY - FOR MELTING/POURING/CASTING METALS:''' | ||
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+ | [[Image:Mixing the poop.JPG]] | ||
+ | ''Clay, horse poop, charmotte, hair/wool and organic matter ready to mix'' | ||
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+ | [[Image:Forming the Crucibles.JPG]] | ||
+ | ''Forming the Crucibles'' | ||
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+ | [[Image:Variety of crucibles.JPG]] | ||
+ | ''A variety of Crucibles ready for use in the forge'' | ||
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+ | [[Image:Crucibles in forge.JPG]] | ||
+ | ''Crucibles with molten brass in the forge'' | ||
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+ | [[Image:Poop molds.JPG]] | ||
+ | ''Poop/clay molds being made (for Norse pieces)'' | ||
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Revision as of 01:57, 21 May 2007
Giles de Bois Guilbert
All photographs on this page ©J. Levi Keith, 2007
Previously known as Rognvaldr Bassi, second Baron of Stromgard (Jan 11, 2003 to Oct 2, 2005)
Project blog & photos can be found on MySpace at: Gilbert's Wood
Giles enjoys working with leather and metal in various ways such as casting, shoemaking and his current passion, 14th century armour.
MAKING 14TH CENTURY GAUNTLETS - BATTLE OF WISBY STYLE
Fingers & knuckles coming along
Finger parts jointed and riveted to leather base
Inside plates and outer leather of gauntlet wrist
MAKING CRUCIBLES AND MOLDS WITH POOP & CLAY - FOR MELTING/POURING/CASTING METALS:
Clay, horse poop, charmotte, hair/wool and organic matter ready to mix
A variety of Crucibles ready for use in the forge
Crucibles with molten brass in the forge
Poop/clay molds being made (for Norse pieces)
SCA History:
- Award of Arms (Atenveldt) - Jan 31 AS 25 / 1991
- Fanged Wolf (Atenveldt combat award) - Jan 1 AS 27 / 1993
- Hawk's Lure (Atenveldt combat award) - Jan 1 AS 29 / 1995
- Bell & Chain (Stromgard) - June 24 AS 34 / 1999
- Seneschal - Stromgard - Feb 2000 to Feb 2002
- Goutte de Sang - July 29 AS 35 / 2000
- Sergeant (Stromgard) - Aug 26 AS 35 / 2000
- Lancer (Stromgard) - Sept 22 AS 36 / 2001
- A&S Champion of Stromgard - Feb AS 36 / 2002
- Seamair (Stromgard) - Feb 2 AS 36 / 2002
- Jambe de Lion - June 29 AS 37 / 2002
- Forget-me-not - June 29 AS 37 / 2002
- A&S Champion of Dragon’s Mist - Summer AS 36 / 2002
- Ordo Musarum (Stromgard) – Dec. 14 AS 37 / 2002
- Territorial Baron - Stromgard - Jan 11 AS 37 / 2003 to Oct 2 AS 40 / 2005
- Magistrae Ithra (University of Ithra, An Tir) - Feb 22 AS 37 / 2003
- Potissimus Hippocampus (Stromgard) - Dec 3 AS 40 / 2005
- Seamair (Baroness' Favour, Stromgard) - Dec 3 AS 40 / 2005