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Project blog & photos can be found on ''MySpace'' at: [http://www.myspace.com/gilberts_wood 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''''' | |||
[[Image:Making fingers.JPG]] | |||
''Making finger parts'' | |||
[[Image:Fingers & knuckles.JPG]] | |||
''Fingers & knuckles coming along'' | |||
[[Image:Leather base.JPG]] | |||
''Leather base'' | |||
[[Image:Fingers.JPG]] | |||
''Finger parts jointed and riveted to leather base'' | |||
[[Image:Back of hand.JPG]] | |||
''Forming the back of the hand'' | |||
[[Image:Wrist.JPG]] | |||
''Inside plates and outer leather of gauntlet wrist'' | |||
[[Image:Coming together.JPG]] | |||
Starting to get there | |||
'''MAKING CRUCIBLES AND MOLDS WITH POOP & CLAY - FOR MELTING/POURING/CASTING METALS:''' | |||
[[Image:Mixing the poop.JPG]] | |||
''Clay, horse poop, charmotte, hair/wool and organic matter ready to mix'' | |||
[[Image:Forming the Crucibles.JPG]] | |||
''Forming the Crucibles'' | |||
[[Image:Variety of crucibles.JPG]] | |||
''A variety of Crucibles ready for use in the forge'' | |||
[[Image:Crucibles in forge.JPG]] | |||
''Crucibles with molten brass in the forge'' | |||
[[Image:Poop molds.JPG]] | |||
''Poop/clay molds being made (for Norse pieces)'' | |||
Revision as of 17:57, 20 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
Making finger parts
Fingers & knuckles coming along
Leather base
Finger parts jointed and riveted to leather base
Forming the back of the hand
Inside plates and outer leather of gauntlet wrist
Starting to get there
MAKING CRUCIBLES AND MOLDS WITH POOP & CLAY - FOR MELTING/POURING/CASTING METALS:
Clay, horse poop, charmotte, hair/wool and organic matter ready to mix
Forming the Crucibles
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