Giles de Bois Guilbert

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, piercework 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)

Giles SCA background

• 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