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This is the progress as of May 28, 2015. Leg defenses will be started in August / September of 2015. Photographed without the gauntlets.
Years ago, in an effort to learn a new technique for my Art Metals class, I started raising and sinking metal. My first bit of steel looked like the knuckle from a Medieval fingered gauntlet and that was the start of my first work in this area. Unfortunately, the lack of a forge forces me to employ mild, low carbon, steel in my work. Although the armor fits me and may be worn,
it is more for the fun of creating the forms, and the joy of looking at them, that the armor exists.
Hopefully, you'll enjoy looking at these pieces; since each segment of the harness is a small sculpture in its own right. Truly, a physical example of the parts making up the whole.
This is my second harness (more photos below the large one).
1) The harness minus the gauntlets in order to show off the vambraces (arms). At the time of this photo, it consisted of the gorget (neck piece), breast and back plates, the top lame of the fauld (waist protection), which is just under the breast plate and the vambraces.
6) This is the armet as of 24 April 2015. It is fitted to the turn of the gorget and rotates freely as the head turns. It still needs to be fitted out with hardware and its internal liner.
2) Two views of the harness from front and side. This shows the fauld and culet (waist protection) nearing completion.
These photos were taken around 24 April 2015
7) Leg armor with sabatons and grieves. The sabatons are boot sabatons and the grieves removable, so they can be 'traded' with short under the knee armor sections.
3) When constructing the copses, or elbow pieces, my main concern was to keep the lames tight as the elbow was flexed. it took some time and adjustment, but it worked.
8) The armor is 100% wearable. This is the first trial of wearing it for a long period. It was found that the right sabaton needed fit adjustment, so the grieves and sabatons were replaced with the 3/4 armor leg pieces. This was in October of 2018 at a Renn Faire at Circus World Museum in Baraboo, WI. The next steps for this harness are fit adjustments to the sabatons, helmet and breast / back plate.
4) The mitten gauntlets are lined with black leather gauntlet gloves. They fit tightly over the lower vambraces and feel good when worn.
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