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Jeffrey Hildebrandt
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 Posted: Tue 07 Apr, 2015 8:20 am Post subject: Turban helmet from Royal Oak Armoury |
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My most recently completed project was this turban helmet in steel, silver and gold. It was a lot of work, and I hope it shows!
I will be posting in my blog about the process, and I will update the tread with a link when I have had a chance to. Thanks for looking.
-Jeffrey Hildebrandt
Royal Oak Armoury Website
Royal Oak Armoury Facebook
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Mart Shearer
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| Posted: Tue 07 Apr, 2015 9:48 am Post subject: |
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Beautiful work, as always!
Why butted rings on the "camail"?
ferrum ferro acuitur et homo exacuit faciem amici sui
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Jeffrey Hildebrandt
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| Posted: Tue 07 Apr, 2015 10:42 am Post subject: |
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Thanks, Mart.
My customer was on the fence as to whether or not he even wanted the camail, but I felt that a turban helmet is incomplete without one, so I included it for free. Even with the butted rings, the labour I put into it makes it worth almost as much as what I charged for the entire helmet.
I was surprised at how supple the mail and plate combination turned out - the plates are three layers thick, and the rings are doubled in the rows between plates, and it still moves like silk.
Royal Oak Armoury Website
Royal Oak Armoury Facebook
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Gregory J. Liebau
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| Posted: Tue 07 Apr, 2015 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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Jeff,
I've been lying low lately trying to catch up with life (ah, to be young!) and haven't posted about any of your work as a consequence... But this, this required me to log into my account! Absolutely fantastic work, sir. Very glad to see that you have patrons who are continually challenging you with new and interesting projects. Your portfolio is already one of the most astounding compiled by a modern armorer, and I dare say you've been at it for far less time than most of your peers. Vivat!
-Gregory
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Jonathan Hopkins
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Absolutely stunning! I am always excited to see your work because just when I think it can't get any better, it does!
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Jeffrey Hildebrandt
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| Posted: Tue 07 Apr, 2015 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Gregory J. Liebau wrote: | Jeff,
I've been lying low lately trying to catch up with life (ah, to be young!) and haven't posted about any of your work as a consequence... But this, this required me to log into my account! Absolutely fantastic work, sir. Very glad to see that you have patrons who are continually challenging you with new and interesting projects. Your portfolio is already one of the most astounding compiled by a modern armorer, and I dare say you've been at it for far less time than most of your peers. Vivat!
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Thanks, Gregory. I have appreciated your discerning feedback ever since I started in this business, and I am glad you took the time to weigh in.
I am glad I have patrons to give me challenging projects, too. To make progress in my craft requires that someone take a risk by ordering something that I haven't yet demonstrated my ability to make. Their confidence in my ability is a kind of praise in itself, and I would like to acknowledge my gratitude for it.
Royal Oak Armoury Website
Royal Oak Armoury Facebook
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Boris Bedrosov
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Just AWESOME - really kicks a#*es!
"Everyone who has the right to wear a long sword, has to remember that his sword is his soul,
and he has to separate from it when he separates from his life"
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Find my works on Facebook:
Boris Bedrosov's Armoury
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Kai Lawson
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You added a camail for free...because, you know, why not? It only takes time and patience and precision to cut and file and sand and bend and drill those plates, and form the butted rings, and make it nice and neat FOUR TIMES. I certainly want an armorer who includes those little add-ons! Magnificent work--again!
"And they crossed swords."
--William Goldman, alias S. Morgenstern
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Mart Shearer
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Talented, skilled, studious, and generous -- what more could you ask for in an armourer?
ferrum ferro acuitur et homo exacuit faciem amici sui
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Nathan Robinson
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Tim Lison
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It's just plain foolish how good this is. Outstanding work! That's one lucky customer to get that piece! Thanks for posting it...
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Patryk Nieczarowski
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Mikko Kuusirati
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| Jeffrey Hildebrandt wrote: | | My customer was on the fence as to whether or not he even wanted the camail, but I felt that a turban helmet is incomplete without one, so I included it for free. |
You, sir, are an artist and a gentleman.
And the helmet is gorgeous! I especially like the interplay of the bold script and its subtly detailed background.
"And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That's what sin is."
— Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum
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Jerry Monaghan
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Hi Jeffrey.
That is fantastic I love it congratulations and thank you for posting
Regards
Jerry Monaghan
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This is a standard topic
...pure beauty !