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Augusto Boer Bront
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PostPosted: Sun 28 May, 2017 10:15 am    Post subject: Magister Armorum         Reply with quote

Hello and welcome.

In this topic I'll be posting my work, linking it to my webpage.

Right now I'm working on an early XVth century Italian great helm.

Here's a direct link to my website's blog.

http://magisterarmorum.weebly.com/work-in-progress

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PostPosted: Thu 15 Jun, 2017 3:39 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Now I'm in italy, where i don't have access to a workshop.

But this doesn't stop me from working with drawings and proof of concept.

http://www.magisterarmorum.com/work-in-progress/armet-or-bascinet


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PostPosted: Fri 27 Oct, 2017 10:42 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Long time no see folks!!

Here is a new blogpost about making a helmet from a thick plate forged from the inside.

Enjoy!

http://www.magisterarmorum.com/work-in-progre...-a-striker

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Augusto Boer Bront
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PostPosted: Wed 08 Nov, 2017 4:37 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

I'm working more on my Master exam at Metal Art - HDK Gothenburg.

More pictures and a shot description on my website.
http://www.magisterarmorum.com/personae-politicae.html



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PostPosted: Fri 10 Nov, 2017 5:22 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Hi Augusto, thanks for all your research and information! You are helping me appreciate a world of armor I did not really consider before your work.
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PostPosted: Fri 27 Apr, 2018 12:12 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

And after quite a long hiatus, I'm back to work!

Easy start, just making a simple mid-XIVth century bascinet to go under a great helm.

Right now I'm cleaning it with a wet grindstone and files, to achieve a historical finish.


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PostPosted: Wed 09 May, 2018 9:10 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Bascinet is done!






More pictures are available on my website.
http://www.magisterarmorum.com/helmets.html

Comments and critiques are welcome.

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PostPosted: Wed 03 Apr, 2019 10:17 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

And after a long hiatus, here we go again with another helm.

This time it's a klappvisor bascinet from 173 Italy.

As usual it has been all handmade. So forging, punching, chiseling and filing were all part of the process.

It stands at 2.15 Kg. The skull is 3 mm thick and the visor is between 1.5 and 2 mm thick, mild steel.

It is currently for sale, so if either you or one of your friends might be interested, don't hesitate to contact me.







More pictures available on my website. http://www.magisterarmorum.com/helmets.html

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PostPosted: Tue 02 Jul, 2019 11:05 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Kinda lazy to update here, but here I am =).

New bascinet I recently finished. Both skull and visor have been forged from 3 mm mild steel.







More pictures available at my website. C&c welcome.

http://www.magisterarmorum.com/helmets.html

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PostPosted: Thu 18 Jul, 2019 9:49 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

New commission, new pictures!

Here's the description directly from my website.

"The skull is heavily inspired by one the the bascinets held in the Poldi-Pezzoli museum in Milan, and the visor form various Italian sources of the 1360-1370 period. The skull started as 3 mm thick mild steel, which has been forged resulting in the thickening at the temples area to 3.5 mm. The visor also has been forged from 3 mm steel. The helm weights 3.4 Kilos total."






More pictures available here. http://www.magisterarmorum.com/helmets.html

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PostPosted: Sat 10 Aug, 2019 4:01 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

You do nice work.

I like that you do the unusual from the period and that you do it all by hand.

Cheers

Rod
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PostPosted: Sat 07 Sep, 2019 8:34 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Thanks Rod! Very much appreciated.

And here are the last two bascinets with their aventails.

The first one doesn't have a liner for the aventail, but I like it better. But the liner for the skull is a bit too thick on the back, thus pushing the front against the forehead. I'll tell my brother to take away some cotton from the liner.

The second one has way too much material on the front part and had a pre-existing liner that I had to fight against wile installing the aventail on the helm.

But I had just 4 days before the event to make and install the liner and aventail, so I can't complain too much.













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PostPosted: Wed 24 Mar, 2021 12:55 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Heven't been updating in a while.

Here's a circa 1410 Italian great helm. Forged from mid steel. The skull goes from 4 mm to the top to 4.5 mm to the edge of the upper sight. The faceplate goes from 4 mm to the upper lip to 2 mm on the bottom edge and sides. The back is 2 mm.

It weights 4.79 Kg.

The surface finish was achieved by filing and sanding by hand, followed by polishing with a polishing wheel.

The liner is sewn to the bottom of the helm and at the upper vision slit. Moreover it's held by those two laces on the sides coming out form the helm. The back strap is very useful for both horse and foot combat. On horse it stabilyzes the helm, keeping the sight parallel to the ground and preventing the helm from bouncing too much. This of course can also be fixed by better riding, but I'm not proficient enough to do that. On foot it does the same, allowing the helm still to rotate from side to side with the head, even though it's a bit more limited than without the strap engaged.









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PostPosted: Tue 19 Jul, 2022 9:16 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Long time no see folks.

This update brings us the pieces of armour that will appear in Tod's Arrows va Armour 2 video, where we'll explore if and how can arrows from a very powerful longbow can defeat a hounskull visor.

Everything has been forged from mild steel. The helmet and the breastplate go up to 3 mm, and the arm harness is 1 mm spare for the couters and the spaulder cops.

The mail aventail has been made by Isak Krogh from Sweden.












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PostPosted: Mon 25 Jul, 2022 8:27 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Fantastic work by Augusto and even better in the flesh and even better when you shoot the heck out it all weekend.

I would love to say what happened, but of course I cannot, but what I can say is this film promises to be every thing we hoped it would be.

Thanks Augusto and thanks everyone involved.

We have shot 5 short films and 1 long film over the last 3 days and there will likely be one more extra film still yet to shoot and delivery of the whole series is likely in mid October.

Bring it on.

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I can’t tell you guys how excited I am about these films. Happy Can’t wait!
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