04-12-2008, 11:53 PM
Okay. I am coming to ANYONE with advice on how to shape these things. I am at the point that I am spouting colorful metaphors about these things.
I have enough scrap to attempt them 3 times though. I made my first template today and cut out metal. It is not easy and I already wish I had lighter gauge metal. The only thing I am sure of is that when they are done, they will not get disfigured easily at all.
Todays attempt was too big so I hammered it back flat with much effort and am going to shave it down and rework it as a run through. Once I get the size right and experiment more with shaping it, I will cut out a clean piece and start over again.
I also don't know what I was thinking. I have small calves and I was dishing Hercules muscles. It would have never fit like a glove that way. I tried curving it on a small tree and that seemed to start working. I fully understand what you meant by curving it two directions now Giannis. It is definately a pain in the rear!
Matt,
I understand why you say you hated them. I already agree!
I am planning on curving them to my legs first, then dishing the knee, and then shaping the calves using the different size shot puts UNLESS someone else has a better idea.
I really could use some advice from any of your successes or failures on what to do and not to do!
Oh and PS: Why did you Greeks make greeves so thin in that pic above? I started really looking at them and was shocked! Did your ancestors use a war Ostrich. Man some of those greeves are thin to say the least. :lol: I don't even think my forearm could fit inside that one on the bottom row.
I have enough scrap to attempt them 3 times though. I made my first template today and cut out metal. It is not easy and I already wish I had lighter gauge metal. The only thing I am sure of is that when they are done, they will not get disfigured easily at all.
Todays attempt was too big so I hammered it back flat with much effort and am going to shave it down and rework it as a run through. Once I get the size right and experiment more with shaping it, I will cut out a clean piece and start over again.
I also don't know what I was thinking. I have small calves and I was dishing Hercules muscles. It would have never fit like a glove that way. I tried curving it on a small tree and that seemed to start working. I fully understand what you meant by curving it two directions now Giannis. It is definately a pain in the rear!
Matt,
I understand why you say you hated them. I already agree!
I am planning on curving them to my legs first, then dishing the knee, and then shaping the calves using the different size shot puts UNLESS someone else has a better idea.
I really could use some advice from any of your successes or failures on what to do and not to do!
Oh and PS: Why did you Greeks make greeves so thin in that pic above? I started really looking at them and was shocked! Did your ancestors use a war Ostrich. Man some of those greeves are thin to say the least. :lol: I don't even think my forearm could fit inside that one on the bottom row.
"A wise man learns from his mistakes, but the truly wise man learns from the mistakes of others."
Chris Boatcallie
Chris Boatcallie
