iron woodrow Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 well it has been a while since i have posted anything, and this is a first for putting my photos up....... i was comissioned to make some items for a steel combat group in townsville (3 1/2 hours drive away) who base their 're enactments' on the mid 12th to the mid 13th centuries. these are the photos i was to go by.... dagger- top right http://www.medievaltymes.com/courtyard/images/maciejowski/leaf41/otm41ra&b.gif kettle hat and shynbalds (greaves) http://www.medievaltymes.com/courtyard/maciejowski_images_27.htm so here goes http://www.flickr.com/photos/41924895@N07/sets/72157630278675478/ woody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Very nice work Woody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I like the little maciejowski knife that's cool :D! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 thanks doc and sam, yes it is maciejowski, or mispronounski as some will have it :) i wasnt happy with some of the other styles of kettle hats getting around as 'mac bible' so i made this one with a higher raised crest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Yes I like that kettle hat very much more like the pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirly Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Woody, you've done a great job on those, very impressive Mate! I had to Google the maciejow-whatsit, but still a bit perplexed, what was that shaped knife used for??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 'utility knife' as it were.... there are knives like it in the mac bible, but also ones with 3 points, they seem to be a feasting or table knife. according to what i have heard, the tip of the knife was reserved for scooping small amounts of salt (a very valuable seasoning) from the salt bowl, or 'cellar', making it hard to use the full knife for eating! so presumably one can get salt with the rear point, and use the whole of the front, from tip to handle, for eating purposes???? your guess is as good as mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loneforge Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Awesome work thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirly Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 'utility knife' as it were.... there are knives like it in the mac bible, but also ones with 3 points, they seem to be a feasting or table knife. according to what i have heard, the tip of the knife was reserved for scooping small amounts of salt (a very valuable seasoning) from the salt bowl, or 'cellar', making it hard to use the full knife for eating! so presumably one can get salt with the rear point, and use the whole of the front, from tip to handle, for eating purposes???? your guess is as good as mine! Hmmm, yeah, I can see why they went out of fashion, still, nice work mate.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 blinkin wunderbar woody!!!! this one got past me!! amazing clean work - i LOVE the hat/helmet wahtever - sorry i cant say anything intelligent about it or history or anything, but i can see how youve done it and it looks super cool :) Very Nice One Mate :) looks very tactile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRobb Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Very nice! Awesome work. How much time goes into the kettle hat? Thanks for posting. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokopto Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Is there an ancient battle advantage to having the rounded tip on the sword? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 thankyou beth, one can always count on you for a positive response! :) thankyou too mitch, whirly, sam and loner, prokopto, the customer is using it for combat safe re enactment, so the edges and tip had to conform to australian group standards for steel combat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 woody sometimes i have to dig deep to find the positive response, not so with your "hat" :) class act :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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