04-04-2012, 05:42 AM
Hello again, now I have a prototype of a belt plate of only one simple design I've managed to achieve nicely! With non-scrap brass and...a little more love, I think I could make quite a nice set! Now I must ask, two questions... One...are there allowed to be a variation of designs on a belt, as far as it's plates are concerned? Also... What thickness ( in mm's or metric) is the buckle to be? I've seen some diagrams of originals, shown as a horizontal cut of the piece, and some look quite thin. Maybe three to four mm?
So basically that's it! I am trying different ways of rolling the edges, if there hasn't been anything advised already, I'm still looking for effective methods. I have tried bending up the edge of the plate, being annealed then soft enough to roll over...a nail! It works with mixed results. I shall keep trying , but I'm at a loss of cheap resources...I've even tried using tin cans for mock-ups! But aluminium is..haha..it cracks...
In the other pic I'm uploading, it's part of the hilt? For another gladius. I have failed to fight back the urge to make another one, and will do so, bit by bit. I have made this on my lathe, and it's of Oak...other than a bone grip, this is what the handle will be I hope it's acceptable. I have plenty of the Red Oak, and I can do other styles... I will probably make another "half" ball...and file this oval, and then carve in an inset for a thin brass plate, and then FIND A BONEEEE!!!
Here's the pics 2...only 2...for now
Sam
So basically that's it! I am trying different ways of rolling the edges, if there hasn't been anything advised already, I'm still looking for effective methods. I have tried bending up the edge of the plate, being annealed then soft enough to roll over...a nail! It works with mixed results. I shall keep trying , but I'm at a loss of cheap resources...I've even tried using tin cans for mock-ups! But aluminium is..haha..it cracks...
In the other pic I'm uploading, it's part of the hilt? For another gladius. I have failed to fight back the urge to make another one, and will do so, bit by bit. I have made this on my lathe, and it's of Oak...other than a bone grip, this is what the handle will be I hope it's acceptable. I have plenty of the Red Oak, and I can do other styles... I will probably make another "half" ball...and file this oval, and then carve in an inset for a thin brass plate, and then FIND A BONEEEE!!!
Here's the pics 2...only 2...for now
Sam
Samuel J.