"I'm a very flamboyant fellow. That's what I am into." -Thak (2023)

@ughmas

5 ай бұрын

the sarcasm is thick

It is always a pleasure to watch you work your magik on metal. Concurrently it is humbling as I need another 50 years on earth (which I ain't got) to even approach your skill level. No apology required for employing the imperial system. It is used by real people in the real world and it got the Americans to the moon in '69. And no apology required for not being historically accurate. Tell me that the Roman armourers did not experiment with form and design and had a damn fun time in the process. Final thought: you'd best do a month of serious neck muscle exercises before you put that thing on your noggin.

Best Chanel about antic forging on youtube!! Thank you !

Needs Thakistry added...🤣🤣... Gorgeous!

Gladiator helmets were meant to be outlandish and spectacular, I'm sure the Romans would approve!

By now, without the typical extended brim of the gladiator helmet, it actually reminds me of a french cuirassier helmet from about 1870. Really beautiful, love it!

"For fun and profit, but no profit." That's pretty much all of my blacksmithing endeavors tbh

The fluting on the sides were definitely worth the effort. It looks much better than being completely unadorned. The weight, for a costume piece, is a bit heavy. But if it were being used in real combat, a lightweight helmet wouldn't absorb much force, so maybe the weight is OK?

Espectacular!!!!

Amazing as always, keep it going!

Awesome!!

I would love to see some videos about your day to day jobs as you describe them, that door is absolutely awesome! Greetings from Germany!

@ThakIronworks

5 ай бұрын

Ok....my friend...we will create such a video

@tramelz

5 ай бұрын

@@ThakIronworks wow! awesome, thank you very much!

annealing those rivets before use is a good advice, some have been laying in storage so long that they got harder then when new, after hammering and snapping to shape, they´re hard and strong enough.

Let's check out the door build

Love the extra hole in the T-shirt, anyone who’s spent a fair amount of time with an angle grinder knows how that happened

@ThakIronworks

5 ай бұрын

Story of my life

Greetings from Croatia !!! Nice work man.

@ThakIronworks

5 ай бұрын

Hello there!

Leningrad Cowboys style helmet :)

Fantastic and realistic!

impressive!

looks awesome

The crest looks great and I think the fluted lines are definitely a good addition

Wow that crest looks incredible, really enjoy the flowing lines. I was internally shouting "why not just TIG weld it" to save weight and make it easier, but I forgot you were trying to use semi-historical methods. The rivets definitely look awesome I think it was worth the effort.

Awesome work ever thought of doing a death dealer helmet

@ThakIronworks

5 ай бұрын

On my list

@terryshields87

5 ай бұрын

@@ThakIronworks can’t wait to see that one👍

Hello! o love your work and i want to ask you if you`re thinking to make a celtic bronze horned helmet, like the one in the museum? i love that helmet

It looks great! Awesome work.

Any tips for only heating using an oxy torch?

@ThakIronworks

5 ай бұрын

I always find that very tricky...easy to burn and destroy bronze....go weaker on the oxygen...hope that helps. a propane tiger torch is a safer option