Forging has been known since ancient times. Artistic history is at least nine centuries old. One of the areas where forging was used is the manufacture of armor and weapons. Oddly enough, they are still relevant today. There are many who want to decorate their home with handmade armor made according to an individual drawing.
Instructions
Step 1
Pick up the material. One of the important aspects that form the quality and cost of armor is the material from which they are made. It can be bronze, steel or iron plates. If you decide to use steel, then it is worth considering a method of forging. Prefer hot. Anneal, in which the metal cools slowly after heating.
Step 2
Let the heated metal stand a little and then cool it. Proceed to hardening - cool the rapidly heated metal just as rapidly.
Step 3
Do not forget about the cold forging method, but it is not the best fit for armor, therefore it is only appropriate if you are making a dummy or toy attributes.
Step 4
The most common are plate armor. For their production, forge about five hundred plates in any of the forging methods you like. Then drill 11 holes in each of them. Pass the leather straps through the holes, which will hold the entire structure.
Step 5
Make zinc plated armor. They are more suitable for impromptu battles. The first thing you need to do is craft all of the armor pieces. Then bend each edge inward by half a centimeter and tap with a hammer.
Step 6
Make the same duplicate parts out of tin. Connect with rivets. The recommended distance between rivets is 8-10 cm to maintain strength. Between the rivet and the edge of the part, there should be an indent of 1 to 3 cm. It is recommended to use rivets 4, 8 * 8.
Step 7
The helmet is an important detail in the paraphernalia. There are a lot of helmet forging techniques. For souvenir armor, heavy iron helmets weighing up to 4 kg or more can be made. For impromptu battles, a cross-head or Viking helmet is most often used.
