Making a Great Helm (ep3) | TOP PLATE

Flames on! Hammers out! In episode 3 we lock in the top of the helmet securing the entire upper section of the build. Learn how to turn an edge as we make some tight clean seams. The medieval great helm made in this series is based on the Dargen Helm (circa 1250-1270 c.e.). This is one of the earliest extant great helm pieces surviving today and a very iconic piece that influences our modern image of “the knight.” The series follows the process of recreating this artifact from design to final finished hel