Steel Mask
The mask is more fantasy then anything else, although with the
exception of the beard it is very close to historical examples form
roman cavalry helmets. The starting point was a flat U shaped
piece of 14 ga mild steel.The most important step was getting a good
sketch done. A small clay model and full size sheet metal pattern of
the
profile were also used as guides. Depth was produced as much as
possible by raising but the metal in the inside of the eye sockets
thinned considerably. This resulted in a crack visible in the second
photo below which had to be welded.
This is the result of 2 or 3 sessions of a few hours each
at the propane forge, just the rough shape.
After 4 or 5 sessions allot more detail
is visible but nothing is defined by hard edges.
.
Another turn or two at the forge and a
good deal of cold work sharpening up the edges and detail makes it almost complete.
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