I seem to be endlessly fascinated by them and have made them in many different styles and out of many different materials. This instructables project was the mirror image of one I made from pickle barrel plastic (for Larping) and have always wanted to do in armor grade leather(10-12oz).
The Altuna helm is a great starting helm for a first time builder as it is entirely made of bands and strips. No need for dishing or welding and can be fastened in a myriad of ways depending on the material used to construct it. It is also relatively light and very well ventilated (a must for us sweaty dwarves).
I am going to put up a few pictures of the finished project in metal as well as some diagrams, but I was thinking it would be fun to do a Helm project like we did for the CS seax and all do our own rendition.
Metal, leather, plastic, makes no difference, they all will help you learn something about helm construction, you can add it to your kit, sell it or put it on a shelf but I think it would be a fun summer project!
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http://www.instructables.com/id/Ulltuna ... /?ALLSTEPS
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I have a nice line drawing I will put up as soon as I can find it!
And here you go!
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And it seems as though this one has been picked up by every major vendor on the web!
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Go forth and protect thine Knob!
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