How to get started with repousse.

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@douglaspryor 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for the mention! Great video, I think it's really helpful to make some of the information more accessible for folks looking to do a little of this work on their own without having to buy into a whole new world of tooling and workspace. Keep it up man!

@GreenleafWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Douglas, thanks for the support, glad you're happy with the mention and me showing folk how to get started … not that I know a lot more on from this video to be honest. Big fan of your work.

@hezakighamorgan9974 3 жыл бұрын

For hobbyists wanting to scrape by without over spending, instead of using a leather you can just use a thick stack of newspapers and a sheet of tin foil instead of thin brass sheets (although that can get a bit more messy and it's much easier to tear if you make a mistake so be careful if you go this route) if you're just looking for an art project in quarantine.

@michaelhearn3831 6 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy watching you work because it's still stuff I can try so many KZbinrs use loads and loads of tools and tooling ,but I watch you and it inspires me to get out and have a go so thank you so much and please don't go tecy on us but do keep up the great work love it ...mike Hearn a really poor metal wirker but improving I hope !....

@GreenleafWorkshop 6 жыл бұрын

Hi and thanks. Tools can make things an awful lot simpler. But I found myself doing some Anglo Saxon stuff a while back and becomming very bogged down and unable to do it. Over one night it struck me that the original was likely made by a guy sat on the ground working over a tiny anvil with a small hammer. But, I suspect he had a tool we rarely give ourselves or consider, time. I find with few modern tools but adequete time to learn and make you can figure most of it out ... eventually :)

@mikekeith1381 Жыл бұрын

An image can be transferred to any smooth surface by printing the image in blk and wht with an ink jet printer, placing the sheet ink side down on the surface to receive it and dabbing the inked area with an acetone soaked rag until the paper is saturated, let dry and peel off paper

@gracenmg 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this video. I am wanting to try out this technique but the tools are definitely investment prices, especially for a beginner. Looking forward to giving this a try.

@GreenleafWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

good luck mate

@TheAssassin409 6 жыл бұрын

glad you mentioned your instragram. i just found you on instagram the other day. you post some awesome stuff there.

@GreenleafWorkshop 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much :)

@GriffinHistorical 10 ай бұрын

what i meant to say before i pressed the wrong button was I once had the pleasure of sitting with the late great Brian Stobbs (who worked in the classical metals dept on the BM in a roman site in Spain as he did exactly the same thing, do a free hand raised design of a Roman figure in brass shim for a sword scabbard. Did it with a Bic too!

@robertspano4468 Жыл бұрын

would using a copy machine to put the image on clear acetate and then ironing the image onto the brass be easier?

@maddydavies7673 2 жыл бұрын

Besides the biro, what were the other tools you used please? One looked like a pottery tool that l have. After annealin, did you cool in water?

@glitterbrains69 3 жыл бұрын

very good video, i had no idea a bic pen could be so useful. What would you use to backfill something like this? lead or something?

@GreenleafWorkshop 3 жыл бұрын

On shallow pieces like this I don't tell to backfill it, the material is rigid enough for what it is doing and would likely be creased as well with or without a backfilling. However lead can work, so can pitch (just avoid hot days).

@glitterbrains69 3 жыл бұрын

@@GreenleafWorkshop Ah, I see, good to know. thanks for the reply. Also i was looking for some advice, im looking into getting a small anvil, would you aat all recommend one of those smaller ( about 5 inches tall) t stake anvils? or would i be better off looking elsewhere? thanks much friend

@dankitka8483 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, that was very interesting.

@GreenleafWorkshop 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback and I'm glad it was useful. :)

@mudbob1 4 жыл бұрын

Does the final piece just get riveted to the armor? Or is there another method of attachment, like rolling it under an edge?

@GreenleafWorkshop 4 жыл бұрын

I rivetted this to the final piece with small pins around the edge. I have seen the sweat soldered and braised as well (on modern pieces). But off the top of my head most medieval ones simply seem to be nailed into place. :)

@WeirdSide 5 жыл бұрын

Where did you learn these skills? Are these the same techniques that would have been used hundreds of years ago?

@GreenleafWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

The quick version is I managed to get a scholarship through an organisation called QEST, they paid for me to train with an armourer in the midlands over three years and then it's just practice, lots of practice. Many of the techniques leave similar marks to those found on originals, but we don't know exactly how they did it, but in all likelihood it was similar. Hope that helps.

@WeirdSide 5 жыл бұрын

@@GreenleafWorkshop thats very interesting thank you. I love your channel!

@MexieMex 6 жыл бұрын

This might be a stupid question, but wouldn't it be better to aneal it before putting the pattern on, just so you can see it better?

@GreenleafWorkshop 6 жыл бұрын

Not stupid at all. I've found trying it the way you've suggested means that you can see your pattern a little … well a lot … clearer straight away. But when you work on shim and some thinner sheet the sheet moves/buckles making it difficult to transfer the pattern.

@MexieMex 6 жыл бұрын

@@GreenleafWorkshop thanks for the response