Master Armorer Makes a Damascus Shield

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Forging a Mosaic Damascus shield called a buckler with Ilya Alekseyev. This was one of Ilya's projects for Art Knife Invitational. This shield build shows a ton of high end armor making processes such as forging the mosaic damascus and the raising the shield shape of stakes and the repoussé and chasing to get the detail in the central figure. Ilya also shows how to chase and repoussé on silver and copper for some of the ornamentation. There are also a few clips of some AKA interviews that Ilya shot with Peter Johnson and Harvey Dean. Look for the full interviews in some upcoming videos highlighting the views of high end making from a master's perspective as well as a high end buyers point of view. Lets make some more armor real soon! The theme for this shield is the death of Orpheus and ilya explains that story. Thanks to Barry Hands and AKI for the opportunity to make this video. BEHIND THE SCENES CHANNEL @ThatworksTwo Halberd BTS Podcast : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krKH0EWqlIc&t=1124s 🔥That Works Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/MattStagmer 💖 Join Our Discord https://discord.gg/zZ7vJW5MUp Thanks to our shop sponsors: 🔥 Red Label Abrasives - https://www.redlabelabrasives.com/ Brodebeck Ironworks Grinders - https://www.brodbeckironworks.com/ Harris Torches - https://www.harrisproductsgroup.com/ Evenheat Kilns - https://www.evenheat-kiln.com/ Lincoln Electric - https://www.lincolnelectric.com/ ISOtunes - save $10 with code ThatWorks10 - http://bit.ly/36bAa4V Pepe Tools - https://pepetools.com/ Videos Shot, Produced and edited by - Matt Stagmer Co-producer -Ilya Alekseyev Blacksmith - Chris Cash Machinist - Kevin Facemire Camera Assistant - Kelly French -------------------------------------------------------------------- Helpful purchase links for creators and craftsmen https://www.amazon.com/shop/matt_at_arms A Great Starter Anvil - https://amzn.to/2PE1MYF Camera Starter Pack for Content Creators - https://amzn.to/2QgdUjS Great Forge for Beginner or pro - https://amzn.to/2Rhh1Fy Snazzy Safety Glasses - https://amzn.to/2VkDfvm Chris' Favorite Face shield - https://amzn.to/2Po9EvG Rigid Double Horn Anvil - https://amzn.to/2IRmCRl Powerline Video Editing Software - https://amzn.to/2THr0pa -------------------------------------------------------------------- Music by - Epidemic Sound Help support the channel and us as artists by becoming a patreon. Follow us on Instagram to track progress on these and other projects. #armor #damascus #art Matt's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mattstagmer Ilya's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/slavicsmith Chris' Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mt_phillip_metal_works