I have had a few emails asking me about forming elbows and knees so I decided to document what all I did while making the mate to the above poleyn.
I hope this can be of some help for those interested in making armour.
Below are the tools I used.
Starting from the upper left corner of the picture:
Cheap left work glove - This helps protect the palm of my hand that holds the steel from the shock transferred in heavy forming.
110lb anvil - This isn't a very high quality anvil but serves me pretty well.
Paint stripping pad - Like coarse "Scotch-Brite," it is useful for cleaning off the gunk that tends to build up on hammer faces and the armour during forming.
Large "T" stake.
Heavy planishing hammer.
Modified masonry hammer. The chisel edge has been rebated and polished. The nose has been rounded.
Small ball peen with it's face rebated.
Medium ball peen modified to have a rebated horizontal cross peen and slightly rounded face.
Light planishing hammer.
Automotive pry bar modified into a fluting stake.
Ball stake. This is actually a trailer hitch welded to a steel shank. The bottom is modified into a multi purpose forming surface.
Cross peen sledge hammer.
Raising hammer.
Also used but not shown was a medium sized vice, a dishing stump and the one tool I couldn't live without... a coffee maker :) (see also: How to Make a Sinking (Dishing) Stump)
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