It really isn't finished as there is much work to be done. This knee still needs six lines of fluting along the wing, sanding, polishing and both pieces have decorative pierce and file work yet to be added.
But for now this concludes my documentation of how I go about raising a knee. I hope this is helpful to anyone starting off making armour or to those just curious as to what sort of work goes into the forming of plate armour.
One final thing for anyone interested...
The effects the different techniques had on the thickness' of the steel.
I used mild steel stock that when flat read 0.070" thickness on my micrometer.
The reading, as far in as my micrometer could reach, was 0.071".
Toward the edge the reading was 0.077".
The thickness on the wing read 0.061"
This just illustrates how the steel can be somewhat moved around to be thicker in areas of stress and thinner in places less likely to be hit.
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