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Sugar Loaf
(c. Early 14th Century)

Sugar Loaf (c. Early 14th Century Style)

14 ga. 304 Stainless Steel with 16 ga. red brass cross.

(1st) Finished July 1998 (shown)
(2nd) Finished Feb. 1999

Patterns

I would build this helmet in the following order:

1)   Cut out the plates.
2)   Finish the plate edges and corners.
3)   Dish and shape the top halves.
4)   Weld the top halves together.
5)   Grind the weld flush on the outside and cleanup weld on the inside if needed.
6)   Polish the helmet top to a meduim finish. (I use 3M surface conditioning disks)
7)   Shape the back plate to fit the helmet top and rivet it on.
8)   Punch/Drill the breath holes on the face plate.
9)   Fit the face plate to the helm and rivet it on.
10) Polish the helmet and the brass plates for the cross. (I use 3M surface conditioning disks)
11) Rivet the arms of the brass cross over the eye slots.
12) Rivet on the main part of the brass cross. Be sure to use a steel reinforcement strip under the part of the cross that goes over the eye slot (between the eyes).
13) Repolish around the cross if needed.

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