Forging a Mosaic Damascus Buckler Shield - [Armor Build]

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 @1stmatematt Halberd BTS Podcast : 🔥That Works Patreon - 💖 Join Our Discord Thanks to our shop sponsors: 🔥 Red Label Abrasives - Brodebeck Ironworks Grinders - Harris Torches - Evenheat Kilns - Lincoln Electric - ISOtunes - save $10 with code ThatWorks10 - Pepe Tools - 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 A Great Starter Anvil - Camera Starter Pack for Content Creators - Great Forge for Beginner or pro - Snazzy Safety Glasses - Chris’ Favorite Face shield - Rigid Double Horn Anvil - Powerline Video Editing Software - -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - Ilya’s Instagram - Chris’ Instagram -