Post by Suzuki Ken'ichi on Sept 1, 2015 19:25:20 GMT -5
On his web page, Effingham-dono mentions, "Japanese armourers working on multiplate kabuto invariably use a kata, or “form,” in the construction of multiplate hachi." and then, in the section on constructing Zunari kabuto, "It helps to have a Vietnam or WWII U.S. Army helmet to use as a kata; the shapes are nearly identical."
Now, as it happens, I do happen to have a US Army M1 helmet lying about the place, and here's my question: the helmet I have seems to fit much more loosely to my head than the European bascinet I'm currently using. Do I actually want to make my kabuto that loose, and pad it more extensively, or do I want to reduce the profile of the M1 to be a smaller size? If the latter, anyone have any suggestions on a good way to do that, short of scanning the helmet, scaling it, and 3D printing a kata? (Which I can do, but prefer not to, if there's a simpler way).
Now, as it happens, I do happen to have a US Army M1 helmet lying about the place, and here's my question: the helmet I have seems to fit much more loosely to my head than the European bascinet I'm currently using. Do I actually want to make my kabuto that loose, and pad it more extensively, or do I want to reduce the profile of the M1 to be a smaller size? If the latter, anyone have any suggestions on a good way to do that, short of scanning the helmet, scaling it, and 3D printing a kata? (Which I can do, but prefer not to, if there's a simpler way).
