Cad's Hourglass gauntlet page
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Some period examples
Charles' VI gauntlets (53k) Hourglass gauntlets in the Wallace Collection (223k) Hourglass gauntlet in the Bargello (136k) Another Hourglass gauntlet in the Bargello Hourglass gauntlet at Churburg (110k) Another view of the gauntlet at Churburg Hourglass gauntlet in Nurnberg The Brick Hill Lane Hourglass Gauntlet
Charles' gauntlet Wallace gauntlets Bargello gauntlet Bargello gauntlet Churburg gauntlet Churburg gauntlet Churburg gauntlet Churburg gauntlet


and now an example of my own work
Cad's first hourglass gauntlet - 1986 (37k) A close up of the hourglass gauntlet - 1986 (85k) Cad's new hourglass gauntlet - 1998 (222k) Cad's new hourglass gauntlet - 1998 (225k)
Cad's gauntlet 1986 86 gauntlet closeup Cad's gauntlet 1998 Cad's gauntlet 1998


Constuction Detail of the fingers
the middle finger layed out to show overlapping construction the leather to whick all the plates are attached Tool for making the gadlings Gads from the top side
finger detail 1 finger detail 2 finger detail 3 finger detail 2 finger detail 3


Constuction Detail of the thumb
detail of the thumb another detail of the thumb long shot of the thumb
thumb detail 1 thumb detail 2 thumb detail 3


Details of the gauntlet knuckles
long shot of the knuckles detail of the knuckles knuckle forming tool
knuckles detail 1 knuckles detail 2 knuckles detail 3


Details of a knuckle rider for a mitten
version of an hourglass gauntlet.
knuckle rider top knuckle rider side knuckle rider on my hand
knuckles detail 1 knuckles detail 2 knuckles detail 3


What the finished mitten hourglass could look like.
knuckles detail 3

Here is a link to my pattern page
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Created on 1 Dec 1999. Updated on 28 October 2003
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