Ilya's 1st Samurai Helmet [Naraka Bladepoint] 

Let’s show Ilya some love for a month of hard work! This video is sponsored by Naraka Bladepoint! Get your copy of the game here: Steam: gsght.com/c/24yjfq Xbox: gsght.com/c/g7bjtm

Can't express how much I like Ilya's historical builds because of deep dives into little details which make this items what they are

I put it in the livestream, and I'm going to say it again here: We _really_ need the rest of the armor to go with this Kabuto! Ilya seems to be questioning the authenticity of the construction, but I can safely assume the functionality is about as on-point as the aesthetics! I have _never_ seen as grandiose or intimidating a Kabuto. Ever. Then when the armor is done, Ilya has an excuse to make an entire set of traditional Japanese weaponry with matching fittings to go with it!

its so sad that this channel isn't getting over a mil views a video. They all deserve so much more than what they get. Actually working in a shop for days/months just to make a single piece is HARD work.

"Ah, a piece from the Ilya-ryu school of armor design! I've heard he traveled to lands far outside our native Nippon to study the ways of metal, and then came here to practice what he had learned. If I were to face a warrior wearing this piece, I fear my heart might shamefully leap from my chest and flee the field of battle!"

That’s wicked, Ilya has outdone himself on this one and the editing was perfect like telling a story.

There's something about watching Ilya work. How he can go from heavy forging to the most delicate jeweler's work with little trouble.

I'm going to say this is easily top 5 coolest things you guys have made, and that includes all the man at arms projects you did.

Never a dull episode in here. Cheers Ilya.

What an amazing helmet, the details you put on it are absolutely amazing, your skills are incredible, I started blacksmithing like a year ago, I have made a lot of Viking helmet, and I just started to make a Samurai helmet, this will be a real test to me, speaking of Viking helmet, I would love to see you making a Gjermundbu helmet. (Sorry if my English is bad, I speak Spanish) greetings from Chile!

I used to be the supervisor, trainer, and department leader of a hot bending area in the production of EHV transmission towers. In doing this, we had a LOT of various steel plates (from 1/8" to 1.5" thick; up to about 50"×60") and angle iron (from 1.5" flange, 1/8" thick up to 12" flange, 1-1/4" thick) that needed to be bent precisely within 0.5° of angle, many times with different angles on each flange. For the big stuff, we used hydraulic presses with large skeletonized dies which I designed by hand and fabricated in-house. But for everything else, we had angle gauges, 4" thick anvil tables (which I also made), and a few shaping guides that could be bolted to our anvil. All of the material over 1/4" needed to be red hot so we used oxy-LP torches as well as some in-built 2000° natural gas furnaces. I spent a couple of years doing nothing but swinging a hammer onto hot steel, shaping every piece by hand. My department was easily the most difficult to run smoothly for many of the same reasons mentioned in here. There was just something about it that I absolutely loved. Running the big material in dies with a crane kinda sucked, especially because there were a lot of inconsistencies in the material and the cooling factor varied wildly depending on the time of year. When I got all of the little tricks figured out and wrote dozens of pages of work instructions, customers would walk through our shop to ask questions about our processes. The entire management team refused to answer any questions about it and sent them to me because I was the only one who understood everything. My best friend (also my sons' godfather) and I met because he got moved to bending and I trained him thoroughly enough to be able to figure 95% of everything out. But the customers/clients would see our work as so old-school and interesting that the two of us would give full on presentations of it. That's when we started hearing that our job was less about production and more about the artistry of it. I never really considered it to be that way but the more I thought about it, the more I agreed. Bending a steel bar to meet the image in your mind's eye that serves a very specific purpose in connecting the entire structure of the finished product. So if ever you are driving around and see some of the huge metal lattice towers that carry huge power lines, take a look at all of those angles, joints, and plates that create such a tremendous structure. There aren't a ton of us left because of the technology that's evolved, but metal smiths are the reason why nearly everything in the modern era exists.

Ilya is such an amazing smith. I am blown away by his art especially when given the time to create his masterworks.

Илья, как и всегда высочайшего уровня работа. Мастерство, традиции и искусство. Браво, Мастер

I love Ilya working on these ornate (Japanese) pieces, his craftsmanship is truly admirable and his relay of knowledge is so clear.

Not only you get forging and armory knowledge, but also history and appreciation of the piece itself. Kudos to Master Ilya for another passion build. ⭐⭐⭐

I would gladly pump bellows and sweep the floor simply to spend time in Ilya's presence as he works, but I'm also glad I don't have to in order to see these incredible things and learn what you two manage to get through the screen!

Ilya, you knocked it out of the park again. Beautiful job, your attention to every detail and respect to the Japanese culture once again on display.

Ilya is the master I have never seen anybody ever make such incredible pieces of armor or weapons on this entire platform.

Very cool! I really appreciate the time you put into a project like this, and the added historical knowledge makes for a fantastic video!

This is beautiful Ilya. I think any samurai would be proud to wear this helmet.

Ilya, your research, and then voice over adds magnificently to the masterwork of the helmet. Thank you for all the detail in your research and exquisite metal work.

Absolutely breathtaking. Your overall dominance of forge skills and jewelry implementation never cease to amaze. I would love to see you try some ancient Persian or Egyptian weaponry in the near future. ❤

Great! Now we just need the rest of the armor, a aisho set, and a Naginata to go with it. If only we knew someone who could make all of those things...

Mark my words. Ilya's work will be invaluable in a couple hundread of years. Truely a legendary smith.

I can truly say,... I love watching you both when you make these magnificent pieces the way that only you guys can do it. Not to even mention the knowledge that you share so easily. Thank you for all the effort and hard work that you give to us viewers to experience. Ileah, this is one of the most beautiful things that I have ever had the pleasure of seeing come into forms,as All your pieces have been through out the years that I have watched you guys go to work. Thank you. That is all that I can say.

It's almost overwhelming to see such a master craftsman transform a couple of plain, rusty metalsheets into such a beautiful piece if art. Thanks for sharing!

Ilya, you are far too modest in your skills and experience, which is also shown brilliantly in this job. Thanks for sharing these gems with us!

Really appreciate all the work and info y’all put into these.

Well done Ilya, the knowledge and skill that went into this is truly impressive!

Absolutely amazing Ilya! Its beautiful. All that hard work you put in is so appreciated. Thank you so much for sharing ❤

Simply amazing, such an incredible piece of work

It's always a great pleasure to see you creating pieces of art like this, congratulations to you and everyone at That Works.

Amazing! What a process, and beautiful result. I can't imagine all the hard work-- thanks for sharing!!

I absolutely love you guys. I'm so glad you guys still post regular videos. You do some of the most beautiful metal working I've ever seen.

I didn't intend to watch fully. I heard the line, "I do it this way to entertain myself." I'm hooked, sir. That's the mark of a true craftsman. You've my attention.

Thank you That Works for this amazing video. Top notch production, from the editing and music to Ilya's history lesson and one-of-a-kind armor-making skills. The helmet is breathtaking!

Awesome, really awesome!! So happy for you guys (and for us) that you get to go crazy on incredible projects like this one.

What a stunningly beautiful tribute Ilya! Thanks for the massive amount of hardd work and detail you put into this project. As always, your work stands on its own as functional, beautiful and dramatic. It is ALWAYS a pleasure to watch you work and to see what you create.

Beautiful work. Always a pleasure watching a true artist at work, thank you!

I love these kinds of projects and hearing Ilya give a historical background with analysis and functional description.

OH so THATS where these two went. so glad i found this channel

I dont get how Ilya isnt more famous..This guy should blow up and go viral he's so talented. How is he not a millionaire!

Fantastic work. What a masterpiece. And what a materclass overall.

Glad you got to do this for the first time and shared it with us! Wow what an amazing looking helmet

A true artisian. I have watched you build amazing items over the years but this by far is the most jaw dropping build I have seen you build. The skill envolved is mind blowing. Thank you for your work and most importantly, the knowledge you hand out as if it were candy.

Thank you for taking the time to explain and give different perspectives on the different stages of the build. Makes one appreciate more what is happening in the video.

As always, your work is unparalleled Ilya. So satisfying to watch.

That is a truly beautiful piece of work, Ilya. Your skills never fail to impress.

No lie, with the colors and motifs of this helmet, despite being from a fictional video game, I can imagine Nobunaga, flashy and contemptuous of tradition as he is, saying "I gotta have that." Much congratulations and more power to the channel!

I just love his work! Authentic as it can be and built it with full respect to the craft

As always Ilya, amazing and beautiful work!!

I always enjoy watching Ilya's craftsmanship. Great work as always!

This is really amazing artwork done here with this build! Thanks so much Ilya on all the insight into the process of how this could be recreated! Beautiful work done here! I'd love to make one myself now.

Wow! I like this kind of video with narration going whole timeline! Helmet is beautiful! Great work! Thanks a lot for video!

I understand that it wouldn’t be a big hit in the algorithm, but I’ve recently been trying to study traditional Vietnamese swords, and it’s excruciatingly difficult to find information on them. I feel like someone with Ilya’s passion and love for the craft could truly do justice to a legendary blade like the sword of Hoan Kiem Lake.

For your first creation of a Samurai helmet you did a great job, your information you gave us was also very good if at times a bit patchy. The fact you took so much time to try and be as accurate as you can is very appreciated.

I've never seen someone bondo a helmet before. This was a really interesting build. As usual, Ilya's craftsmanship is amazing; the helmet looks fantastic. Great job!

His passion and dedication truly shows through his work. The camera work and editing were amazing aswell. Thanks again guys.

your respect for the historical workmanship and crafters that made such beautiful armour is really excellent. Well Done

I'm so glad you guys decided to show more of the process. The last video was more about fancy editing. Then forging a helmet. Thanks for sharing 👍.

Love the history lessons that go with these builds.

Absolutely awesome. To use a pun…I was totally riveted during this presentation. I am so in awe of your skills.

Love your work man, fantastic.

Would love to see a video of Ilya going over references for historic armor and weapon construction. I've never had much luck when I've looked, and I'm sure there are many out there who don't now where to start looking.

This is such a treat! Thank you for your brilliant content.

Amazing as always. Like how you kep your weapons and gear so raw and authenic like rather than all modernized and fancy. Keep it up.

I think you're spot on with the look and feel. Your talent is amazing.

Always wanted to see you make a samurai helmet. Definitely did it justice, looks super badass and really well-exectuted.

This is really amazing, i always enjoy all the details you put in your projects

Truly riveting ... but for real love this. The work, the history, filming and the editing!

Truly a work of art. Well done!

Cant say it enough.. so glad I found your guys' new channel. Amazing work as always 👏

absolutely beautiful and mind blowing work

You are very humble for presenting such a beautiful piece of work.

Man, I have watched many of his sword crafting videos, he just seems so relaxed in this one. Way better camera personality. Hope you make many more 🤘🏻

I just want to say congratulations that looks sick - great work👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Absolutely gorgeous piece

Incredible work, Ilya - absolutely stunning

Fascinating watching an artist work...hammer,anvil and brain. Truly awesome work by a great artist...well done sir.

Man that is one gorgeous Kabuto! I can't believe it's your first time making one. It looks incredible.

What an awesome and thought out video. IIya explaining every section of the build with the culture associated with it is also great.

I really can never wrap my head around how talented you are. And I love how dedicated you are to respecting culture and history!! Also, I love that you didn't have a pattern so you just... made one from scratch. That's hard enough to do with textiles!! Let alone with metal!!

Man that was amazing love what you do mate

Amazing work. Kudos, Ilya!

Beautiful craftsmanship. Excellent commentary. Well filmed . Just a great job gentleman

What you do with metal is amazing keep up the great work

Awesome work as usual, I loved this piece!

That is an incredible piece. Thank you very much for sharing, and thank you for the lecture on Japanese armor.

Absolutely stunning! You have incredible craftsmanship! Have subscribed! Thanks for the video!

Please make the rest of the armor for Samurais! I've loved this topic since I was a kid and seeing the details and imagining how blacksmiths of the time would have spent months perfecting each piece is awesome!

For the Fukigaeshi, I'm certain that it's purpose for protecting arrows coming from side or so applies to earlier helmet which were a lot larger in comparison to modern armors developed in the late 15th century.

I love watching Ilya's armor work. Especially with his historical commentary.

This is pure art. I love it thanks !

Always a pleasure to watch Ilya work

That is a work of pure bliss. The surreality and quality that you are able to bring to life in for work is pure.

Man you’re so talented. Keep up the good work.

Wow, I'm always amazed by the craftsmanship shown by Ilya.

As always....your work is beautiful as well as functional.

I just came to say CONGRATS ON BECOMING FORGED IN FIRE CHAMPION!!! I just saw the episode, and you deserve it!!!

Bravo Iliya! Turned out amazing.