eli5 How were such intricate items like suits or armour and castle decorations made in the medieval era when they lacked advanced metal processing and precision tools we have today
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[Here](https://youtu.be/fHFpKAv2Sk4) is a master armorer starting with a flat sheet of metal and turning it into a fully realized set of armor mostly by hitting it with a hammer against round pieces of metal.
I’m starting on Part 2 because Part is just Adam and Terry chatting. If you’re interested it is a good watch, just doesn’t show any of the actual building.
He does use some modern tools like a sharpie to mark the outline, a blowtorch to heat the metal etc. But, I think it’s pretty clear how easy it would be to substitute medieval tech for any of those. He’s also using aluminum because it’s costume armor, not actual battle armor, but the techniques for steel wouldn’t be fundamentally different.
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