Sorry, I've been on expeditions all summer and have only now returned briefly from the Everlasting Ices of the North.

The goggles were made from standard/cheap welding goggles with leather glued over the plastic frames. Scrap leather was glued in a tube, and fitted over the elastic band. The lenses were made using a series of punches in a metal shop. With all the talk about Brass vs Iron, I kind of hate to admit that these are actually brass covered steel. It was all I had available. The brass fastening hardware came from a catalogue. I had to electro-etch some Zinc off the stands offs. The washers were needed to space the fittings out far enough to fit. I was really happy with how the brass rods worked to hold the goggles in the correct shape. It took two tries, to get them right. The attenuators came a little later, but worked amazingly well first try. they even snap up and down with a great feel. It took three tries to get the polycarbonate lenses to glue to the brass holders. Both silicone and epoxy failed, but Gorilla Glue held great.

I'd love to learn how to make a couple of those spectacular goggles.

One extra-slot above the top support along with one extra slot below the bottom support would establish, a total of three slots. Those slots wouldn't fog-up the way lenses do, these would allow a person to look upward, straight forward and glance downward. That use of glass can lead to technical difficulties.

The glass can focus ultra-violet light while polycarbonate lenses block the U.V.-Rays. That glass is decoration only, with possible counter-productive results, substituting leather for that glass would be nice on the finger-tips while also enhancing-grip on the snow-goggles.

This alternative to leather would be rivets covering the brass sun-shield, to prevent a large flash of reflected light from entering the eyes. That irregular surface would preserve the reduced reflectivity provided by an oxidized-brass-surface, to enhance performance.

These look amazing. Where can I get a set of these?
I've never seen brass tarnish damage anything to the extent I've seen iron rust. Perhaps I just keep my brass too well, but the tarnish doesn't seem as big of a problem as real (iron oxide) rust.

On that note, what doesn't deteriorate over time under normal conditions? Seriously.

Brass is simply an alloy of copper and zinc.
Both copper and zinc are unstable in their refined states. Combined they are still unstable.
The tarnish that develops on brass is basically "rust".

I know that Inuit snow goggles also just have one slit at both eyes but they also are closer to the eyes than these goggles.
Very technically said brass indeed do not rust because rusting is the oxidising of iron and there is no iron in brass. Nonetheless brass still oxidises but unlike with iron it is only at the surface and will keep it from oxidising even further.

these are very well made... also the flip up shades are a nice touch.. and yes they need the slits to keep you from being blinded by the endless white that is snow..
yea brass doesn't rust it just gets blackish blotches on it

Kudos on the great looking goggles! As for the other comments here: I would suggest folks take a look at traditional inuit snow goggles. Also, brass doesn't rust (no iron to oxidize), though it does tarnish.

Id use the thin brass slits from that strange thing to slice my wrists....
id rather my eyes freeze over, then actually have to believe that those crazy heavy scary goggles could actually save my life.........if i ever was to be stuck in the snow

also brass rusts

Though they indeed look brilliant as Ap already said I am concerned about the visibility. As most Steampunk goggles it has most likely not been made to be worn as actual goggles but I prefer to be able to use them as such without being too much hindered in terms of sight.

where did you find these and where can one get a pair or find some instructions on making a pair? they look brilliant