[Ansteorra] Rapier Armor Question
Chris Zakes
dontivar at gmail.com
Mon Mar 30 19:00:46 PDT 2009
At 01:58 PM 3/30/2009, you wrote:
>I am currently making two sets of armour for my Lord, and I was concerned
>that I Would have to make it 4 or 5 layers thick, as it is a very light
>weight handkercheif linen. Interestingly enough, after VERY agressive punch
>testing, it was technically ok at one layer! (though I would never do that!)
>So I'll likely make it two or three layers, but I was surprised and rather
>impressed that it was so tough for having been such a "light" linen.
Just out of curiosity, were you using the drop tester--where you drop
a weighted probe down a tube onto the fabric sample--or the old
punch-test, where you hit it with a broken foil? If the latter, how
big was the piece you were testing?
-Tivar Moondragon
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