[Loch-Ruadh] armor for a girl

[Padraig Ruad O'Maolagain]

Ansteorran armor standards call for 12 oz (3/16 in) leather.  Makes it a bit 
more difficult to work, but not too much so.

What are you planning to use as a form?  It will have to be reasonably rigid 
to transfer the shape to the wet leather, otherwise you put down to press 
the leather to the form will just flatten out both the leather and the form.

There are a number of folk in the Shire who have done some interesting and 
fairly complicated leather armor work, so when you are ready to get started, 
I'm sure we can muster up plenty of assistance.

Padraig

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "erinn holloway" <mom3badboys at yahoo.com>
To: "Shire of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA,Inc." 
<loch-ruadh at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 6:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Loch-Ruadh] armor for a girl


I have a friend in Phoenix who makes armor for movies
and SCA as a profession. I really want to make
form-fitted armor for myself... so I asked for some
pics and pointers. Here's what he sent.
"These pics are examples of formed fitted leather
armor to women.  Due
to
combat archery which in this kingdome forbids direct
contact to
archers.  No
saddle skirting would give you enough thickness to
withstand a shot.
For
you I would suggest 8 to 10 ounce leather.  You must
find a mold or
make a
mold.  Then lay the piece down "highly wet"  Then
weight it down with
bags
of buck shot or something like that.  It would
generate a very sexy
armor
piece but be very difficult to make."

I haven't made any armor before... SO, I may need
help.
Emma

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