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    Ancient Greek Stadium Rhodes Greece
    We took the armor to a 2500 year old stadium for a photo shoot today.
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    Ancient Greek Stadium Rhodes Greece
    We took the armor to a 2500 year old stadium for a photo shoot today.
  3. immiketoo
    Ancient Greek Stadium Rhodes Greece
    We took the armor to a 2500 year old stadium for a photo shoot today.
  4. immiketoo
    Ancient Greek Stadium Rhodes Greece
    We took the armor to a 2500 year old stadium for a photo shoot today.
  5. immiketoo
    First, get the best leather available. It makes a difference. Next, use leather appropriate for the project you're making, i.e. bridle leather for horse tack, as an example. Once you've found what you like to work with, build it to the highest quality standards possible and then educate your customers about how to care for the item. Leather is very durable but with improper care, it will deteriorate much faster than with even minimal care. We sound out care and feeding instructions with all our items. Don't soak it. Don't leave it in the harsh sun. Don't store it damp or wet. If oil is needed, add light coats. No salty environments. Wipe it clean, etc. I carried leather holsters in all conditions for 20 years and a little care goes a long way.
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    I aspired to armor at some point too. I was just afraid to commit this many resources to a project without knowing the outcome. It was totally worth it.
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    Thanks, Rob! There are only so many ways to attach leather to leather. Ours is modified from what we know about historically because I have a stitcher. Traditionally they have been riveted or laced on to minimize the amount of work and time required to build them.
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    Nice work. I enjoyed seeing your process! Maybe a post with a little more explanation is in order? Thank you. The lion is pretty cool. Makes the piece in my opinion.
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    I hear ya there. Funny how mood makes such a difference on artistic things. If you're just banging out the same old holster, I'm sure its not as bad, but creativity definitely comes in waves! Can't force it for sure!
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    That is a fine piece of leather work. I love everything about it.
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    I have rolled the edge of the suede which was a pain, skived the suede to a feather edge, which was a super pain, I’ve cut the suede just short of the edge and burnish only the veg tan and I’ve used edge paint. Rolled edges are classy, the other two are gambles and edge paint is the easiest and most consistent.
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    To take this one step further, figure out which way you’re twisting on each side and build an untwist motion into each stitch. Took a while to figure it out, but I have changed how I grab each needle and give them an opposite twist every few stitches.
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    Well, I'm retired, and this is what I do for a living
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    Thanks! Nah, post it up!
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    Ancient Greek Armor
    This is 100% veg tan.
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    Ancient Greek Armor
    Thanks, man. I like how it came out
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    Now HERE"s a man who understands deco cuts! Nice work, Tim!
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    Just thick hide. This is meant for reenactment, not actual battle. Plus, there is no historical reference to boiled hide from this time period. It could have been done, but we can't prove it. There is historical reference to thermatothorax (Leather thorax) armor, but nothing on actual construction methods. We have an archeologist who consulted on this project. Thanks, everyone! It was a fun project to make. Sure is heavy though.
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    Thanks, everyone! HW, glad I could bring you out of the wings
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    Yes. No way I was cutting those by hand! Thanks, everyone!
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    My knees or leaning on a chair. I'd need a stitching mammoth to hold this thing!
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    I hate it, but its a matter of cost. Too much time to do them all.
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    Thanks, everyone. Learned a lot for the next set.
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    Sorry, sides, not hides. It weighs 10 kg roughly.
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