NightWarp

Thankyou Dwight! Very informative post! I had the misfortune of finding out the "chaffing" part for myself.. ouch, I made many mistake when i originally made the armour back in May. Ive since learned a little more about the wet, cold or boiled forming/hardening. The beewax/parafin option is a no go in my case due to the small appt and lack of hardware. I need to do and work on it again someday. Hearing all the tips/tricks coming in is wonderful !

Aye! I probably should use cardboard vs the flimsy one ive been using for patterns. Ive sent tried boiled leather but had various degrees of sucess, mainly with too much shrinkage to make it really useful. ive found that with some neoprene underneath it absorbs hits quite well.

Aye it does felt pretty tick, i was considering using a thinner.. 8 or 9 maybe and simply having overlap where necessary as it would be more easily workable. Felt sounds like a good substitute I was thinking cardboard myself to test but that works too, the thickness would make for a more true fit.

Greetings all! As mention on the title im a new comer to the world of leathercraft, always had an interest but never the means to give it a shot until recently. Ive purchased the deluxe starter kit from Tandy which is a good start and intro for it, While great for more utilitarian objects, my main interest however resides into armor making for SCA/Combat. I was wondering, what would be the recommended weight of leather to get for my first piece? Im looking for something that will offer some decent protection as im not a big guy. I've seen Tandy offering on their site some leather marked for armor in the 15oz range. I dont know if thats just right or too heavy so im appealing to you guys experience. Space is kind of an issue due to a small apartment due to that im thinking of doing a maybe 3 piece chest and a set of bracer to start. Seen some amazing examples of what can be done already on this site and its stunning what some folks do, tho im years away from such accomplishment myself! To the armor makers out there.. any tips of accumulated wisdom would be greatly appreciated.

WOW... just.. stunning... x_x an inspiration for sure