TRed01

Thanks, Dwight! Your instructions are very clear! I need it to be at least 4mm thick which is the minimum allowed by the rules of the game I play. So I basically have two options: 1) I could make the general shape with 4mm leather and then apply on top of it 2mm thick leather crust to make all the details or 2) make everything with 4mm leather. Also when do I have to boil the leather to harden it? Do I boil it after I've sewn all the pieces togheter?

@Dwight, sorry I just realized your post above mine. I'm interested in replicating some fantasy medieval armors like the ones you see in movies like Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones etc. Something like this for example: Of course I don't pretend to get this level of detail, just the shape would be fine

Thank you very much for the useful infos!

Thank you Dwight (yes the statue of Augustus Caesar is in Rome inside the Vatican Museums) and Renee for the useful infos and also the armors you made are very good looking! I've still some trouble in finding the right seller, last one I browsed was selling leather for 80€ per squared meter but I guess that was probably some kind of high quality material. Is there a way to dye or paint the leather?

Hi everybody, this is my first post here on leatherworker.net and let me begin by saying that this community is awesome! I'm a huge fan of medieval fantasy LARPs (Live Action Role Play) and I was planning on making a very simple leather armor but being a complete newbie to the subject I need some help. I know that probably a beginner shouldn't try to do something like this but it's something I've been thinking about for quite a bit now. So here's the questions, the allowed materials are "soft" non-worked leather (at least 4mm thick) and the hard one (at least 2mm thick), since I've no idea of the cost, what's the average price per m^2 (or square foot) of these materials? Is there a good seller in europe that ships to Italy? I don't need high quality leather since it's only for fun. What are the essential tools of the trade? Do you know of a particular good book or guide that could help me? Thank you!