Members bdunne Posted February 6, 2014 Members Report Posted February 6, 2014 Hello all! Please forgive my ignorance but, I have always wanted to make armour but, I am not sure where or how to start. Would anyone here be as so kind as to direct me to information sources that can take a noob through the step by step basics of armor making? Drive safe, Barry Quote
Members camano ridge Posted February 6, 2014 Members Report Posted February 6, 2014 Go to the main forum page use the top right hand box to do a search for armour. You will find examples of armour as well as tuttorials and patterns. If you search the patterns forum there is a mmidevil and fantasy pattern pack. Just yesterday some one posted pattern and how to for upper body armour. I would have to search for the link. SPingfield leather has or did have a book on making armour. Search youtube there are several you tube vids on making armour. Quote
Members jshill Posted February 6, 2014 Members Report Posted February 6, 2014 Lederkraft have just produced a free pattern and guide book to make this armour: http://www.lederkraft.com/Armour/Body-Armour/Tribesman-Leather-Body-Armour/p-5-3-14/ You just have to give them your name and an email address if you follow this link and they send you a link to download the guide: http://www.lederkraft.com/freebook/ Quote
Members camano ridge Posted February 6, 2014 Members Report Posted February 6, 2014 Thanks JShill thats the one I remembered seeing yesterday. I downloaded it and it is a pretty good tutorial. Quote
Members bdunne Posted February 6, 2014 Author Members Report Posted February 6, 2014 (edited) Thank you for the info! I will get on it and I greatly appreciate it! Edited February 6, 2014 by bdunne Quote
Members Alvetjarn Posted February 7, 2014 Members Report Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) Very nice tutorial, very elaborate. Also found this nice archive, not so instructional but alot of patterns: http://www.armourarchive.org/patterns/ Edited February 7, 2014 by Alvetjarn Quote
Members Thornale Posted February 7, 2014 Members Report Posted February 7, 2014 Be careful though whit patterns from The Armour Archive, these are patterns for metal armor, doesn't work exactly for leather. Quote
Members Alvetjarn Posted February 10, 2014 Members Report Posted February 10, 2014 Be careful though whit patterns from The Armour Archive, these are patterns for metal armor, doesn't work exactly for leather. Some of them were for leather as well, but you are right, most are for metal. Quote
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