Members calanneh Posted November 10, 2008 Members Report Posted November 10, 2008 Kewl SmoothZey! I was mis-reading your name! Thanks buddy! William Quote William Tandy Store #17 800-772-2629 Union City, CA
Members twofour878 Posted November 10, 2008 Members Report Posted November 10, 2008 Here's that pic I promised. The onyl one I have for now that has my armor on. I fight most of the time without it since it's more in persona to fight bare. Quote
Members SmoothZey Posted November 10, 2008 Author Members Report Posted November 10, 2008 nice i like it ... but in deed .. yours look WAY more protective lol ... Quote
Members hivemind Posted November 10, 2008 Members Report Posted November 10, 2008 I don't know why but there aren't alot of LARP people here, maybe they think we just make handbags and purses with cute braids?? We're here - or at least I am. But there's a lot of stuff here, and the SCA/LARP market is very specific, and this board can be quite overwhelming at first. Hell, I've been here months and it's still overwhelming sometimes. I still sometimes see stuff here and say "What the hell are those?" only to find out they're stuff I'd never even thought about - like chaps. Never even crossed my mind that people actually wore those still... If people are looking for patterns/techniques/inspiration specific to medieval-type leatherwork, I'm still not sure this is the best place, simply due to the massive amount of information here. It's very easy to get sidetracked. On the other hand, I don't know of any others... Quote
Members SmoothZey Posted November 10, 2008 Author Members Report Posted November 10, 2008 hehe i understand what u mean .. but im not only interested in medieval leatherworking ...that what i started with because i had need for this kind of item ... im not here to complain lol like u said there is so much information here !!! and i think that is better to have advice from people that do different kind of work because its a good way to use original technics or simply to learn faster than by ourself alone ... ** chaps .. this is the leather pants motocycle biker wear ? im i right ?* Quote
Members calanneh Posted November 10, 2008 Members Report Posted November 10, 2008 ** chaps .. this is the leather pants motocycle biker wear ? im i right ?* Well, anybody riding something big and powerful..bikes, horses etc etc..... I started with medivel leather for my own Ren Fest outfit, added in a little Native American for Boy Scouts and then branched out to other types of costume and daily items. LW.net may not have a huge resource of medivel leatherworkers or info on the surface, but you will be surprised what you find if you scroll back thru the older threads!! Besides, just because the leather is cut into the shape of armour instead of chaps, doesnt mean the process or quality is handled differently!! I have learned a great deal from some of the 'western leather' folks that I have used on my medivel leather. Just rememeber, it's all the same leather underneath the dyes!!! William Quote William Tandy Store #17 800-772-2629 Union City, CA
Members SmoothZey Posted November 10, 2008 Author Members Report Posted November 10, 2008 thx calanneh thats what i was trying to explain Quote
ArtS Posted November 10, 2008 Report Posted November 10, 2008 Cool work SmoothZey. I like it and look forward to seeing more. Art Quote Art Schwab "You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself." – Galileo Galilei
Members SmoothZey Posted November 11, 2008 Author Members Report Posted November 11, 2008 hey i know im a lil off topic .. but twofour878 ... what kind of weapon u were using during ur LARP event ?? was it some kind of foam ?? or latex weapon ?? i never saw something like this ... ..im using Latex sword .. and most of the people i play with too .. or the other use homemade weapon ..( PVC rod with isolation foam and duct tape ) at first i was like .. heum .. duct tape weapon .. damn must be ugly as hell lol .. and i saw some good creation at my last LARP event ... i decided to put some time creating a new sword for my dark elf character ... here is the result ... Quote
Members twofour878 Posted November 14, 2008 Members Report Posted November 14, 2008 (edited) We use foam covered solid core weapons. It's a full contact event with no armor requirement so we baseball swing each other with no padding. The weapons are checked quite often for breakdown and proper building. I just got a new digi cam so I'll post some pics of my weapons when I get home in the morning. Quick story to give an idea about the intensity of our fighting. My friend went to block a mace and was hit in the fist with the shaft, it smashed into pieces and nearly broke his hand. It tore the skin off his knuckles and now (almost a month later) it still hurts to use his hand. The core was 1/2 inch pvc pipe wrapped with a small layer of foam (courtesy padding since it wasn't the actual striking surface) and hockey tape. Edited November 14, 2008 by twofour878 Quote
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