Will do! It's not number one on my project list atm. Need to finish a journal cover then my kids need holloween costumes. Not having the bracer will force me to pay attention to my stance so i dont end up bruised again lol No clue what their bracers would look like, I'm still searching for something...

I actually worked with an armorer in my sca and made a gorget and cut out and wax boiled the leather for a demi. I don't have the tools or ability to work metals. (I'm highly allergic to nickle and breathing metal dust and it getting in my pores doesn't result in anything possitive) but I'm more tha...

No worries, it is good to know there are other materials that can be used. The ladies in my sca use quite a bit of barrel plastic under their tunics. Not sure who the baskethikt guys are and i need to get some hands on exp before i start making stuff for others. Took up archery the other day and bru...

I'm really more interested in working with leather. I already make wallets, purses, journals and would like to expand my portfolio

Yeah the ladies in my sca wear a lot of plastic, cover it up with what looks like a potato sack tunic and throw on a good helmet and they're ready to fight.

The armor isn't really for me, although I'd like to get into archery so some bracers and archers gloves would be nice to own to protect my skin. My persona is 9th century scandinavian and they really didn't wear much in the way of armor that can be found in historical records. Helmet and shield. I h...

I bake the leather on dedicated cookie sheets that I never use for food. Leather dye tends to be poisonous and you will notice it staining the cookie sheets over time. Same idea with any tools you use to grab the hot leather--don't use them for food. If you seal with hot wax, keep another set of de...

Awesome tips! Yeah i heard 120, 140 and 180° f most commonly when looking to water harden leather, either by dipping in hot water or baking. As little shrinkage and warping as possible would be best if i want it to be tooled. Going to play around with temps and see what i end up with. I'll be using ...

Makes sence^
Kindof like finding that honey spot for casing to tool, seems I'll have to play around to find that dampness needed to achieve the hardness i want. Thanks

Yeah i have a tandy 2 towns over, i like looking at the leather before i buy it, I'll go thru the entire stack to find the one hide I'm happy with. Yeah i might not dye at all and rely on the wax for color, unless I'm looking for black which I'll either dye or vinegroom. I was hoping 10oz would be g...

Thank you guys so much! All the info i had read was saying to bake at a lower temp, so I'm a bit surprised to see your temps are that high. How long are you leaving it in the oven for? Those bracers look fantastic! Up until now I've only been making wallets, bags, journal covers, that sort of thing....

I need some info on how to go about tooling leather that will be hardened for use as armor in sca heavy fighting and combat archery. No one in my local sca tools their armor so I'm not getting much help there, or on another leatherworking forum I'm on and a few fb groups. (Do people not do this? The...