Hmmm drawings put mine to shame... Very nice stuff...

enlistment = SCA armor done? hmmmm...

Wow...someone envys me?! Thats a first.

Ahh awsome thank you!

I am definatly interested more so in leather because it seems like a skill you could really hone and get better at. So I read up on those tutorials and from what I saw you basically shape out your leather with a ballpeen hammer with a large face. Now I am still wondering how you acheive that rounded...

I'm in central jersey and know of one armorer in the area. Whether hes taking on a student or not I couldnt tell you but he is a member of the local group I plan to join. His name is Icefalcon and hes out of Toms River. check out housebloodguard.org.

The reason I am using leather is because there isnt much in the way of tools like hammers and anvils ect to make it. I planned on picking up a shoulder or two of vegtable tanned leather, forming it then hardening it. As far as elbows go I do plan to get some metal cups for them as well as knees. I'l...

So I am diving into SCA fighting soon and cant wait... Being a student right now I am going the route of leather armor only because I dont have the money to buy the tools to make steel armor or to just flat out buy a suit. That being said I am pretty sure I am going to create a boiled leather suit f...