Excellent work. I enjoyed your methodical approach. I am curious about the "lubricating" effect of beeswax. My experience is similar to others in that pushing an awl through beeswax hardened leather is relatively easier than a water hardened leather, if it is pushed through SLOWLY like the tests you...

If I make a slit with my fingers and peer through them and compare straight eyes with droopy eyes I find that droopy eyes gives me much better vision. It is almost painful to focus on the top outside corners on my hand puppet straight visor. For foot combat droopy eyes gives way better vision. My qu...

Torvaldr makes leather guantlets. Here is a link to his website. http://www.skaldic.com/arm-gaunt.htm I've never tried a pair myself, but I know several people who have. I prefer a basket hilt with a demi. I know that fighting against your armor can be very frustrating. If your basket, demi-guantlet...