Avoid ordering any armor from Jim Shepard and Western Ironworks. I ordered a set of custom Helm, arms, gorget, & cuirass. Claimed he'd have it done in only 3-4 months which sounded amazing, so I went with him & placed order in March 2014. It's been over a year and nothing but constant excuses and a ...

Thanks y'all. At 1/8" thickness, it's 8oz according to my chart. It's not super stiff. I cut off a scrap corner for testing. Brushing on, the paraffin didn't seem to soak in as easily as it does on veggie-tan, so I gave it a bit of a bath in liquid wax. After cooling, it had hardened nicely except o...

I've got a side of white Alum-tanned leather that I'm thinking of using to make arms & kidney belt from. I've never tried using alum tanned leather for armor before & I'm wondering if it takes paraffin waxing or boiling differently from leather that was tanned in other methods... Anyone out there ev...