The Armour Archive

Well, i'm on a weeks vacation in kelowan, visiting my parents and all that, now through my mother i have access to leather, some free, some not so free, but leather none the less.
kickin around with my stuff is a patern for a leather gauntlet, i'd give credid to the designer, but i know not who he/she is. anyways, someone from teh archive e-mailed it to me, cant remeber who at the second...
ok, off topic-ish there, so back on topic, i was wondering what thickness and type of learhte i'd be wanting, i'm assuming veg tan, but i have no idea about how thick.
help please?

OH, it's for sca fighting

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What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word, As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee:

If you have it in digital form feel free to send it to me. sirnomadlv@aol.com is my address. I definitely need a pattern for some leather gauntlets.

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Michael AKA Nomad
Barony of Starkhafn, Caid

I'll see if i can dig it up in digital form, i'm pretty sure i stored a copy of it on my webpage somewhere...

oh, finally found it... was looking on the wrong page.... so i'll e-mail in a sec, and for anyone else it's at this addy....

http://www.angelfire.com/pq/andrius/gauntlet.jpg


just size it up right, cut it out and tape it together along the lines. once it works move to leather.

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What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word, As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee:

[This message has been edited by Tybolt (edited 06-04-2001).]

Tybolt fighting legal in lions gate is two layers of 8 ounce untreated veg tan or one lay of 8 ounce treated(waxed,boiled,etr..).I like to use waxed 12 ounce leather.I don't know how thick yours is but 12 ounce is half a centmeter thick so you can go from there.Are you making demi or mittens that might play a big role in making them.

If you're expecting these to get hit, you'll want really thick leather, 12 ounce or better, and it had better be hardened

I've seen a few leather full gauntlets with *two* layers of thick, treated leather, even. They're your hands man... protect them well.

Make sure to have a decent amount of closed-cell foam padding (or equivalent) on the inside too, makes quite a difference.

-Donasian.

I have a leather gaunt pattern from an archive member's site (don't remember whose...) but the pattern calls for 15 oz (or heavier) for the main pieces, and 5oz (ish) for the articulation.

G--
If anyone wants the pattern, I'll email it to ya - just let me know.

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Gabriel Tullis

"I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God."
Luke 1:19 (KJV)

Well, i think i'll go with the 12 0z

and yea, i was DEFINITLY planing on hardening it....
uhm, it's... i'm not sure. It's all 1 piece, it wraps around your hand in a closed position by itself and you have to workto open it, or else undo the bottom of the cuff to slide your hand out.
Anyways, thanks for the help.

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What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word, As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee:

Tybolt,

In the six years I've been in my shire, we've had two broken arms/wrists. Both last year. Both through hardened leather gauntlets, well fashioned.

Draw your own conclusions. I don't fight in them anymore.