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Okay, I got those super-cool gauntlets from Stonekeep (it think whoknew made them).

Either glove stays in, or glove removable.

Just getting around to be able to strap them soon, and after looking at them (and not wanting to screw them up) I was looking for ways to strap them.

Suggestions?

I fight polearm or spear mainly.

Thanks!

As an only occasional great weapon fighter I find that straps across the palm of my hand interfere with my grip. I also find this is true with basket-hilted weapons and my half gauntlets. I have taken to riveting a tab at the finger tips and thumb tips as well as two tabs top and bottom near the knuckles and then a band around the wrist. This allows me to sew the glove into place which can be time consuming but good thin leather calf gloves last a year or more and can be gotten from any home depot etc.

The net feel is like a glove that has suddenly grown a protective shell. They are very easy to take on and off and they feel comfortable when handling weapons or puting on your helm.

I fing it to be sufficiently protective, aesteticly pleasing and fairly easy on maintenance. (the tabe will occasionally wear out but not as easily as a palm strap.) I also have it on reasonable authority that the technique is historicly accurate.

Sean

what sean said...

Ditto. The glove should be sewn onto tabs attached to the gauntlet so that no straps are required.

Just keep repeating to yourself over and over, "Be one with the gauntlet, be one with the gauntlet."

Ingelri

Ingelri wrote:Just keep repeating to yourself over and over, "Be one with the gauntlet, be one with the gauntlet."

But do not accomplish this by stitching your flesh to the gauntlet's glove leather. Your dexterity suffers... at least as much as you would.

Sean Powell wrote: I also have it on reasonable authority that the technique is historicly accurate.

Sean

Care to share that?

I like the idea and am working on a set of mittens with added fingers so I'm half way to sewing the fingers already, if is there is concrete evidence for this technique I can do away with straps completely!

What about the cuff, I'm presuming you would still need a strap there (and some of those definately survive with the gauntlet.

JonT

One example i have seen sugests you rivit the cuff to the cuff of the glove. I supose this would depend on what gloves you were useing the exaple i saw was useing a welding glove.

if you DO use a welding glove: cut the liner out !
it (in my experience) makes them much more comfortable to grasp things with and if you are sewing them to the gauntlet you probably wont use them for welding any more! before it almost hurt after a while in between the fingers its not nearly as bad after getting the liner out (which though a pain in the arse is worth it if you will use them) i have also heard but not tried soaking them in motor oil or something to make them more supple

i was thinking about doing this but i am just going to (essentially) make lacrosse gloves INTO finger gaunts via plates

I'm personally thinking of splicing soft glove palms with a welding glove. This should give me great dexterity, as well as decent protection... has anyone ever tried this??

can you guys please show pics of the methods you are talking about?

Welcome and well come, Randver.

How much assorted gauntlettery have you seen around fighter practices in Caid?

Well, not having the time to wait for reassurance, I just went ahead and re strapped the mitts I was working on.



As you can see they have fingers so half the decision was made- (I HAD to sew them to get them to work right), there is a strap and buckle at the cuff (just like the original one has in Leeds) and so that just left the palm (and a small tab at the base of the thumb).

I'll let you know how effective they are when my customer has used them in combat, they are very comfortable and feel great without the usual strip of leather running across the palm!

More pics here:

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n183 ... C02259.jpg

JonT

i have seen tons of strapped gauntlet. and have strapped them before. but have not seen many that where sewn in. or really had a chance to see how they where sewn in.

thanks

What I've found to work for me...

1) Figure out where the impacts are... either know how the gauntlet/glove combo behaves or slip them on and whack on your hand for a bit... the upper part of the hand along the thumb/index finger region and a little on the back are generally where mine are.

2) Sew some doubled up soft leather onto those spots. padding falls out or degrades, but leather will last as long as the leather of the glove.

3) Sew an extended cuff onto the glove to run between the gauntlet metal cuff and the vembrace... prevents a lot of chafing

4) Sew gloves into gauntlets as above... if I can't get the needle all the way in to the side of the finger for some reason I'll punch a hole in riveted the side tab and run a thin line (a few loops of artificial sinew) from one side to the other to make a 'strap' that has very little bulk.

5) Don armor, grab weapon and whack people

Good luck.