Tally wrote:Another vote from Lord Joe for the cheap and easy black foam. I don't have a tandy around. Where else might I get the shearling? It sure sounds neat.
Lucian, thanks for the great deal. By the way, did you ever use the elbow strap?
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They are pretty, Lucian. Thanks! Did you pad the forearm? Did you ever get a bruise thru them?
They fit pretty snug. I think I will try them without those straps an make sure they stay on. With a demi or a full gauntlet on, I doubt they would fly off. Did you also use an elbow pad, or just the padding you had glued in?
Tally wrote:My current forearms are leather with three or four steel splints, and I have never had a problem with them. THese seem thicker, but it's all leather. I could put in some blue foam or maybe some shearling. I had never thought of that before. There are also forearm hexpads that I might try. Does anyone use these?
these work great. I use them with my torvaldr bazus.
Those look sweet. But I can't afford them right now. The shearling seemed like a neat idea. (and I have some = free!) Perhaps I'll just lay into it and see what happens!
Agnarr wrote:I wear thick leather bazubands. i wear an elbow pad. I would never dream of padding my forearm and i have taken full speed pole arm shots to them. it stings for a second but gos away.
Same here... I have an overly complex assembly for my arms, but essentially it is almost a Franken-bazu. Steel elbow cop, laced onto a proper elbow pad... this is then connected to a thick leather vambrace, with ABS splints laced onto that. There is a lot of innate spring to the whole thing, but it's rigid enough for me. It also passes inspection every time.
Like Agnarr says, it also stings, but goes away. Padding it would make me look like Popeye.
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Agnarr wrote:I wear thick leather bazubands. i wear an elbow pad. I would never dream of padding my forearm and i have taken full speed pole arm shots to them. it stings for a second but gos away.
Same here... I have an overly complex assembly for my arms, but essentially it is almost a Franken-bazu. Steel elbow cop, laced onto a proper elbow pad... this is then connected to a thick leather vambrace, with ABS splints laced onto that. There is a lot of innate spring to the whole thing, but it's rigid enough for me. It also passes inspection every time.
Like Agnarr says, it also stings, but goes away. Padding it would make me look like Popeye.
I feel you, brother....
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