Thanks for all the info guys! A few last questions then I will get out of your hair! The golden pendent (for lack of words and knowledge) that is on the cloak, is that just attached to the cloak or the armor as well? I'm guessing I can make the pendent out of wood, bone, or metal. If it attached to ...

Hmmm I definitely want the scale armor for now although the lamellar will definitely be a future project! I have heard about this SCA all over the place in my various researches of things, what exactly is the SCA? EDIT: Another question, what would be a good type of fabric to use as the undergarment...

Thanks for the quick reply! Also the short no bs list of what I need! I like that. : ) How do they get that tooling on the scales? The raised edge down the middle and on the edges of the scale.

Hello everyone! I'm new to the forum and new to the armor making world. I have always been fascinated by warfare, weapons, and armor. I have been blacksmithing for some time now, but never got into armor so I finally decided to give it a shot. I am actually working on a piece of chain mail at the mo...