The Armour Archive

Hi folks -

I'm interested in replacing my hockey glove shield hand with a lower profile better looking piece like the attached example. I'll be making the thumb in steel (with a slotted bottom rivet) and the wrist in buffalo hide with butted Al splints. I use a strapped heater. What thickness would you make the clamshell and metacarpal plates when using 6061? Any other thoughts?

-Waveicle

Based off of personal experience, you'll get hit on your shield hand about once every 10 years (slightly more if you use a small round shield, much more frequently if you are only using a buckler.)

Despite that, the regs are fairly clear. You must either have a shield basket or a gauntlet of "rigid material" (which either transfers force to the surface of the shield or is lined with 1/4" foam OR is a leather gauntlet with 1/2" of padding) protecting your shield hand. "Rigid material" has a specific definition (which is too long to go into, check page 29 of the regs for specifics); for aluminum it has to be at least .075"(1.9mm) thick.


Frederich