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Gauntlets finished as the armour construction is almost complete.




The construction stages for the gauntlets can be seen at

www.armourdesign.co.uk/pc10.htm

Mike

Looks like a fun work to make a full suit and put the steps online. Lots of work as well I imagine. Looks very nice.
RPM

Very nice AD, thank you for sharing this.

I was just going through the other steps and came across the straping method for the vambrace and rebrace. How did you come about this method? it seems a little odd.
Wouldn't pointing each seperate piece to an amring doublet allow more freedom? it looks like you have a alrge piece of leather pushing out and flapping about when you bend the arm.

Thomas H wrote:I was just going through the other steps and came across the straping method for the vambrace and rebrace. How did you come about this method? it seems a little odd.
Wouldn't pointing each seperate piece to an amring doublet allow more freedom? it looks like you have a alrge piece of leather pushing out and flapping about when you bend the arm.

Where'd you find that?

It's on his site, here http://www.armourdesign.co.uk/pc09.htm

Hi Thomas,

Yes you're probably right it wouldn't be all that practical, but this armour is for display and I thought it looked OK. If I were making it for wear I agree the attachment of rerebrace to vambrace would need to be quite different - perhaps just one thinner strap to take the lacing for the coundiere.

Mike

I see, i didn't realise it was only for display.