finished 2 new Kabuto's

ruthardus · Post by **ruthardus** » Tue May 18, 2010 9:03 am

The shikoro panels are NOT punched for laces, since the lacing patterns are so diverse per period and clan. I juts put a few retaining holes in the planels to fit them to the kabuto. The plain metal one is being shipped so the customer can powder coat it.

ruthardus · Post by **ruthardus** » Tue May 18, 2010 9:04 am

and the black one. requested all black by the customer

ruthardus · Post by **ruthardus** » Tue May 18, 2010 9:08 am

and a profile of the bird beak mempo

Zweihammer · Post by **Zweihammer** » Tue May 18, 2010 9:52 am

Daaaang, those look intimidating!

Gryffinclaw · Post by **Gryffinclaw** » Tue May 18, 2010 10:44 am

Very nice. I am linking this for my son who wants to build some similar stuff.

Theodin'sArmsandArmour · Tue May 18, 2010 11:56 pm

very nice!

RenJunkie · Post by **RenJunkie** » Wed May 19, 2010 5:49 am

Gargoyley Kabutos.

Nice. Are they staying bare, or are they getting paint/lacquer?

Christopher

ruthardus · Post by **ruthardus** » Wed May 19, 2010 7:02 am

the blackened on is finished, the uncoated steel one is destined for a white poweder coating

Somdin · Post by **Somdin** » Thu May 20, 2010 9:32 am

I dont know a whole lot about Aisan armor
So I dont feel so bad asking this
what are the flaps of what i assume to be leather that are folded back on the sided for
seems to me that they would catch swords and jerk the head around

Effingham · Post by **Effingham** » Thu May 20, 2010 12:49 pm

The shikoro (the neck guard) is laced together, and the fukigaeshi (lit. "blowbacks") in front were designed to prevent a downward swordstrike from sliding between the lames and cutting the lacing.

Effingham

finished 2 new Kabuto's

finished 2 new Kabuto's

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