new arms. (Thanks to Magnus's pattern help)

Varukh · Post by **Varukh** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 10:41 pm

Just finished my new arms. Thanks to Magnus for pointing me in the right direction with the elbow cop pattern.
Hand cut, hand stitched, and wax hardened.
Hope you like em.

Count Johnathan · Post by **Count Johnathan** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 10:49 pm

Those look quite burly! Well done!

Will they be hidden or no? Either way they are very nice! They have a certain professional quality to their appearance.

I like em!

Wulfgar · Post by **Wulfgar** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 11:00 pm

Very neat, well done. I enjoy seeing your armour evolution and am impressed how far you raise your bar each time you make a new iteration.

Konstantin the Red · Post by **Konstantin the Red** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 6:13 am

Wot Wulfgar sed. Vivat! -- et Smaqueat!

Varukh · Post by **Varukh** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 6:28 am

thank you very much!

They will probably be worn under my tunic, but i thought I'd try to make them nice enough so that if they decided to peak out from time to time, no one would really care.

Konstantin the Red · Post by **Konstantin the Red** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 6:32 am

And it shows. Poster Kilkenny (Duke Sir Gavin) may become quite a fan of your crafting. You're ready to talk serious technique with him now.

Vilhelm550 · Post by **Vilhelm550** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:11 am

Wow. Nice clean lines and it looks like you molded in a bit of a flare at the wrist of the vambrace. Nicely done!

bigjon · Post by **bigjon** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:48 am

Nice work! Now you just gotta come down to practice a little more.

I'd like to come up there sometime, when you guys will be there.

Varukh · Post by **Varukh** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:09 pm

yes the edges are flared around the wrist a bit.

bigjon i wish i lived a little closer so it wouldn't be such a big deal for me to make it to practices there. As it is now i really have to sweet talk the wife to get out of the house on Sunday afternoon. I will try to make it down in a week or two. you going to be at newbie? if so i will see you there.

Thanks for all the compliments guys. here in a few min i will post some pics of all the armor i have finished this week. been a busy little bee this week.

Varukh · Post by **Varukh** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:29 pm

all i have finished so far this week. Arms, half gauntlets, patina on the clam shell gauntlets and new cuff on the clam shells.

bigjon · Post by **bigjon** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:30 pm

see you there!

Magnus Ulfgarsson · Post by **Magnus Ulfgarsson** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:09 pm

Spiff man.

Pitbull Armory · Post by **Pitbull Armory** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:12 am

Hi there. Those looke great Varukh. I wish I could learn to stitch like that. Nice job. Keep up the good work.

Take care

Pitbull

Sigurd Fjalarson · Post by **Sigurd Fjalarson** » Fri May 06, 2011 6:26 pm

Hey Swete, care to share some info on your elbows? I'm futzing around with a pattern for them, and would love to hear how you did yours. (Unless its Magnus' trade secret or something)

Thanks,
Randy

Samuel · Post by **Samuel** » Fri May 06, 2011 6:37 pm

looks like my two part pattern in the pattern archive. kinda cool seeing one much like mine ( if its not ) done in Leather.

Sigurd Fjalarson · Post by **Sigurd Fjalarson** » Fri May 06, 2011 6:56 pm

Thanks Sir Sam, I went and looked at those and it gives me a better starting point.

Would still love to get more insight from ya Swete if ya got it.

Varukh · Post by **Varukh** » Fri May 06, 2011 7:59 pm

the elbow cop is just a variation of the one on the AA with the round pieces of leather stitched over the top of them just to add a little more protection on those points of my elbow. The forearm section is just a generic pattern for a vambrace that i just found online and added some leather splints to it. then i wax hardened the whole thing and slapped it together. not sure if that is any help for you or not, if you have any more specific questions i will answer them as best i can.

Sigurd Fjalarson · Post by **Sigurd Fjalarson** » Fri May 06, 2011 9:14 pm

Thanks, that helps a bit indeed. And my bad for calling ya swete, i didn't even read the name, just glanced at the profile pic. :oops:

Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Fri May 06, 2011 9:20 pm

Nice set of arms, I like em.
Thanks for the pics.

Russet patina on the metal parts would look nice.
Perhaps... blend in with the brown of the leather.
YMMV

Hal

PS:
Chemical russit patina.
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/h ... Russit.JPG
http://www.sculptnouveau.com/
Works for me.

Swete · Post by **Swete** » Sat May 07, 2011 10:52 am

Heinrich wrote:Thanks, that helps a bit indeed. And my bad for calling ya swete, i didn't even read the name, just glanced at the profile pic.

Hehe! Never been confused for someone else here. I, unlike Varukh, have very little leather skill. :lol:

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