Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. -Aristotle
The armor bend is something of a better deal if you are looking for more consistant thickness. The saddle skirting can be as thin as 9 to 10 ounce. So if you are making greaves or vambraces the armor bend generally is better.
