Byzantine spaulders..for want of a better word

Fearghus Macildubh · Post by **Fearghus Macildubh** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:42 am

Does anyone have a pattern or how to on making these? They look fairly simple, but I could be wrong. I was planning on making them out of water hardened leather, then decorating them with some copper that I scrounged. I have limited supplies of both, so would like to avoid the learning curve as much as possible.

Stahlgrim · Post by **Stahlgrim** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:01 am

You might try asking D. Sebastion he is the owner of the one in the second photo you posted he hay have a pattern he is willing to send to you.

Elias mac Griogair · Post by **Elias mac Griogair** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:03 am

my suggestion would be to modify one of the patterns for a simple spaulder from the pattern archive.

after that just follow the tutorial that House of Wolf has listed on his website.

either way the MRE box cardboard would be the easiest thing to play with to get the right look and size before you hack into the leather.

D. Sebastian · Post by **D. Sebastian** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 11:32 am

No pattern, just took a shoulder cop and some cardboard to moc up the ptruges. Didn't save the cardboard as it was a hack job/ learning experience.

The leather ptruges are done like a spread hand (or indivdually, like fingers), so they lay correctly on the arm.

I did all these as individual fingers (hence all the rivets).
I attached the brass to the leather, then the leather to the cop.

http://www.mattyds.com/armour1.php

Good luck!