Greek Bronze Greaves

[Chris B]

Actually I am fairly decent at wood working, but I also think it wouldn't work very well. The wood isn't hard enough and would definately get torn up by the metal. Thanks for the ideas though. I was aware that manning used casts of the legs, but don't know if they hammer the greeves out on the casts or just use the casts to ensure proper fit.

I am actually considering using extremely coarse sand paper to thin the metal to roughly 20 gauge and try that. I would rather spend time thinning the metal I already have than spend another $100 on a thinner sheet. I might try this after a few more days of playing with what I already have.

The curve isn't quite doing what I want it to do, and I am struggling with that. I also noticed that I really do not think my leg curves as much as some of the greaves in the display. I never really focussed on it, but I think calves might all have a somewhat different curve to them. I started thinking about the stereotypical bow legged cowboy since I live in Texas and wonder if their greaves would curve even more to meet up properly.

I think I need to focus on the fit for now and stop worrying as much about the preconceived notion of how they "should" look. Then I may be able to do some fine tuning.