Glueing a Linothorax

[Chris B]

Matt,

I was assuming the glue soaked through the linen so the bottom layer would stick to the surface it was drying on. That is what I meant. As far as unravelling, I will buy enough double bias tape to trim all the pteryges too then. Thanks for the information.

1) What PVA glue did most the guys in the U.S. use? Marvin Medium seems to be a UK product. I was thinking of just using the gallon containers of plain PVA you find at Home Depot or Lowes. That's what I use on my shields and it has always worked great. I am not sure for cloth to cloth though.

2) Did anyone paint the entire linothorax white instead of just leaving the cloth unpainted?

Andy,

Thanks for the information. It will definately help. I am planning on using Giannis's pattern so the pteryges would be 8 layers and the whole thorax would be 16 layers built in two 8 layer bundles. I think I am going to lace the scales on at about 5 layers and then put the bottom 3 layers on after so it will be easier to sew and so that the stitches will not be visible from the inside.