08-31-2006, 10:17 AM
Quote:I finished my first lino-thorax a week or so ago. Here's what I did and as I go I'll explain some of the things that I think were period accurate and some that weren't.[/quote]
19) To finish off I took some beer bottle caps to make buttons with and riveted them to the parts that needed to be able to be undone (i.e. on side of the armor as well as both shoulders)
Kind regards
Have you worn it for a day? Two layers of leather with aluminium in between seems a bit excessive!
hock: I used one layer of leather to give a firm base for gluing the linen and to save several layers, even though I think this is inauthentic. A colleague used two layers of leather, each about 4mm thick, and 16 layers of linen. The result is very stiff and rather heavy, although he has the strength to wear it easily and says it isn't as hot as one might expect.I often use old coins as washers, having defaced them. How do you treat your beer-bottle tops? I was a bit stunned by them!
I notice you dutifully gave your real name, but there's nothing else in your profile. Where are you from, Sir (or Madam!)?
