03-01-2006, 09:53 PM
Quote:tlclark:3dt58qlj Wrote:the reason I am asking is to inquire if rawhide might be suitable for the construction of a subarmalis or musculata.Travis, did a lightbulb just suddenly appear above your head?
Exactly! I know rawhide can be molded. Can it be molded to the detail we see in the artwork? I just don't know.
Quote: I just stabbed a 2mm thick piece of rawhide repeatedly with a sharp heavy kitchen knife, and no penetration at all....
Rawhide is also completely unsightly in its raw form. Painting it would make it look so much better :wink:
Or even better, covered in linen and backed with padding.
My only experience with rawhide is that it is very stiff and hard. I made a drum from rawhide once and cut my hands on an edge...vicious stuff!
Suppose we had a layer of rawhide behind the musculata or the subarmalis?
The thicker stuff is hard as a rock when it dries, but the thinner stuff is fairly flexible as I remember.
How well does it hold up? Could it be molded to make the kind of detail we see in a musculata?
These are things I would like to know.
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