Padded Armour

[tlclark]

Actually, I had not thought of the padding, but it is not a bad idea. The rawhide is absolutely stiff, but not brittle. You form it by soaking it in hot water, then let it dry.

Thanks.

If the doubling is stiff would it chafe, catch too much? Or does it 'float' above you kinda like football shoulder pads do?

Also, there are grades of rawhide if I'm not mistaken, and some of the thinner stuff is more flexible, less like the rock-hard dog bones and more like the nylon they make football/motorcylce armor out of.

All of this is really foggy for me, working from memories of working with rawhide as a boyscout decades ago.

Please post any and all insights you work out on this.

Travis