How to Make Armor - Strapping Lamellar

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

I think it's time for some Costume builds, I'm going to continue my Thor Ragnarok build and start a Hawkeye End Game build (Different from Ronin)

[@Skelstoolbox]

Are you on Vancouver ISland or the city of Vancouver proper? I'm here in Victoria and hope to open a custom knife and blade business one day. Till then, working in fab shops as a welder I guess.. I just found your channel, can't believe I hadn't till now!

[@rock_ok]

do you have a link for a japanese armor?

[@Skelstoolbox]

@@rock_ok Metatron.. That guy is an encyclopaedia when it comes to Japanese Armour. Among other things weeb and non-weeb...

[@rock_ok]

@@Skelstoolbox ok thanks gonna search for that guy. does he have a tutorial for making one?

[@Skelstoolbox]

@@rock_ok He's more a historian than a craftsman but his knowledge on different armor is vast. Especially Japanese.. He'll know it all and the correct pronunciation being a language teacher from Sicily..

[@dm666master]

Im super glad i found your channel. Im moving up to adult chivalric combat and im in the process of making my own armor. I love lamellar armor and your videos have helped me a lot. Now i just need to get some more money to make my armor fully

[@evinfuilt]

Love seeing the call out to Calontir Trim, great guy. Hard to not walk into his tent and not go broke.

[@SkillTree]

You are an inspiration, sir! Keep up the great content.

[@ncjrath]

Got me inspired to do some leather work. Going to my first workshop tomorrow!

[@denasewell]

I love the Bronzehammer Buckles on the original piece!!! It would be super cool if you did a leather tool sharpening video...as you mentioned sharpening tools in the video ! Amazing work !as always!

[@hipsterpantsgladstone9767]

This is my favorite channel by far :) love how your work has progressed

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Thanks! :)

[@realpolicetalk]

well-rounded artist and Craftsman my friend.

[@Ryku996]

Will you do a tutorial of a leather gauntlet ? and keep doing incredibles stuffs !

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Eventually. :)

[@marcusfridh8489]

I made myself a leather lammelar armor a few years ago, always wearing it with my my archerykit, on vikingfairs. my armor consists of the quirass with biult in tassets and pouldrons, mongolinspired hardleatherhelmet, two kinds of leatherwambraces that also have protection for the upperside of the hand, like samurai, (one with arrmqiuver for arrows and one with a sheet for a throwing knife, leatherlamellar greaves (not unlike the kiev-rus, but out of hardbeltleather). the lammelardesign i use is the archshaped with 8 holes

[@francoisdavis7254]

Beautiful man...work of art seriously....subbed👌👌👌👌

[@ApolloSZ]

Another cool video. Great seeing some of your fighting too. I fight up to C&T myself.

[@ardanforest2475]

Thanks so much for this video detailing a lot of the fine leather working components!

[@tacotuesday9564]

What company’s want you to wear ( clothes that cost too much ) What I want to wear ( dope ass leather armor )

[@RavenAttwoode]

Thank you for the great videos!

[@damirbacic2556]

beautiful work!! can you tell me how much pieces it takes for one armor? thanks

[@SgtBurn]

You should, save up those leather pieces from punching the holes, and then send them to one of those people on here who makes bowls from i.e. wood shavings or metal shavings and resin. They put in a lathe.

[@Shaybot]

Nice! You put in some old video of you fighting papa Steinarr.

[@czaczaja]

Amazing video, just what I need! Quick question - why paracord over leather lace? For historical accuracy sake

[@TheVideoprof]

Is that sparring clip from pennsic? I moved out of midrelm, and miss fighting. I haven't found a barony near where I live yet.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Yup, Pennsic.

[@RavenAttwoode]

There is a locator on SCA.org that will point you to your local barony 🙂

[@romans883]

Where did u get the aged brass lamelar pieces ?

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

I buy non aged plated from Calontir Trim, and I sand then patina them with Jax.

[@dorjedriftwood2731]

Is there any footage of you tying the plates.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Hmmmm... I do have a using Paracord video that might have it. I'll investigate, if I don't maybe I'll do a little vid

[@amberbasting2935]

dose any one know were he got him lamellar plates

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

I purchased these plates from "Calontir Trim" :)

[@fasiapulekaufusi6632]

How much would it cost if you were to make for me a leather or wooden lemellar armor?

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

I don't make much for anyone these days, sorry.

[@jeremy4046]

Big fan. Your art work is great. Have you ever done a fox?

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Not specifically. Good idea.

[@josephbrown-ut9ty]

Gleann Abhann here, I fixing to start working on a new suit of armor for our Fall Crown List , I wanna look nice for it. Do you goto Gulf Wars any?

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

I've been a couple of times.

[@RavenAttwoode]

Hello from Meridies!

[@really5194]

Ignorant me wonders what happens if you don't put all that work on the side (border) of the scales. What if you dye and don't put the wax and the following work?

[@warlord5295]

i hope to make armor out of titanium one of these days maybe I can do lamellar and possible give it a modern upgrade

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Smart plan.

[@AZ.tattoo]

Awesome video!

[@TheAdhitya37]

That's appear just like Japanese samurai armor, unless your is only one sided while Japanese one has surrounding tube shape around torso. Interesting.

[@ChozoSR388]

I have a couple of questions I'd like to ask. Firstly, I know you offer patterns for DIY leather work, but do you do commissions? You may have already answered a question like this, so I do apologize if I'm asking a previously answered question. Secondly, as you're a leather worker and make leather armor in several different processes, you seem to the person to ask on this point; is oil boiled leather a thing in armoring? I've seen it mentioned in things like the Dungeons & Dragons Players Handbook, but I wanted to know if that was an actual toughening process in making leather armor.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Never done any oil boiled leather, I think it's unlikely. Water hardened / baked would be the more "period" way to do things.

[@JosephBHZ]

Holy crap, just found your channel and your content is top notch. Do you have any tips on making a brigandine?

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Not off the top of my head, sorry for the delayed response. Glad you're enjoying the channel.

[@MaethTheGamer]

why did this not come out 8 months ago before i even started to make one i could have done it so much diffrently

[@SkarneZ]

Cool tutorial

[@kaelenhollyer9880]

chicken nugget! first comment! I like your leather working vids

[@Kephri]

Hold the phone, I didnt realize you are an SCA guy 😱😱 What kingdom/etc are you from? I'm from Middle, Pentamere, Barony of Andelcrag, Canton of Three Hills. Totally going to look up your patron now ... :)

[@Kephri]

Nvm, I see An Tir on another comment below.. :P shoulda looked before commenting.

[@waltersmith3377]

@@Kephri and mine was Ceolwulf thy draefenf no kingdom now I'm in So. Ca. it's been 30 years now

[@jasonscreativeadventures3900]

Nice!👍😎

[@steveroush4147]

I would’ve used double cap rivets. It’s easier and you have less spoilage.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Easier is not necessarily better. I'd rather use strong solid rivets for actual armor so it doesn't explode. That said, you can easily use some double cap rivets if that's what you want to do.

[@whoobagames6384]

Are you in the sca

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

You are indeed correct.

[@whoobagames6384]

@@DarkHorseWorkshop what kingdom

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

An Tir

[@whoobagames6384]

@@DarkHorseWorkshop I'm in the outlands

[@maryruthheredia5]

Me encanta tu vídeos quiero aprender

[@swarfsbackshop.3388]

Bro! Are you a fellow LARPer? What faction are you with. Personally I'm Wolves for life.

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

My LARP is the SCA

[@swarfsbackshop.3388]

@@DarkHorseWorkshop I had to Google this and I hope you mean the Society of Creative Anachronism. This is new information to me and more research is definatly need to which I'm now diving into. Please do a video on this as I now want to learn more.

[@angusoldwolf295]

Look up SCA Combat on KZbin. This will inevitably not only show you combat but suggest other videos of activities in the SCA. You could also search for the Society's web page, which will help you find out what kingdom/shire you are located. There is always contact information on the web page to get in touch with SCAdians in your general area.

[@morganabernathy-warner5904]

Are you a Scadian?!? If so, where do you play??

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

Yup. I'm in An Tir, north of Washington state in British Columbia Canada.

[@morganabernathy-warner5904]

@@DarkHorseWorkshop SWEET! I'm down in Summits at the Southern end! Nice to see a fellow player with such a cool channel going.

[@cmdraftbrn]

very nice

[@akona71]

wowww

[@djay6651]

Good ol' Burka lamellar. Looks a lot different than my set. I used 6mm macrame cord to lace mine up.

[@nogum9763]

for flattening those pinheads there are concave pins yu can hmmer on to form a counterpart to the one on the other sinde www.toplicht.de/de/popups/zoom/c2hvcC5kb21haW4uUHJvZHVjdDoxMzQ4%3Bjsessionid=C8D2F52AFD517587C07F12EEFFE508EA

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

I have lots of them. They've never worked as good as hammering because the dome head makes them want to skew. Smart hammering works best.

[@nogum9763]

@@DarkHorseWorkshop kay, i use those tools for all my head flattening needs, but you do what works for you

[@zetoboogaloo8802]

should have made bronze lamellar.

[@ZafAdventures]

You look like one of my Uncle bro

[@DarkHorseWorkshop]

You look like my nephew!

[@ZafAdventures]

@@DarkHorseWorkshop you look like graldiator too

[@azrielbaz]

Calontir

[@知-k3q]

Chinese armor?

[@maihem1]

Very nice