Making Real Armor for Cats and Mice

[@LincolnPower27]

"After I built my first suit of mouse armor, my whole life changed."

[@MagellanicCosmos]

I type lol a lot but this is the first time i mean it. lol.

[@goddammitjanice7700]

I can actually see it, like a scene in a movie.

[@JamesHarderTheReallyBIGDoor]

This guy's tie is amazing!

[@Sammowah]

Clip-on

[@JamesHarderTheReallyBIGDoor]

Sam Dufour Well yeah. That doesn't make it any less cool. It's a chainmail tie, and that bit at the top looks intricate.

[@Sammowah]

James Harder It was a joke. :) It is obviously very intricate and cool

[@ShannonHoover]

Sam Dufour It's not a clip-on, it has a leather strap.

[@ShannonHoover]

Sam Dufour It's not a joke. I have version 1, it has 16 small OLED screens, and runs off a seeedstudio.com xadow mainboard - you can see more about it here: www.makefashion.ca/makefashion-tech-tie/

[@irllcd13]

That chainmail tie.

[@jaytyme9324]

It would great to see these on taxidermy mice and cats.

[@kaseyk98]

Jay Tyme I can’t imagine any living ones being able to wear those and move in them and not die. I don’t see the purpose of this but it’s cool to see tiny armor

[@sauce4229]

My cat is always fighting and i think i should give him some armor

[@Slipperyjim8]

Purrrrsian armor you say?

[@Shinzon23]

The armored shock troopurrs of the cat uprising are pleased with your contribution to the cause.

[@webkilla]

As a LARPer, this makes me feel all kinds of warm and fuzzy inside

[@screamingtaco2190]

When I was a boy around the age of four, I got a little solid black kitten, I named him Archimedes. I had him for 14 years, and that cat was more tolerant than any other cat I’ve ever had. He would let you do basically anything. He would wear clothes with no resistance. He would wear shirts, jackets, hats, and basically anything and he didn’t care and wouldn’t even try to take them off at all. I have no doubt that he would literally just wear this armor and be ready for battle.

[@Omfgwhtavid]

Great, now I need a little mousetrap sized ballista.

[@ianroberts978]

Amazing work, extremely authentic, massive amounts of history built into it. Many thanks for sharing this, brilliant.

[@adrianhuysman3331]

he is an instructor at the art collage I attended. He is super.

[@manypseudonyms]

Dude! Fellow ACAD student!

[@jonaspete]

which one?

[@adrianhuysman3331]

1998-2002 :) drawing major.

[@adrianhuysman3331]

Alberta Collage of Art and Design. :)

[@jonaspete]

adrian huysman thank you, adrian for the information!

[@KennieFitz]

I can just see a teacher wearing that tie and the entire class just poking away at their screens to change the pattern haha

[@kaseyk98]

Kendra Fitzpatrick except you can’t use phones in class 😅

[@bliz0123]

"After I built my first suit of mouse armor my whole life changed"

[@gabrielleb74]

That is so cool! Peoples dedication to their art is so interesting, thanks tested.

[@melodychef]

Unique! I also liked him talking about transitioning his career from "me" focus to us. Thanks for the great video.

[@michaelpowell3204]

I appreciate how he embraces absurdity.

[@captainzac24]

I just realised his tie is chainmail that is so awesome!!

[@chrisvickers7928]

I've known Jeff since he was in high school and I have some of his work. How did I miss this for 9 years?

[@ProfSaxby]

He's good. The pieces all look properly antiqued. Also functional. Fun stuff.

[@undeny]

I NEED that tie in my life!..

[@artfx9]

Ha, that's such a cool idea making armors small, but still in real scale. Very beautiful work.

[@menkio]

I've owned mice for years... and this has blown my fucking life apart.. you sir are my hero.

[@creepshowandgore1112]

I can just imagain some old granny buying the suit of armor for her cats "Tiddles, tiddles where are you?" and the noise from the suit would just give it away XD

[@Foxnos]

Holy crap that chain tie. I love it!

[@TheRealObiWahn]

Man, I really like the tie he's wearing

[@thewakz]

We like ridiculous things! So we LOVE this! Thanks for sharing his art.

[@TheDrexxus]

2:29 "Here is this samurai--" "THAT IS A SAMURAT MOTHER FUCKER."

[@julianhernandez6308]

How much for pitbull armor?

[@JHattsy]

He even has a metal tie on. This guy loves his metal

[@sgilmour47]

Me: "I never have enough time to work out!!" Also me: * makes shopping list for cat armour *

[@TheAssassin409]

that tie is awesome

[@rebel89rebel21]

can you imagine a cat and a mouse having a fight wearing this armors ??? that would be amazing !

[@Optamizm]

Love the tie!

[@LordTrolled]

that tie is so sweet

[@Ngontih]

sickest tie ever

[@nothingbutsmith7243]

I like his tie, chainmail.

[@cgerman5]

...a chain mail tie??? EPIC!

[@AlexLusth]

That is so badass, Now I need to get a cat and a couple of mice, give em armor and let em battle!

[@SeifertToddM]

Yes! One step closer to a real life Mice & Mystics game!

[@ClayMann]

Love the mouse armor especially but I can't help think it would look so much better combined with an artist who makes sculptures of animals, so you could permanently see the armor on those little creatures. I've seen a few artists who make such sculptures with fur and such on etsy. I hope he's not throwing money at the gesture controlled ties idea. As long as he's having fun with it and not believing he's going to make money with that idea, all power to him.

[@theneverwas2835]

this stuff is awesome

[@stegwise]

"i tell people that cat and mouse armor is my day job." yeah, probably don't do that, guy. just a pro tip.

[@Unrealize]

He makes a living from making cat and mouse armor, it's not a joke to him, so I bet he has a good laugh from everyone who hears that sentence and thinks he's a weird.. I'd say he should say it a lot more than he probably does!!

[@ShannonHoover]

He does very well at his day job :)

[@6ravens326]

Ha! "Just a pro tip"? He's been making art and only art successfully for over 20 years. This is how he makes his money. That is the definition of "Pro", is it not?

[@_yellow]

Still more interesting than 97% of all other jobs out there.

[@thesighbored]

Nice tie.. I see what you did there..

[@realblu000]

yo..

[@peekakuchu6878]

His tie is awesome

[@BrookeK92]

... I want one... And this guy is driving distance from where I live ^_^

[@MrBukkakebandit]

This guy is a BOSS. Form animal armor smart phone tie what a legend.

[@RedWolf777SG]

Man...this guy has a really good looking custom business tie.

[@keeganmaloney3440]

chainmail tie ^-^ I love it!

[@steliopolskie]

Since when was leeds in london?

[@Whurlpuul]

Give him a break he's canadian

[@Sammowah]

This video contains at least three phrases that have never been uttered in the human history. Chief among them: "After I built my first suit of mouse armor, my whole life changed.".

[@FritzKraut]

you are not a craftsman then? ;-)

[@NeonsStyleHD]

The thing I hate the most out of Tested, except for maybe Adams stuff, is that they never really show the thing as much as I'd like. Instead we get a pretty boring static images of the interviewer and the interviewee.

[@AwesomeProjects20]

Yes, thank you. I feel like I'm watching a Jonas Brothers episode. The viewers only get close ups of actors and nothing else.

[@opsin]

I thought it a good mix. I want to see the person who is being interviewed, seeing as expressions tell so much, and the shots of the armour were really nicely done. Plus, the guy has a website and images of his work have been circulating round the net for a long time now.

[@AwesomeProjects20]

That's true, I like to replicate what I see. Which is probably the reason why they don't show too much on the displays.

[@tbrowniscool]

the head of armouries in LEEDS in the tower of london? The royal armouries are in Leeds.. A city in the North!

[@FritzKraut]

Right, but the head office still is in the tower of London. Where they still have very rare and important arms and armour.

[@dvskate891]

This Guys tie is awesome!

[@TheOneTrueKaliban]

I'm trying to visualize the experience of stuffing MY cat into a suit of armor! I'd definitely need my OWN gear, first!

[@HamzaOmari1]

That's a cool tie !

[@SonSouper]

Wonderful video and I love all the wonderful armour, although I don't think my cat would sit still enough to wear one! Having said that, the mice she catches could really use the armour. Just to clarify, the Tower of London and the Royal Armouries in Leeds are different places but run by the same company. Love Tested and love the videos. More One day builds!

[@moesix]

That tie is bad ass

[@nathanielharrison4396]

The Samurai Armour Is Beautiful

[@JellyMach]

A fucking chain mail tie. It doesn't get more baller than that.

[@JustKarma-tv]

Awesome tie

[@ipKonfig]

Kitty Armor. Now when the cats take over the world, dogs will fear and bow to them.

[@tsenotsenov443]

I like his tie!

[@THEShoky]

is he wearing a chainmail tie? thats fucking awesome.

[@gavinanderson3256]

Now that's real artwork

[@terrylong8894]

That's VERY cool. I want some of those.

[@grantwallace1597]

That chainmail tie caught my attention very heavily..... I'm going to have to weave some finer rings from stainless....

[@Packless1]

Great!!! Was he inspired by David Peteren's 'Mouse Guard' ? His Chainmail-Tie is just cool! :D

[@landrecce]

Amazing buddy!

[@a64738]

Our male Bengal cat loved to go out and fight all the cats within reach, then come home full of battle scars and sleep for days... He would have loved to have a armour lol. Now his son has taken over the kinddom and is doing the same.

[@luckydog161]

Finally Peter griffins dream of GLADITOR MICE is here!!!!!!

[@Ryan-9000]

Omg what a tie!

[@johnhaygood7990]

Can someone tell me more about his awesome ring?

[@jeremyloveday9865]

Website link??

[@andrewpotapenkoff7723]

Oh boy, i like his tie...

[@jalil1371]

That Persian armor though

[@selbie]

Goddamit I want that tie...

[@vinegreen3242]

Barney's gonna run after that tie if you're not careful!

[@aaron4820]

This video makes me angry, how ungrateful can you be to run away when someone has offered you a custom made set of mediaeval armour??? If I was a cat I'd wear it all day, and chase after dogs, or if I was a rat I'd wear it and chase after naked cats, all day.

[@Requiemes]

His cat is probably running away because it's still not happy enough with the final product.

[@hyperhektor7733]

+aaron4820 i have a cat too but its difficult to train them / explain them that amour has value. I had also a dog and they can be trained to accept amour or high tech like videocam on their head + a citizens’ band or pmr radio connection. So you can command the the dog through radio + see what he sees :D.

[@222caribou]

erm............the Royal Armouries Museum is in Leeds................which is a couple of hundred miles from London where the The Tower is typical North American lol

[@AwesomeProjects20]

I would definitely try to get my sister's cats to wear the armor, but as for the mouse it would be rather difficult to get its ears in the slots.

[@benrsh1147]

He says the tie will not go obsolete but the only thing that becomes obsolete almost as fast as technology is fashion.

[@MrRedstone118]

That kid in the backround at 1:59 his shirt is awesome

[@karu6111]

His tie is made of chainmail!

[@ZeroGorDIE]

where can i get a tie like that?

[@milomai6444]

Make dog armor! That would be sooo awesome!!!!

[@Jónsi789]

what website name

[@goatintuxedo2206]

definitely getting a full armor for my cat.

[@mosamaster]

Now the "Chicken Armor"

[@user-rm3qj9mb2b]

I want to buy this now.

[@powerinknowledge2392]

It would be cool for guard dog.

[@sanitydistortion]

What's that ring he is wearing? It's also on the big poster in the back, but nowhere on his website.

[@Hoverbot1TV]

Amazing stuff makes me want to Arma-dillo my manx in carbon fibre and kevlar.

[@ebarkley14]

Put links in the description

[@TheGrizzlyDesigns]

Where can you buy this??

[@sdp8483]

The mouse armor reminds me of the Redwall series.

[@Epheli.]

You would need a suit of armor to put a suit of armor on a cat.

[@Gerilac001]

This is SO EPIC!

[@weroliera]

If I had a mouse or a cat. He would wear one of these for sure!!

[@dascodraws6040]

Thats an amazing tie

[@DrussNL]

These would be awesome conversation starters. :o