pgandy
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Post by pgandy on Sept 29, 2021 17:49:36 GMT
Leather shields were made by several cultures. Essentially hide was stretched inside a wooden frame. The Zulus pops into my mind immediately. I believe the Sudanese also used them as well as others. The reports that I’ve read by the Brits say they were effective. However during a charge point would penetrate. Below is a Zulu reed dance from Wikipedia.  |
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Post by LeMal on Sept 29, 2021 18:12:29 GMT
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Post by wstalcup on Sept 29, 2021 19:30:33 GMT
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Post by demonskull on Oct 1, 2021 0:32:41 GMT
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Post by wstalcup on Oct 8, 2021 15:08:12 GMT
i see! thanks! good instructions.. i did try baking a small piece at 250 degrees and all i did was end up making it brittle. I see it has to be baked at much lower tempertures! |
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Post by demonskull on Oct 8, 2021 21:36:51 GMT
My brother did a wax hardened bracer about 20 years ago. As I recall, he wrapped the leather over a piece of a 2x4 tacked it down, then placed in a tin can of wax and placed that in a pot of water (home made double boiler). It came out with a permanent contour and was very hard but not brittle. At one time he was planning on making a breastplate but I don't think he ever made a chest mold to affix the leather to.
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