It’s been a weekend of garbage.
Kyle’s armor had hit a snag:
How to make the chain mail?
Mostly needed to attach the different plates, but also to look proper. The initial plans were to find some fabric at the stores to look the part.
The problems with this approach were two fold. First, nothing looked right at the fabric store. Second…it meant I needed to sew. Which is a laughable assertion.
I got some suggestions to try a sweater, which would have certainly solved the Hauberk (shirt) situation…and left the legs.
Finally, I got a suggestion to utilize thermals.
A stroke of genius really. If I could find them. In the spring. Even the local thrift stores were coming up dry, when one told me to check their garbage. They’d thrown a bunch out for the year.
And, with that, the armor is swiftly moving forward. The left arm is a little behind schedule due to a rework on it’s plates, and I’ve added the bottom of the hauberk to the breastplate since the picture.
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| From 2011 buildup |
The thermals:
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| From 2011 buildup |
The secret to all the plates: Good ol’ velcro.
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| From 2011 buildup |
Along with that, the wood donations are continuing to flow.
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| From 2011 buildup |
In fact, I even put some of that wood to use already. Doubling the floor space and tripling the shelf space in our shed.
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| From 2011 buildup |