Comments on: Aden’s Lamellar

By: Lunara

Lunara — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:45:06 +0000

How do you lace up the scales and place the holes? I have looked at some other Lamellar armor and still confused on how the whole thing links together.

By: Mike Aguilar

Mike Aguilar — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:39:50 +0000

I am a beginning leather worker myself. I just got done making my first real set of armor. I was looking around for a good design for armor for my wife. I found this here and she loves it. My question is do you have drawn out designs for this armor. If not could you make some and email them? I would be glad to pay you for them if youd like.

By: Aaron Wood

Aaron Wood — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:39:14 +0000

Simply amazing leather work. Where do you find the materials to make up this armor?

By: MARIA SMITH

MARIA SMITH — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:25:09 +0000

I am looking forward to starting something like this. As this is just what I am looking for. May I ask what the back looks like I cannot make it out. I hope to get your answer soon. I do not want to start it and then find out I am doing it wrong and have to take it apart. Thank you in advance for your help.
Maria S.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:10:37 +0000

May I ask what size leather plates did you use.

By: Gerri Heitman-Young

Gerri Heitman-Young — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 02:45:41 +0000

Is there a pattern for this anywhere, or maybe someone who could make it for me? It’s absolutely stunning.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:52:50 +0000

Greetings and many many questions! As a beginning fighter (and mom with two kiddos fighting) I am very green to this. I love the llamelar and have recently purchased plastic as opposed to the leather. My question is more about the assembly and undersupport. I want to be sure my daughter and I are properly (and comfortably) protected in all the places we need to be when fighting. She is 11 and I am 33. She is small, but developing fast. I am - well - rather thick waisted.=) I measure around 49 in the bust and 45 in the waist. 10″ underarm to waistline. I am ready to begin lacing the llames for the form of the armor itself, but if I have to attach it to under protection - as you have mentioned - I don’t want to find that out once I am halfway through and have to start over. I would be most upset. Please excuse the ignorance here - but as I said - I am very new. I do have a couple of male fighters who are helping me and one has leather llamelar - but male fighter needs are nto the same and he knew I would need additional chest protection but was vague about the what and how. I do not simply want to be a woman in armor. I wish to be a fighter (woman or otherwise should not matter!). And I wish to be a great fighter at that. I don’t want armoring difficulties to be an obstacle.

Thank you so very much for such a wonderful website and for any help you can offer.

Michelle - Gleann Ahbann

By: Caileigh

Caileigh — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:03:37 +0000

Hi,

This is an absolutely lovely piece of armor. My husband immediately agreed that it’d be a good set for me. So much of what I see is geared toward a less curvacious (though equally beautiful) body type. This could work well for me.

Do you think it would be practical for me as an archer? I do expect to do some heavy combat down the road as well, in combination with the archery. My husband is interested in rapier, and I wouldn’t mind being able to do that with him, at least to train. My thought is to go with 9/10 oz leather. I think reducing the weight I’m carrying will help make me more mobile. I’m small, and in my 40s. Then I’d need to add the other bits like helmet, gorget (there is a man in our Shire who makes excellent steel gorgets), knees etc. We can make a C-belt easily enough with what we have on hand.

We may come up with questions as we make this. We both have experience with leather work, and he’s got some making armor, but this will be new territory for us.

Thanks!

Caileigh

By: Arexandria Qailynn

Arexandria Qailynn — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:00:45 +0000

I have been looking at this armor and it is quite phenominal. I myself am new to the scene and am working on creating my first set of armor. The construction of the none-bending chest area is a wonderful inspiration. I do have a question, I have no idea how much comfort it is, I am sure it is of the highest that the design could give. However, would adding a soft foam like the foam from Jo-ann’s Fabric store to the lower inner part of the female bossom cups make it anymore comfortable? I have been mulling over the idea of how to give the utmost comfort to my armor while still following construction rules and allowing for mobility.

Thank you for your time and your answer will be greatly appreciated!
Arexandria Qailynn the Half-Elven

By: Aden_Oakwood

Aden_Oakwood — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:53:34 +0000

To Lady Prodi:
I find the weight issue to be very pleasant for me. I like to be fully unencumbered on the shoulders.

What I have done is created a False Waist or Hip for myself. Being rather barrel chested with no hips to speak of I have come to attaching my legs to a Back Packing belt that is padded and about ½ thick. I attache the legs via a bungie cord material allowing them to flex when I go to my knees. This belt also places all the weight from the chest and skirt onto the belt. The first day I showed up at Fighter Practice the marshal told me He would call hold as soon as he saw the armor around my knees… LOL
I fought all night without adjusting once. This allowed me to breath fully from my chest and from my stomach. I can gulp air as I need it.
I also took several GOOD shots from a two handed Great axe in the chest and sides with no damage to my person or the armor. It did not flinch at all. I felt the hit well but without pain.

A woman’s form is better for this type of design allowing for weight distribution across the chest as well as hips. Your C belt will carry most of the weight and your upper torso will also help.

I have been working on a new design to this armor using flexible lames around the edges allowing the warrior to fully hug themselves without binding or digging into the biceps and armpit.

Overall the weight is what you would expect from any Period type of material. I am toying with the idea of building the Yoke itself from Kydex and then attaching leather over it.