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Gordo
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 Armor legal/good bad idea? - 2011/04/01 04:55 I dont know exactly what forum to ask this in so i made a new one. Im making my first set of chainmail its starting out as a sleeveless shirt of 4 in 1 pattern. Im using 14 gauge galvanized steel wire i wound up and cut the rings. Dad gave me the idea that it would be cool to tie the front and back peice with leather strips on each side. My questions are is this a good idea, is it still legal, will it add or subtract points, and how hard or how much trouble will it be to do this? Thank you
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kain
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 Re:Armor legal/good bad idea? - 2011/04/01 08:14 So the way I am imagining it there will be two strips of leather under your arms instead of a chainmail seam. This is legal and it might detract points from the armor but you can fix that by using studs (every inch), boiling the leather, or putting rings on the leather. It would look great but you should use some eyelet hardware on the leather where the rings will attach. 14 gauge, that's a lot of forearm work . Hope this helps and good luck.
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Korderellin
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 Re:Armor legal/good bad idea? - 2011/04/01 13:39 This depends on how the straps are integrated into the armor piece itself. If the straps are intended to be able to take a hit themselves, the straps will actually subtract from the value of the chain for averaging purposes. If the straps are intended merely to hold the armor together, then the areas where the straps cover the torso would not count as armor, and you would therefore have open areas where someone could potentially hit a non-armored portion of your torso on the sides. In order for the straps to be considered part of the armor for rating purposes, I'd say they'd have to be significant enough to act as armor in their own right, which means you'd be taking up a significant amount of the chain armor with leather pieces.

It's a fine idea, and may cut down on some of the weight, or make it easier to get the armor on and off, but there will be some downside. As Kain said, you can always augment the leather to adjust for this. Kord
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Gordo
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 Re:Armor legal/good bad idea? - 2011/04/01 17:01 Thanks guys that does help i think im going to make all chainmail and when i finish then il try experimenting with chain and leather. The other thing is it posible to make chainmail pants?
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Casca
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 Re:Armor legal/good bad idea? - 2011/04/03 04:11 Since it is tricky seaming them through the crotch in a way that is comfortable, I've most often seen them done more like chaps than pants since the hem of the maille tunic generally covers that area anyways. Casca Eruoy
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Gworin
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 Re:Armor legal/good bad idea? - 2011/04/03 23:17 Well, as one entire set of pants, the crotch area seems like it'd be tricky. But if a separate piece were to be made for that area, and THEN it were attached, it might fit a bit better. That way you can still make the chap portion, and custom-craft the crotch piece so it doesn't bind or constrict.

My old USGI-issue Woodland pants are like that. Separate crotch cloth sewn on.
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Gordo
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 Re:Armor legal/good bad idea? - 2011/04/08 00:54 I think il try that after i finish the shirt i dont want to pile to much up yet but i thought of one more thing that i cant quite understand... how do i connect the sleeves to the body after i join the front and back?
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