11-17-2007, 12:02 AM
Hypaspist/Michael wrote:-
....yes indeed Michael, and the lacquer on East Asian armour serves the very important function of 'damp/weather proofing'. When you first look at beautiful lacquered Japanese Do-Maru or Harumaki,you certainly don't think 'rawhide' !
Sourcing large enough pieces of rawhide may certainly be a problem....you may have to approach a slaughterhouse to get a whole Hog-skin.....but consider also Paul B.'s Alum tawed suggestion as well...it too seems a good candidate. Maybe some tests on small pieces before incurring major expense ?
Quote:Think about it ,alot of Japanese ( and I would guess other Oriental Armour ) is Rawhide ! All these Hanging and Silk Roped Systems alot are not Iron , but RAWHIDE. Many are Lacquered , and such to protect and Decorate .
....yes indeed Michael, and the lacquer on East Asian armour serves the very important function of 'damp/weather proofing'. When you first look at beautiful lacquered Japanese Do-Maru or Harumaki,you certainly don't think 'rawhide' !
Sourcing large enough pieces of rawhide may certainly be a problem....you may have to approach a slaughterhouse to get a whole Hog-skin.....but consider also Paul B.'s Alum tawed suggestion as well...it too seems a good candidate. Maybe some tests on small pieces before incurring major expense ?
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(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
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