Muscled thorax fastenings

[Matthew Amt]

Shape the plate to your body first, THEN do the sculpting. And then you'll have to adjust the fit again! If you do the muscling first, there's practically no way you'll be able to shape the plates to fit you.

I'd probably round the edges of a rubber mallet and use that to dish, lightly, with the metal resting on a sandbag. And I always do the rolled edges last, since it's much easier to bend the metal beforehand, and you don't know what you might need to trim... For anything that just needs to be bent, rest the metal on a curved surface like a smooth log, to avoid any kinks.

We did mention the Armour Archive tutorials somewhere in this thread, right? Can't remember.

OH! What kind of bronze is that, and where did you get it, if I might ask?

Good luck!

Matthew