02-16-2004, 11:25 PM
I am about to make my own pair of 3rd C boots, and the prospect is a little intimidating for me. Leatherwork is a big unknown, I'm learning something new everytime I try a new piece of kit. Luckily Paul and I are members of the same unit Cohors Quinta Gallorum, and he has given me some great tips on making my own 3rd C boots.<br>
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But the final design, and the work itself, has to be mine. I'm working essentially from a pair of comfortable old workboots I wore habitually for the last 3 years. Cut up and opened out, my template is based on those. My aim is to come up with a pair as good as the Mark Beaby boots on pg. 36 of Osprey's Roman Military Clothing (2). A dream of course ... my eye is drawn to the fact that I see stichin on the inner edge of the ankle, and what looks to be a black inner fabric on that ankle. I've not seen that in any of my patterns ... <p>Paul Elliott<br>
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<strong>Heroes of Delphi</strong> - Classical Greece gone D20<br>
<strong>Zenobia</strong> - Fantasy RPG in the Eastern Roman Empire<br>
<strong>Warlords of Alexander</strong> - Kingdoms in conflict for the ruins of Alexander's Empire<br>
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www.geocities.com/mithrapolis/games.html</p><i></i>
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But the final design, and the work itself, has to be mine. I'm working essentially from a pair of comfortable old workboots I wore habitually for the last 3 years. Cut up and opened out, my template is based on those. My aim is to come up with a pair as good as the Mark Beaby boots on pg. 36 of Osprey's Roman Military Clothing (2). A dream of course ... my eye is drawn to the fact that I see stichin on the inner edge of the ankle, and what looks to be a black inner fabric on that ankle. I've not seen that in any of my patterns ... <p>Paul Elliott<br>
<br>
<strong>Heroes of Delphi</strong> - Classical Greece gone D20<br>
<strong>Zenobia</strong> - Fantasy RPG in the Eastern Roman Empire<br>
<strong>Warlords of Alexander</strong> - Kingdoms in conflict for the ruins of Alexander's Empire<br>
<br>
www.geocities.com/mithrapolis/games.html</p><i></i>
~ Paul Elliott
The Last Legionary
This book details the lives of Late Roman legionaries garrisoned in Britain in 400AD. It covers everything from battle to rations, camp duties to clothing.
The Last Legionary
This book details the lives of Late Roman legionaries garrisoned in Britain in 400AD. It covers everything from battle to rations, camp duties to clothing.
