(08-13-2019, 11:32 PM)Dan Howard Wrote: Do you need flexibility? Most leather armour is multi-layered - there is very little flexibility in the final construction.Hi Dan, I only mean flexibility in the pigment layer, so it won't crack if severely bent, and this technique creates a very flexible layer. The leather strength or stiffness isn't affected.
(08-13-2019, 11:53 PM)Feinman Wrote:Also, titanium dioxide is used in place of lead white. The 12 gauge is quite thick --looking at depictions the leather is probably thick, but flexible. In some cases there seems to be a second layer on the upper part of of the yoke flaps, but that is all. And sometimes a reinforcing band as my armour is shown to have.(08-13-2019, 11:32 PM)Dan Howard Wrote: Do you need flexibility? Most leather armour is multi-layered - there is very little flexibility in the final construction.Hi Dan, I only mean flexibility in the pigment layer, so it won't crack if severely bent, and this technique creates a very flexible layer. The leather strength or stiffness isn't affected.
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