02-18-2008, 05:05 PM
I know this topic has cropped up before - probably several times.
I didn't subscribe to the idea of stuffing a helmet with loose rags from the people who built the Pantheon. To my mind, it would be ready to wear at a moments notice.
With time on my hands today, I thought I'd have a go, being willing to rip it all out again if it didn't work.
I lined the helmet with felt in a custom fashion to best fill the gaps, whilst leaving it thin front and rear, where you tend to run out of head space! How you guys with larger heads manage is beyond me with some of these helms.
Felt was used on the cheek guards too, then the whole covered with leather. I used skin side out for comfort.
It seems to have worked surprisingly well, although I know that they can come unstuck with wear. I used PVA glue.
Think I'd do this again, but next time using better quality veg tanned leather and stitching rather than gluing the seams.
As always, I'm interested in other ideas / comments
I didn't subscribe to the idea of stuffing a helmet with loose rags from the people who built the Pantheon. To my mind, it would be ready to wear at a moments notice.
With time on my hands today, I thought I'd have a go, being willing to rip it all out again if it didn't work.
I lined the helmet with felt in a custom fashion to best fill the gaps, whilst leaving it thin front and rear, where you tend to run out of head space! How you guys with larger heads manage is beyond me with some of these helms.
Felt was used on the cheek guards too, then the whole covered with leather. I used skin side out for comfort.
It seems to have worked surprisingly well, although I know that they can come unstuck with wear. I used PVA glue.
Think I'd do this again, but next time using better quality veg tanned leather and stitching rather than gluing the seams.
As always, I'm interested in other ideas / comments
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