Lots of hot air about spolioi and linen armour. First the spolas. I will make this one:
1. Elk hide (because I knew hides would be big and thick, sight unseen), soaked in water with a little bleach and nailed down to dry flat on a plywood board:
Welcome to my little friend --oil emulsion casein.. A gallon of chalk white on the way.
https://www.amazon.com/Sinopia-Natural-A...ite+casein
I've developed a typology based on whether or not the Tube & Yoke armour depicted is composed of four panels around the torso (made of hide), or continuous --made with twining (as can be seen in the warp ends of ptyreges) or possibly layers of linen cloth in some cases. Where there are scales, those sections have a lrather backing, and the scales could be of painted hide, bronze or iron.
1. Elk hide (because I knew hides would be big and thick, sight unseen), soaked in water with a little bleach and nailed down to dry flat on a plywood board:
Welcome to my little friend --oil emulsion casein.. A gallon of chalk white on the way.
https://www.amazon.com/Sinopia-Natural-A...ite+casein
I've developed a typology based on whether or not the Tube & Yoke armour depicted is composed of four panels around the torso (made of hide), or continuous --made with twining (as can be seen in the warp ends of ptyreges) or possibly layers of linen cloth in some cases. Where there are scales, those sections have a lrather backing, and the scales could be of painted hide, bronze or iron.