Black leather armour - part 1

Finally started my kids new armour. Just hope he has’nt grown another 2 inches by the time I’ve finished it!!!

managed to finish the helmet and body piece as seen below. As with most plans, the finished product is near enough to what we had planned, except the helmet was supposed to resemble the facial features more but the thickness of leather prevented to much moulding - not to worry, my kid still likes it so no worries. The body piece is adjustable slightly to allow for proabaly a few months growth knowing him, but at the moment it slides onto him thankfully eliminating the need for countless buckles.

The body piece is made from 6 individual pieces of saddle leather - I had never tried this type of construction before but the results I think are not too bad, they could of very well been worse. The carving especially is a real achievement in managing to actually get them all to match up and resemble the bulls head and horns.

Next I need to do the arm guards, a different type of upper leg guards and high boot to finish it all off. Should be fun - if only the mistake teach me a few more lesson I’ll be happy. That and my kid has’nt grown too much by the time I finish!!!

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