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Make Leather ARMOR - Elbows

Dark Horse Workshop

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Learn how to Make Leather Armor. This video details the creation of elbows using a pattern I have developed for sport fighters in the Society for Creative Anachronism. You can easily translate this technique directly to Costumes or Cosplay without the need for wax hardening, instead using a bit of water forming to get your shape.

Wax hardening is not a period technique, but one I employ to quickly and safely produce armor that helps protect against blunt force trauma. Enjoy!

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20 Comments

@DarkHorseWorkshop Creator 7 years ago Pinned

What piece of armour do you want to see a video of next? Vambraces? Gorget?

@СтасКосмос-ы3л 4 years ago

🤔 2 года и до сих пор актуально)) 💯 👍

@YodaMan-420 4 years ago

prob the pandemic talking, but that thumbnail had me thinking it was a leather face mask. now i kinda want one.

@taxidrivercarl6074 7 years ago

I'm so glad your channel just popped up! Been trying to learn to make my own leather armour for a while now.
I appreciate that you include your mistakes and comment on them, helps me learn better

@beardedgremlin8117 7 years ago

Great video as always. I vote for the vambraces

@DarkeshiDlor 2 years ago

Love work and consideering getting into leather arrmour making instead of buying it off the shelf, you have a new subscriber so I can figure it all out :)

@jessetucker1854 4 years ago

I've been using a pair of these elbows for hema since 2013. Incredible quality. 👍

@michaelahnotlob-iksrepok6572 7 years ago

Aw man. I have never done anything like this, armour or leather work, but I feel like apprenticing for someone like you would be the most amazing experience.

@stingray-bob 7 years ago

Awesome tutorial. Just getting into leather armor pieces, so this is great timing. Glad to see a prolific number of videos coming from your channel lately!

@MichaelMaysLeatherworks 7 years ago

Great video. Looking forward to the rest of the armor series.

@cheytac989 7 years ago

This is the first of your video's I have seen. Very impressive. I subscribed and will be enjoying many of your other video's. Thank you!

@rngriff1 3 years ago

Great video and beautiful leatherwork! Thanks!

@ItarulWatanabe 7 years ago

I'm eternally grateful for the tips on leatherwork, Dark Horse Workshop. And shout-out to the Barbarian Freehold Alliance in California, for making my adult life as entertaining and challenging as my childhood.

@Firebirddna 7 years ago

This was quite informative. Thanks for sharing.

@bigrockets1 7 years ago

I love your work and art. That's cool they're SCA approved as well.

@HeartlandFieldNotes 7 years ago

Ha, I love it, not a chance you made it wrong at first and used it as a teaching tool. Thank you for that, I do that quite regular myself, so it is nice to see someone else does it for educational purposes as well. :)
This is a super cool video and tutorial my friend. Thank you for sharing and have a blessed week.
Dale

@BudgetGunsandGearReviews 3 years ago (edited)

I used to make elbows similar to this back in the late 90s and early 2000's. I used to get my leather wet and dish it in a stump depression with a hammer before I sewed the two halves together. Then I'd wax harden or glue harden the piece like you do. Although I do like the idea of using the roaster oven instead of a roaster pan on a hot plate. Your method for the wax is a heck of a lot safer than mine!