Leather and fur tanning using traditional methods was my trade in life (in my 60s I'm now retired). I was for many years a Viking Age reenactor. Leather was the "plastic" of the day and the fact it can be made into rigid armour as well as butter-soft clothing is testamony to it's worth.
Wow another success, another victory! Keep up the excellent work guys! Can't wait to see Samurai and ninja weapons and armor in Weekend Warrior as a choice of class of weaponry and armor.
It's always good to see a new Fell and Fair video! Your knowledge and enthusiasm is always inspiring. I own several things from Folk of the Wood, and am more than happy with all of it. It's great quality, and I really like the rustic aesthetic.
Informative video! I would watch more of this type of content as I am just breaking into leatherworking. Thanks and yes, I will be purchasing materials from your shops!
A hardened leather tasset would be nice. Flexible and not as heavy as a steel plate tasset. Something like commander duhaime's tassets from dragon age 3.
8/9 oz is good for belt weight, works with my swords. Also, BUCKLES! rings won't hold weight! 7/8 oz is good for costume armor, up to 12 to 14 for sca level stuff(with a wax harden)
One main reason why historians don’t think leather was used very much for armor is that leather was very rare and expensive. It would have cost much more than gambison while offering very little more in protection
Leather and fur tanning using traditional methods was my trade in life (in my 60s I'm now retired). I was for many years a Viking Age reenactor. Leather was the "plastic" of the day and the fact it can be made into rigid armour as well as butter-soft clothing is testamony to it's worth.
The timing for this video is great, I just started looking at beginner leather working projects and lo and behold this video dropped!
Hope it helps!
Wow another success, another victory! Keep up the excellent work guys!
Can't wait to see Samurai and ninja weapons and armor in Weekend Warrior as a choice of class of weaponry and armor.
Thank you!
As always I learn something new with a Fell & Fair video. Thanks for putting this together :)
The Bearded Axe same buddy!
It's always good to see a new Fell and Fair video! Your knowledge and enthusiasm is always inspiring. I own several things from Folk of the Wood, and am more than happy with all of it. It's great quality, and I really like the rustic aesthetic.
Thanks so much!!
Informative video! I would watch more of this type of content as I am just breaking into leatherworking. Thanks and yes, I will be purchasing materials from your shops!
I hope to one day visit, in the meantime I’m using your videos to make an outfit
Glad they are helpful!
I see you wear a leather Backpack in some of your Ranger Pics, where could I get one like that?
The backpack is from Epic Armoury
@@fellandfair Thanks!
Where can I get that gondorian leather vest?
Amy sells them at Folk of the Wood!
Any tips on how to weather my leather bracers so they look used and cooler?
sandpaper! We actually have a video on that to called "weathering leather armor"
A hardened leather tasset would be nice. Flexible and not as heavy as a steel plate tasset. Something like commander duhaime's tassets from dragon age 3.
8/9 oz is good for belt weight, works with my swords. Also, BUCKLES! rings won't hold weight!
7/8 oz is good for costume armor, up to 12 to 14 for sca level stuff(with a wax harden)
One main reason why historians don’t think leather was used very much for armor is that leather was very rare and expensive. It would have cost much more than gambison while offering very little more in protection