For anyone who is just joining from this video, he once made a suggestion to go to a stone shop (one that sells stone tops for counters and such) and ask for a waste piece from a sink insert. After getting over the social anxiety of asking for something for free, I went and the people at my local shop were very nice and gave me a very nice quarts slab (about 10inx15inx3in). It fits perfectly on our crafting table at home and has made a world of difference for tooling.

@kehenabeach4418

3 ай бұрын

She makes some great looking stuff! Lotta dedication!

"continue until you finish, or your arms fall off" - leather working in a nutshell. (or hands if stitching/carving)

I work nights, but I’ll be staying up to catch this. Yes, I could watch it later, but... Prince Armory. Reason enough to lose some sleep.

@fulguralces750

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

"I fall only when the gods will it." That is what the armor reminds me of.

@The_Sphinx-22

4 жыл бұрын

Why

@robertreece9926

2 жыл бұрын

Bloodhound right

@jacksincere4002

2 жыл бұрын

I guess Im asking randomly but does any of you know of a trick to log back into an instagram account..? I somehow lost my account password. I would love any assistance you can give me!

@vanmartin2013

2 жыл бұрын

@Jack Sincere instablaster :)

I'm gonna wake up early just for this. That piece is gorgeous

Another nice build!

So excited for this!! I feel giddy from the anticipation!

Awesome work as always

Wow! I’ve always love armor.

Been waiting to learn this thanks bro 👊 I'm loving it my guy.

Very cool! Thank you for that tutorial.

So excited! Been checking your channel every day and watching old videos while waiting on new content!

Dude you're amazing!! I can't wait to see the full armour, for sure it's going to be totally epic

Very cool...as are all of your projects. Thanks for sharing

This is so completely different from how I imagined my scale skirt. I this your pattern probably works better than mine. I'll definitely keep this tutorial in mind. Thank you.

Absolutely stunning thumbnail piece. Can't wait to watch this!

Looking good as always, and a very good tutorial!

Wow great work! Keep it up. Thank you

Absolutely stunning as always. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Epic love it.

Amazing video awesome looks impressive

I love scale armor!

I can't wait to see the whole set put together, it's gonna look awesome! Might just use this skirt technique to make me some side leg protections, samurai-style. Astounding job!

Quite impressive how it flows when its finished.

Thank you for this tutorial, it was very helpful. I hope you continue to post them.

Thank you for explaining the scaling and software used!

Very cool to see this done in leather. I work with metal scales in scalemaille and chainmaille and the look you have is the same as my metal stuff. Awesome job!

I like this project. Looks awesome DIY

Wow, awesome tutorial, I'll check your other videos for sure.

Very cool!! Will go well with my dragon Armour I'm creating with all my spare time now! :D can't wait for the legs!!

i love stuff like this, i find it truly mesmerising, the patience required is next level

AWESOME stuff, and great instructions! You also have a great calm voice, that keeps me relaxed when trying to follow along with the videos! Thank you!!

Finally I have found a way to make leather scales without having to countenance getting a custom punch made. Amazing. Everything looks fantastic here. Thankyou!

So detailed

Very cool 😀

That is absolutely beautiful and great workmanship. I love it. I'm watching this as I intend to begin leather crafts for the young people I work with. I'm also watching it during the Covid-19 lockdown, and if everything goes apocalyptic and we end up in a Mad Max type scenario, at least i'll be the best dressed biker on the desolate plains.

i dont know how i missed this video....great stuff!

I want to see the with all the pieces, looks very cool

I have GOT to work up the nerve to start working on a full suit of armor; mans gonna be on his third tutorial series before I even make a set of bracers!

@fulguralces750

4 жыл бұрын

Same i need to find the money to do it though

@Rkurnelm

4 жыл бұрын

I made a prototype set of bracers off his pattern, about 80% scale pretty good, I screwed up the rivets pretty good though.

@ewill3435

4 жыл бұрын

@@Rkurnelm yeah, rivets can be a hair tricky, but snaps are the bane of my existence, I cant for the LIFE of me get one to set right

@Rkurnelm

4 жыл бұрын

@@ewill3435 I know where I'm screwing up on rivets, I'm trying to use rivets that are too tall, or more accurately WAS trying to, I've recently changed that up and they've been doing A LOT better. As for snaps. I can feel you there, getting the center post to roll over properly can be annoying. My holster for example, I have to redo the snap on it because while the button snap is fine, the connector snap has broken loose because the center post didn't roll enough. Think it was due to my setter being the wrong size on the nipple. Also found that using a piece of granite as my pounding surface helps on all my hardware settings. Went to a local countertop place where I live and picked up a scrap of Granite 24" x 12" x 1" for between 15 and 20 bucks. Did that about a year ago, haven't looked back since.

@ewill3435

4 жыл бұрын

@@Rkurnelm to be honest, I haven't tried making anything that uses a snap since I set up on my workbench (I used to do my leather work on my dorm room desk), but I've got a a hip pouch idea that I want to try out that'll need a snap, so here's hoping the workbench pulls through for me

just WoW !!!

Told you I would wake up for this

Hey could you do Samurai armor? I can't find many good tutorials.

Excellence as always. I'm finding it more and more difficult waiting until I have all my ducks in a row before I start working leather armor.

This looks so fucking sick! Thank you for sharing how to make awesome stuff.

@Princearmory

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

You have some talent good sr keep it up I wish I could afford to do leather work at your level and scale.

Really hyped to see the limbs

Very cool, my liege. You're right, this is a good time to "skill up". I've been working on a face mask, myself (don't worry, I'm not under the mistaken impression it's medically viable, I'm just preparing myself for the Mad Maxian future). This is another one of those jobs that's not technically difficult, mostly time-consuming, but the end product just looks so spectacular!

Your work is an inspiration my man! I have almost all the patterns for this and will hopefully have it finished (Breastplate and Tasset's are already done) come my local renn faire time (if it happens)

cool

been looking to recreate the clan sakai armor from ghost of tsushima, been going well with the metal underlayer but needed help with scales so this helped. i'm just gonna layer it on top of the metal

Now what would be cool is some keeled scales for a bit more texture and break up the nice smooth look of the rest of the armor. Maybe even a bit of a darker color underneath each scale. It does look super cool though and it really makes me want to get into leather crafting!

@bjornsworkshop9288

4 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah you can make the scales as simple or involved as you like! You could even go as far as fully tooling each individual scale with vinework or flowers or other textural elements! It would take AAAAAAGES, but the end result would be truly incredible

So I can make this with metal too? Cool!

Great video, thanks! I love that hammer, and also that strap cutter! I have not seen either of those offered on the Weaver Site (or I would have them by now!). Could you let us know where you got them?

The left over bits with the scale holes could be a really cool over lay for another project

@The_Sphinx-22

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, fishnet overlay on gauntlets or a bag

Somehow you read my mind and pinpointed exactly the kind of piece I wanted to make for myself. I started making a skirt with metal copper scales but The Ring Lord ran out of stock. I might switch to just do this instead

@carolbaker2773

4 жыл бұрын

Copper sheets are not too expensive. It would be interesting if the belt dies that he uses to make his scales would be able to cut copper. If so then maybe you can finish your project still using the metal copper scales!

continue until you're finished or when your arm falls off....yep!

Will the scales stay pretty stationary once the rivets are set? I wanted to do this for a gorget/ mantle piece.

Does scale size have a effect on defense of the armour? Say smaller scales providing more tension for a comfy fit? Or larger scales having more ability to take hits? Totally new to the whole experience and trying to design scale vambraces while I dive down the rabbit hole lol.

Out of curiosity, do you have any project recommendations for someone just starting out in leather work that is great for building fundamentals? Thanks!

You make the process look so easy! Where do you get your metal strap cutter?

@Princearmory

2 жыл бұрын

The hand held one? I actually don't recall, I think that was from Tandy but not sure they carry it anymore.

How thick leather should I use for scales? 9-10 pound?

More Absolutely phenomenal work! I love your templates! Are you going to do matching shoulder pieces for your breast plates? Perhaps something added on instead of just laid over top?

I'm using a 9oz veg tan for this project. I bought the pattern and have watched this video and I didn't catch a suggested leather weight that we should use. What do you suggest?

I want to start leather working but I don't know what I need to start with and where to buy the gear need can you please help me.

I cut mine out with sheers so I don't have a perfectly smooth edge on each scale. Should I use an edge beveler to round them out ?

@bjornsworkshop9288

4 жыл бұрын

The level of finish you put on each scale is 100% up to you. If you want to edge bevel and burnish each scale you absolutely can, and it will look incredible! It will also take a bazillion hours to get done with the project. If you've got the time for it and are willing to put it towards the scales, you'll end up with something truly stunning! You can also tool each individual scale for texture. Imagine how impressive a vest of scales each tooled with a small flower or symbol would be! Legendary level equipment!

I would consider buying a pair of the punches and welding the trailing edges together, cutting most of the handles off, and making a piece to fit this into a press. It would make creating tons of these very quick.

@bjornsworkshop9288

4 жыл бұрын

Weaver makes custom dies for clicker presses and could easily make something like what you are talking about. They could probably even make one clicker die that would punch multiple scales. Definitely a good call if you foresee yourself making a huge number of scales

@jarekmace1536

4 жыл бұрын

@@bjornsworkshop9288 sorry for the late follow-up. Numerous scales? I plan to make a version of this to cover my rear, in addition to the front. I used to fight heavy stick in the SCA, and I hated getting hit on the tailbone.

"continue until you finish or your arms fall off..." i'm so looking forward to creating this project! lol

hey man this is probably but i thought id ask just in case. im wanting to make the fantasy suit youve been making (with templates of course as im really new) and was wondering roughly how far a full hide would go towards it? (im a little below average height, medium build) i realise this is a really broad question just wondered if you may be able to give me some direction.

@bjornsworkshop9288

4 жыл бұрын

It's a really hard question to answer just because there are so many variables, but a full hide (most veg tan are sold as sides, so two sides = 1 full hide) should get you most of the way there if you are willing to play some jenga with the pieces and are careful how you place things. That said, it may take significantly more or a bit less depending on how you scale things and if you are or are not willing to use less prime bits of leather like the bellies and neck of the hide.

I like the tutorial videos. The sound on the website itself is offputting though.

God of leather.

I would love to know unless already addressed in un-viewed future videos why you chose to switch from tandy to weaver???

@Princearmory

3 жыл бұрын

Not necessarily a switch. We maintain great relationships with both. Both have their benefits.

@crazykitten4845

3 жыл бұрын

@@Princearmory thank you so much!! I just recently purchased my needed beginner tools from tandy and im not disappointed! But that being said I did notice cheaper easier pricing on weavers site 🖤🥰 so yes I agree thank you for responding!!

What do you call That tool sir?

Can you make this out of steel

Why not shape them by placing on the back of a spoon.. then another spoon added to the other side.. and continue until you go full circle with the spoons and leather

Can you wear this armor?

The foxit reader has mangled some of the curves of my breastplate pattern. Don't know why, think it was a scaling issue or something. Some curves were fine, some got flattened out, and where this happened the lines no longer matched up at all. Used a different pdf reader and it didn't happen. Thought I'd put it out there.

Do you scale your armor for Napoleon or Henry VIII? I mean, small or x-large? How do you scale to fit a different kind of body?

@bjornsworkshop9288

4 жыл бұрын

Generally the best way to ensure a proper fit is to print as is, then modify from there via either scaling or extending a given panel in a particular direction. Because everyone is a different size/shape, it's not always as simple as "scale up 50%" or "scale down 20%". Cardboard/card stock/paper mockups to make modifications are pretty much essential to ensure proper fitment.

Hey Man, can you make a sword holder on back from Witcher 3 Please ??

@The_Sphinx-22

4 жыл бұрын

Sheath

fun fact, that is also how you ache the fingers on gauntlets, except linear instead of checkerd

Try using a plastic 'cheif type' cutting board, your knives, and cutters will last a lot longer.

Would this type of craft work with vegan leather?

@Princearmory

10 ай бұрын

I don't have any experience with vegan leather but you could use foam

@oliviap.w.1023

9 ай бұрын

@@Princearmory what size foam do you reccommend?

@oliviap.w.1023

7 ай бұрын

@@Princearmorywhat size foam would you use?

🔥 GET THIS PATTERN: bit.ly/ScaleArmor

Insert extactic noises.

Cannot for the life of me find the tile option for my trash printer

Needs some texture

@The_Sphinx-22

4 жыл бұрын

Needs to keep his criticism to himself

This is probably going to be tedious

@bjornsworkshop9288

4 жыл бұрын

it is time consuming, but you get into a rhythm with it. It's a great project to take on while multitasking. Throw a favorite movie/show on and work through it! definitely worth it in the end!

I prefer to build with Woodglut plans.