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Post by Lash on Mar 15, 2011 8:55:02 GMT -5
yes if you can believe it Lash the clacking firehygrant is finally working on a new suit. i know please take your heart medication now. lol! dont get me wrong tho that suit as seen over 50 wars and has been put thru the ringer with me ,as i am a shield wall crashing fool ,with no injuries.  new sendai-do this is the first layer of color and shaping process before final color and hardening. i went with leather because i dont care for metal . it is going to be a very plain do as i am a plain guy . the only concern i have is how im going to attach the side pieces to the do ' in my model they use piano hinge but i dont think that will hold up to what i will put it thru any suggestions?      i am very excited . |
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Saionji Shonagon
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Mar 15, 2011 13:47:54 GMT -5
Hmmm, what about cutting another strip of leather as your "hinge" and riveting it to either side of the seam?
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Post by Lash on Mar 15, 2011 15:06:37 GMT -5
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Mar 15, 2011 15:27:05 GMT -5
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Post by arashi on Mar 15, 2011 15:40:03 GMT -5
Actually, that page specifically mentions using piano hinges, but it does mention lacing the hinges on instead of riveting them in place.
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Post by tengumoon on Mar 15, 2011 17:22:01 GMT -5
I simply used leather laced in as hinges...
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Post by AJBryant on Mar 15, 2011 19:27:03 GMT -5
You're gonna need a BUTTLOAD more kusazuri for a sendai dô.  |
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Post by Lash on Mar 15, 2011 20:59:35 GMT -5
aha missed a pic  this is a 1/3 of them during the forming process. |
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Post by pallidus on Mar 16, 2011 0:24:56 GMT -5
I have worked with leather for many years always found that when you are attaching leather to leather, stitching it together is waaaay better than rivets. The sweat gets under the rivet heads and rots out the leather, making it loose and eventually coming apart. To make the stitching easier, line up the two leather pieces, mark a series of matching holes down both sides - the holes being about 1/4" apart. Glue your leather "hinge" on to the back side. Punch through all those hole marks with a drill press. The drill bit size should be just big enough to pass your needle and thread through - sort of a tight fit. Then take some artificial sinew and stitch the rows of each sides to your hinge. It will never rot out, looks good, and wont break. If you ever need to change it just take a box cutting knife and slice all the stitches out in one go. I use this method all the time for other armor and have great results.
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Post by mrcunningham on Mar 16, 2011 9:28:29 GMT -5
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Mar 16, 2011 9:48:32 GMT -5
Oh, indeed. And the armor's nice too. |
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Post by Suzuki Ken'ichi on Mar 16, 2011 11:55:24 GMT -5
I always thought Mykaru's example was pretty sexy: I'm very sad that he's apparently no longer making helmets. |
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Post by Lash on Mar 16, 2011 18:05:01 GMT -5
Pallidus-dono
you are correct in sewing being much stronger . i am a leather smith so have all the tools for sewing and tooling and i had thought about sewing them but was trying to figure out how to hide the stitching . i was thinking of dyed sinew and just lace over it all the way down as in the do edges of my model .
i do like the idea of lacing more than piano hinge so i will experiment a little with some scrap .
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Post by Lash on Apr 8, 2011 18:32:13 GMT -5
a litle bling to go with my new armor . very happy with this. will be replacing the bargrill next. if anyone is interested in my armorer please let me know he is an amazing artist who needs the work as bad as we need kabutos. before  progress pics        going to be a very proud papa when i finnish all the details , primer, paint or powder coat, lace it correctly to match my new suit. and finally build a mempo. WOOT! |
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Apr 8, 2011 18:37:19 GMT -5
Damn, you're gonna be too pretty to die in your new kit.  |
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