hiro
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Post by hiro on Jan 4, 2011 18:05:55 GMT -5
What part of An Tir are you in?
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Post by Ishida Kentarou Mitsumasa on Jan 4, 2011 22:17:19 GMT -5
Renton, Washington- about 15 miles south of Seattle.
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Post by Ishida Kentarou Mitsumasa on Jan 9, 2011 4:12:22 GMT -5
I finished the sode. The coward's plate is next, then it's time to make a lot of kusazuri, and then I get to start attaching all the boards. It's nice to finally have a correct lame pattern, and also nice to see this start to really come together. Sode boards by tomlapille, on Flickr I awkwardly undershot the number of end scales I would need, though, and now I need to get a few more cut. This will be the third time I bugged the person whose tools I've used, so hopefully I can show him progress pictures and then he will not mind pulling out his table saw again. Also, I enjoy the disclaimer that comes with the kozane. A wonderful disclaimer by tomlapille, on Flickr
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Post by Ishida Kentarou Mitsumasa on Jan 16, 2011 0:49:27 GMT -5
One of my least favorite things in any kind of costuming is people who ignore feet. Therefore, I made some "kegutsu" tonight. I stole the idea for the process from the fine folks at Yama Kaminari (http://www.yamakaminari.com/Armor/fuzzy.html), but modified things because I found things that seemingly worked better for me. Here is my left fighting shoe, pre-modification: Fighting shoes before conversion by tomlapille, on Flickr I messed around with paper and scrap cloth until I had a pattern I was happy with. I first got the general shape right, then traced the outline of the bottom of the shoe with a sharpie while i had the back pinned together. I cut that out, and was left with this: Cloth pattern by tomlapille, on Flickr Then I cut that pattern out of my fake fur. This is dark brown 2" pile fur from DistinctiveFabrics.com. By the way, fake fur is messy as hell. I will need to do some serious vacuuming to get this all cleaned up. Cut fake fur for left kegutsu by tomlapille, on Flickr I put that onto the shoe, stitched the back together, and snipped off the extra material in the back. Kegutsu cover, stitched an snipped by tomlapille, on Flickr Then I used some nylon 1/2" lace that I had sitting around as bias tape. It's possible that I should have used cotton or something else here, but I wanted something that I knew could handle getting caught on something midcombat. This nylon lacing is hardy stuff, so I used it. There's no picture of the next step, which was positioning the velcro on the shoe and the inside of the fake fur. I ended up using the front and sides as anchor points. It only took four anchor points for it to be pretty snug, so I stopped there even though the Yama Kaminari pattern suggests more. Here's the finished product, which I'm quite pleased with: Completed left kegutsu by tomlapille, on Flickr I can put this on without taking the fur off the shoe, then close the gap in the fur by pulling the red lacing around and tying it in front. It seems to work out. I look forward to fighting in these next weekend instead of obviously modern shoes.
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Post by mitsuhide on Jan 16, 2011 2:49:33 GMT -5
I myself made a pair of those kegustu and well I used the hard rubber boot as a base, they were free. I like them for fighting but the fur catches every sticker, bramble, thorn, cheatgrass, goatweed and just every other kind of flora you can think of.
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Post by Ishida Kentarou Mitsumasa on Jan 16, 2011 3:18:14 GMT -5
Fair enough. We'll see how well they stand up to reality. I'm pretty sure it'll be safe for tournaments and practicing on concrete. If nothing else, the fur can come off when it's time to go into the woods.
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Post by Ishida Kentarou Mitsumasa on Jan 17, 2011 0:49:31 GMT -5
I finished the pair today. Completed kegutsu by tomlapille, on Flickr I will report back next Sunday about how well they survive a fight practice.
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Post by pallidus on Jan 17, 2011 14:36:36 GMT -5
Those look great! Thanks for providing such detailed pics. That will help when I make some.
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Saionji Shonagon
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Jan 17, 2011 14:50:14 GMT -5
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hiro
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Post by hiro on Jan 17, 2011 16:39:28 GMT -5
Those look great...and based on the photos Makiwara-dono provided links to, I would think you should go for the next pair. AnTir has some really good leather shoe guys who could help you get a sport insert sole, build a short leather boot and then you could stich on some the fur like the rubber boot pattern. Now that I think off it...I guess it's time to replace my "Fur" spats, that I have been using as kegutsu.
Once again really nice job. I'm really looking foward to seeing you at an event in the new kit when it's ready.
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Post by Ishida Kentarou Mitsumasa on Jan 18, 2011 5:32:52 GMT -5
The point of the exercise was not so much to have kegutsu, but to have a vaguely period covering of shoes that actually protect me. Thanks to the metal inserts in the toes, I won't be hurt if someone gets legged and drops their knees onto my feet. I'm a stickler for period when it comes to normal clothes, but when I'm signing up for people to hit me with sticks I want to make sure I'm protected. I'll do what I can to look good anyway, though, which is why I did this.
I expect that if I wear my armor for dress purposes, I'll just run tabi and waraji instead.
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Post by hiro on Jan 18, 2011 13:52:34 GMT -5
Ah that never happens...well almost never. I would say rarely... Okay it happens, but you know, strength through pain and adversity!
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Jan 18, 2011 18:49:17 GMT -5
The point of the exercise was not so much to have kegutsu, but to have a vaguely period covering of shoes that actually protect me. Thanks to the metal inserts in the toes, I won't be hurt if someone gets legged and drops their knees onto my feet. This happened to my late ex, who lost the nails on both big toes from the impact and they never grew back quite normally. It may also have contributed to arthritis pain he suffered in his feet.
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Post by Lash on Jan 18, 2011 21:24:44 GMT -5
pain is weakness leaving your body.
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Post by pallidus on Jan 19, 2011 0:40:46 GMT -5
Thanks Makiwara- you are a wealth of knowledge. I'm so impressed you can remember all these other threads!
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