Progress on my Yoroi

[schua]

Hi,
after a view hours of cutting paperboard, I'm ready with the mockup of my dô:
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In my opinion it fits pretty well. The front tateage is propably a bit too wide for combat, I'm going to reduce the width.
The do "stands" on the top of my hip bones, I suppose that's correct.
What are the experts thinking?
The strange "wings" on the back side are ridges to maintain the M-shape of the back Nagagawa lames.


Beside the mockup of the dô, I made my first steps in forging steel. I've made all sode parts and I was surprised how easy the metal can be shaped.

[Kurodachi no Mykaru]

Overall, it looks good. Remember steel doesn't act like posterboard when you're shaping. As you've noticed the front tateage are a bit too wide. The Oshitsuke no ita should be higher, but it looks more as if the tateage are little short. The watagami is almost straight out then down rather than up and over.

Again, overall it looks good. I look forward to seeing it done.

[chedomir]

Looking great. For front tateage, if i remember well, Eff instructed to use nipple to nipple measurement for width. Another way to test is to try to clap hands straight in front. As for back i'll agree with Kurodachi. About sode, whats your lacing material, holes seem a bit too far but again that depend on lacing material width.

What kind of combat it is intended for? Thickness of sode plates?

And I am no expert on matter but rather someone with basic armouring skills.

Can't wait to see it in steel,keep up the good work. Cheers!

[schua]

Thanks for your answers! You are right, the Oshitsuke no ita is a bit low, I have to fix that too.
 

Feb 26, 2015 18:11:38 GMT -5 chedomir said:

About sode, whats your lacing material, holes seem a bit too far but again that depend on lacing material width.

For lacing I have 10mm shoe laces, the holes are approximately 1/3 of lacing width.

What kind of combat it is intended for? Thickness of sode plates?

I'm a Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu practisener and intend to use the Yoroi for unarmed grappling as well as for sparring with wood weapons. The thinkness of the sode plates is 1mm (18 gauge). The dô will be 1.5mm (15 gauge).

Can't wait to see it in steel,keep up the good work. Cheers!

I can't wait as well ;-)

[kirishitan]

Looking good. Try some practice (scrap) 15 gauge pieces before you fully commit. I use 16 gauge and have found that it is far less amenable to being shaped with precision than 18-20gauge (unless you access to metal tools I don't) .

[schua]

Good Morning
Last year I had some other projects to finish, but now I have more time for my armor. I'm back to work and I've shaped already most of the Nagagawa Lames. Now I wonder how much wider than the chest the top nagagawa should be (looking from the front). Right now I have about 2.5cm (1 inch) on each side, what seems to be a bit too much. I have the impression that I have not enough elbow room. Are they any proven values?
Thanks for advice.
Schua

[Kozure Okami]

Schua, are you referring to the top nakagawa or the top tateage lame?
I don't know about proven values, but on my do I use the "nipple to nipple" measurement that AJB mentioned on his website. I may have added 1-2cm to that, not sure right now... Your mockup looks a little wider still, so I'd consider making it more narrow.

[schua]

I'm referring to the top nagagawa lame.
Please look at the sketch. There you can see the measurement I'm interessted in:









But your rigth about the nipple to nipple width of the tateage. I've already made it smaller.

[Kozure Okami]

Hmm... IMHO that depends on how much clothing/padding you are going to wear underneath your do - or how much you think your belly will grow But as I said, I can't give you a number or something, sorry