Making Myself some Leather Pauldrons

Hey Guys,

As per the Title, lookin to make myself something that looks very similar to this: http://www.alleycatscratch.com/lotr/Elf/Legolas/Armor/legsPald_judy.jpg

Was wondering what you ladies and gentlemen thought about what kind of leather that is and where I could lay my hands on it? The construction concept seems relatively simple - just strips of differing lengths riveted together, although I guess I could be wrong.

Anyway, input would be greatly appreciated.

  • Reuben.

The hidden parts are the leather straps underneath, that hold the lower segments to the top but also allow the lower segments to compress upwards and to move with your arm.That’s probably why you can’t see studs on some of the lower segments - they are probably studded to the leather straps running underneath, near the top of the segments where the studs are hidden under the overlaps.

If you search around, you can probably find a construction plan on the internet for something like this which should help you a lot when making it.

I found this place a while back, might be of some use.

http://www.armorgeek.com/