leather???

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leather???

Postby zug_zug » Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:41 pm

can some one please tell me how to harden leather ?:(
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hello

Postby zug_zug » Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:47 pm

is it just or do i scare people away :armor1:
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man his place is dead

Postby zug_zug » Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:54 pm

i think that i like killed like everyone in like a one hunderd foot circle :ninja:
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Postby Zagref » Mon Jan 17, 2005 8:00 pm

Patience, young grasshopper. To harden leather, simply dip it in hot (but not quite boiling) water (you should see the little bubbles forming at the bottom of the pan if you're using non-purified water). Leave it in for a few seconds, allowing the water to seep throughout the leather, then take it out and stretch/form it if you wish. Keep in mind the water hardening the leather will case it to thicken up slightly, but also shrink.
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thanx

Postby zug_zug » Mon Jan 17, 2005 8:09 pm

thank you do you have armor :armor1:
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Postby Seiichiro » Mon Jan 17, 2005 8:45 pm

For hot water hardening, don't let the water go above 180 degrees. It'll shrivel like bacon and harden like wood within 30 seconds. Keep it just about 180 deg F and dip it for about 20-30 sec, when the air bubbles ease up. Take it out, and put it to your form/shape and keep it there while it cools.

http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Medieval/Articles/Perfect_Armor_Improved.htm

Then there's wax hardening: http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cariadoc/perfect_armor.html
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Postby Annika » Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:35 am

AaaaHAaaa its zug zug
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hey man

Postby zug_zug » Thu Jan 20, 2005 6:52 pm

hey ryno how are thing's
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Postby Osric » Fri Jan 21, 2005 1:44 pm

Yo Zug, what's up buddy? Haven't seen hide or hair of you since Samhain.
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Postby Annika » Fri Jan 21, 2005 3:42 pm

things be going good here in idaho not much fighting mostly preping for chaos wars like getting more assorted feasting stuff and making garb and weapons.
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