armour work

[John A Stuart]

Well, I got a great deal on some dou and bits and pieces and will be busy for quite awhile getting them back to snuff. Fun times ahead. John

[sensei215]

Nice find. Looks like it has some very good potential. At least from an ameteur's eye.

 

Tim S

[estcrh]

John, looks like some bear hair on the edges of the kusazuri, that's a good sign.

[Bugyotsuji]

Two sets? They look good. Will you be wearing either of them?

[John A Stuart]

Yes, bear hair balding, but, I can get lots up here. The one on the box is a good one for actual combat, bulletproof. The other is an Edo period parade armour, more fancy with those simulated kazane type kusazuri. The older set does fit my grandson 15y.o. It would fit only my thigh, well, with some room, goodness 20 stone isn't too bad on 6'5" frame. :lol: John

[estcrh]

  John A Stuart said:

The one on the box is a good one for actual combat, bulletproof.

John, any bullet marks?

[John A Stuart]

No test shots Eric. John

[Justin Grant]

Green with Envy John!

[Carlo Giuseppe Tacchini]

  John A Stuart said:

Well, I got a great deal on some dou

 

 

hi John.

 

Andy ?

[John A Stuart]

Si!! Can't beat it. John

[Carlo Giuseppe Tacchini]

[IanB]

John, You are going to have your work cut out replacing the hair on the hishinui no ita. What they don't use is skin with hair on - too much soft underhair I suspect. Every one I've seen has been done by taking bunches of the coarse outer hairs and fastening them in place using a lacquer mixture that may involve filler and rice paste. You have to start at the bottom edge and then work up in horizontal rows like thatching a roof. They seem to have finished the top edge by partially lapping the hair with a strip of paper or leather then finish-lacquering the upper part of the plate. Ugh, what a job. But they do look worth a lot of effort.

Ian Bottomley

[John A Stuart]

Thanks Ian, I reckon I'll be working for a long time finding replacement parts and the odds and bobs. It is to occupy the long winter hours. John

[DaveT]

hope this helps, but I spotted that the hair on this is folded with a small insert, paper, bamboo splinter?

 

horse hair works well. The few times I've restored hair I've started from the bottom and encapsulated each row with a heavy sabiurushi layer, 20 parts urushi. its worked well. I guess you could use an epoxy glue to save a few weeks?