I think the contrast between the two materials does improve the look.

The helmet actually looks really similar to the Rohirim. Spot on, even before the film clip i did see that it's a Rohirim helm. Wow

“Insert arrow here”! 😂 I love the way you took this piece to the next level. And hopefully this will lead to a series on how to build a full set of leather armor.

Yo, love your channel even though I don't Larp

Leather armor is one of my favorite kinds of fantasy armor despite it not being historically accurate, and it's great to see more tips on making it really pop and be eye-catching.

I really need to get my workshop finished. Between you and Skill Tree, I've got so many projects I want to start on.

It’s criminal that you don’t have 100k subscribers yet. By the way, I joined your discord and man is it fun (and intimidating!). I don’t larp, but you and the community are making me really want to

It's really hard to beat that Witcher chestpiece. That thing turned out SO well. I'm definitely saving up to make something similar

The end spoiler now makes me feel extraordinarily confident in the gift I am making.

The improvements you made look fantastic! I love the contrast of the different colors. Those little details are great! Like you said in your previous video, some of the best parts and the best storytelling of your kit come from necessity rather than something that’s forced

Even though ill probably end up never larping I really enjoy your videos

I think this is a great improvement. Otherwise, I get heavy linothorax vibes. Although this made of leather is certainly not historical. But still...it looks believable.

It looks so much better. Lol And, at this point, you could rivet steel plates inside it for even more protection.

Forth Eorlingas!! Yes, Kramer, that is amazing, I love this idea! The Rohirrim were always my favourite people in ME, horsemen and women…and I‘m a brown haired lass and I still ride with them (in my dreams) The upgrade is quite well executed, I would love to see some Celtic knotwork or tree of life border on the strips over your shoulders…maybe you can cut up a tooled leather belt for that? Just a suggestion cause I haven‘t figured out how the strips are attached, but it would look more like a cohesive design if you put some of the rivets on the shoulder straps as well. I can‘t wait for this new series, and I love to watch leatherwork, I can almost smell it ❤

Very impressive. You're getting better everytime.

The contrast gives it more character.

Great video, love your creativity! You have inspired me to pick up leather work!

can't wait to see the finished costume! you are so creative!

I really like the witcher breastplate. Historically hardened leather armour was used to protect the limbs and chest during the 13th century. It offers a bit of ridgid protection and was used to augment maile. It was not a soldier's armour but that of a knight. Your witcher breastplate, well its a good design and In a fantasy setting i can see its utility as a ranger's armour augmenting a gamberson things knocking against it will make much less noise than against steel for starters. And depending on the threats you intend to face, such as beasties etc it may well be totally up to the task. A possible upgrade if you could get your hands on it, could be to add dragon skin to reinforce the fighter's armour, if you could get your hands on some croc or gator skin. But that would probably be prohibitively exspensive and may just come off as tacky.

And I thought you couldn't get any cooler! And now you sneak peak/tease a set of Rohirrim armour and kit! Arise! Arise! Rider of Theoden!

Greetings from Croatia !! Nice exit Man, we are left in awe.

As soon as you grabbed the helmet I knew where you were going with it.

*Sees helmet, instant happy gasp* Also, I really appreciate that you share how your costumes go through multiple iterations. I think for beginners like me it can be really discouraging seeing all these nicely put together costumes, so getting to see that you keep transforming your costume as you get better and better is really nice. Awesome as always, so excited for the new costume!

That looks much better, and the contrast/texture adds to it. Nice work!

Well done! Nice work on the spangenhelm. :) Rock on!

Ahhhhhhh!!!!!Kramer in Rohirim!!!!! I'm dying!!!!!!

This is about as close as you can get to true studded leather armor, lol. Maybe that's the functional idea behind "studded leather", it's not huge chunks of leather with random studs in for appearance or protection, it's a huge amount of small pieces that are bonded together to form a single piece. A way to put the scraps of leather from other projects to use, basically. Nice work, it looks really good.

Oh, this new costume is going to be rad!

Hey I love your videos man. Can you do a video about the ranger outfit in the boot video? I think it looks great. And super stealthy-ish

For those inclined to crafting. You can also make up lamelar leather armour on the cheap. On eby you can get big boxed of thick leather scraps from for example shoe production. Those are not every usefull for anything covering larger areas, but ridiculusly cheap. What do work perfectly for, is the smalle pieces of a lamelar armour.

very cool bit of editing at the start. and the final product looks way more believable as armour or a stiff extra layer.

Aha, fun! Looking forward to seeing what you come out with...

I love your videos. Your constant incorporation of DIY is really approachable.

Nicely done :) I use-to have that exact armor (I may still do, it's probably in the roof or something but I might have given it away) and I agree, it was rubbish but what you've done is awesome and now it looks good, very clever, and that sneak peek from the end has me excited!

I have no idea how you managed to get those that precise cutting directly from the template!

If you'd shorten the shoulder straps so the whole thing is worn higher, produce some sides (preferably faced with scales) and change the profile of the shoulders a bit, you'd be left with pretty serviceable piece called Spolas, armor most famously worn by ancient Greeks, but ubiquitous in the whole ancient Mediterranean.

That helmet is gorgeous!

I am a sucker for making things you already own better by a little craftiness. Plus you get to customize it to be a OOAK! That helmet!!! 🤩 So excited to see what you have been working on!! Great video as always fellow adventurer!

Great video, and looking forward to seeing the new outfit, helm looks really cool

Kinda looks like Chinese Coat of Leather. So fun fact, the Chinese actually had (and have) written, historical sources on making leather armor. Leather armor was typically made into the aforementioned coat of leather or, later on, lamellar. The type of leather is also really important, as common domesticated bovine leather is not the best. The Chinese, instead, used leather from two animals: the rhinoceros and the water buffalo. They would then tan the leather and then layer the leather for 4, 5 or even 6 layers and then lacquered them to protect it from the weather.

I like this idea a lot. That's a really cool mod.

I can’t wait to see the new outfit

Hey I just found your channel today I saw your video on the rings of power and my god your words lit a fire in me I would ride into battle with you right now to defend all that good and to be cherished in this world.

Oh Kramer posted a video jay 😄 ... He made a cool improvment on a chestplate nice 😯 ... a sneak peak uhh a helmet O.O a ROHIRIM HELMET (high-pitched girly scream) AHHHHH .....🤩😆🤯😍 btw am on your discord server it is so cool to talk to others there ^w^

Looks very nice. I would love to see this in combination with your witcher armour.

Looks great! Gj reworking it Looking forward to seeing your new costume

Actually, Ready for Battle is a sub-brand of Epic Armory, one of the largest and most prominent LARP manufacturers around. You can also get it from their official websites and most other LARP stores carrying Epic Armoury. I'd say that stuff branded with Epic Armoury is usually better than Ready for Battle, which is made for kids and people on a budget.

Cant wait to see the costume finished and that helmet was extremly well made.

Uhh I like the "lorica segmentata" vibe it's giving me

Looks great, hope to see more videos like this. 👍👍👍

Looks nice

Great video!

Huge upgrade! Speaking of Rohirrim, did you see Zorpazorp's newest video where he interviewed THE guy at Weta who worked on Rohirrim armor!

Such an improvement!

I think if you didn't want to the do the interlocking in the middle and just do straight bands that go over the two in the middle, you could add a rectangular area of tooling, maybe tool some image or design with a border around the rectangles, or add conchos in the center of each part that is on the outside, with two conchos in the middle, giving the breastplate a more decorative studded look.

I've always wondered, "Does leather from different animals have different strengths? How hard are other leathers to work with?" I mean a quick Google search told me most is from cows but it gave a list of what is used. I never heard of kangaroo or ostrich leather until I looked it up.

OMG Awrsome!!!

Commenting for the algorithm.

i use the black version when i play a goblin. i have filled the holes with rabbit pelts and few thropies like fake ears on strings hinging from it.

YEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!

The original kind of reminded me of a coat of plates.

nice 👍

This is giving me so much inspiration for my own leather armor. I have always wondered, though, where did u get your gabasin?

Gonna be honest, this video was over my head. Perhaps, if I get into leathercrafting one day (and I want to), it will make more sense. But I watched it anyway, 'cause I am committed to watching every one of your videos. Do you have any interest in tanning your own leather?

He's updating his studded leather armour. Studded. Leather. Armour.

Cool

Honestly I didn't need the lotr clip after you put on that helm my first thought was rohirim

>blue suede shoes

Suede breastplate? Lot's of potential for wordplay that I can't use in a family-friendly environment, dernit! :-)

Woahhhh, that reveal though! 😃 That was so epic! I can't wait to see what else you put together! Just a thought on leather armor - is leather-covered brigandine a thing? I don't know if they'd work together, but especially with rigid leather armor, I've often wondered if there's plate underneath. Thanks for another awesome video!

Me: why'd you want a leather breastplate when you can have a steel one? Me moving with dagger on my belt: BANG BANG BANG BANG.

Does anyone else feel that the two 'breastplates' compliment each other? I understand if they can't actually be worn together on account of buckles or whatever, but it looks like the modified suede cuirass provides decent coverage for the abdomen while the thick leather breastplate provides denser protection for the upper chest. I'd be interested in seeing them paired if possible.

Not really related to the topic of this video but if your working on a new charakter in the future it would be fun to implement some merchant-elements, because your name kramer actually is an old german word for merchant and in the bavarian dialect borndl-kramer (bone-merchant) was used as a name for death.

A Horse Lord?! Oh my. Spoiling us with three videos this week, eh? But on the topic of videos, any chance you feel like doing one on your interpretation of "Adventurer's Rations"? What sort of munchies would a Ranger/Witcher/DnD Hero have in his bags?

I like how you modded your old armour that ye don’t wear into one you do Mybe there’s hope for my helm of disappointment

Something to keep in mind when a character has worn and perhaps ruined gear that is in need of repairs and/or reinforcement.

Oh wow we are not ready for next week

About dyeing. In medieval fantasy leather is most likely used because it is cheaper. Why would someone bother dyeing, making it more expansive. Applying some fat, oil, vax or resin to make it water-resistant is much more likely. And it makes leather darker.

Krafty Kramer strikes again. Damn notifications didn't inform me when your vid dropped and I was not able to view/like/comment til 13 hours after the fact :(

Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden! Spear shall be shaken, shield shall be splintered, a sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises! Ride now, ride now, ride! Ride for ruin and the world's ending! Death! Death! Death! Forth Eorlingas!

Next, can you show us how to make the moob armor from RoP?

👍👍👍

I mean you say it is not historical but it looks like smaller version of Hittite armour. (minus the bronze).

Watching you and Skill Tree I have got interested in leather. Is there any help for the high cost of materials? Leather, to me, is crazy expensive. Thanks for any responses.

Blue twice in a row? You’re a goaty boi now, aren’t you?

FOR ROHAN!

Video of belt pouch please??

"I'll give you a little hint"

A comment for the algorithm

Teaser is right. I should have just ended the video then.

When can we test it? We need proof it stops sword attacks➡️. 💯👍

Are you going to Reckoning again?

Precedents for the armor appearance: Terracotta Warriors - large square-ish plates joined at the corners - not rivets but laces at the corners, plates overlap but there is a square exposed edge. And 'Brigandine' armor - leather or fabric cover with a pattern of rivets, rigid plates hidden inside the cover but 'telegraph' their shape through the covering. If you ever decide to upgrade the shoulders - hang the armor from narrower straps so they don't rise up when you have to raise your arms - you can then tie (point) the wider plates to the shoulder straps at the top of your shoulder, maybe a thin strap under your upper arm to hold them in place - the wide plates can then move up and down as your arm moves and not pivot on the breast plate and try to chop your head off (it should hit your neck armor first).

Love the improvements! I would just encourage you not to blow your money on a suede horse for your Rohirrim project-not worth it.

Loved the build, but your dying technique hurt my soul. Circles! Apply dye in circular motions, not lines. That’s how you get streaks!

would be better if you put metal plates in there instead of leather. we both know what would happen if an arrow hit that xD A tiny bit of realism would hurt now would it? xD

leather strips are not that rigid as a one piece steel curace.

I wonder if you covered/disguised metal armor with leather 'armor' it would fool your opponent into thinking they don't need to strike as hard? At least the first time, and then it might throw them off balance giving you an advantage...

Why leather thou. Easy to done: Aluminium mail coloured as iron. Shad have done it without problems. Also Gambesons. Why leather

Go home, alcohol-based dye, you’re drunk.