Make! Your OWN leather armor! In the Kitchen!

[roseembolism]

Courtesy of David Friedman, economist, SCA recreationist, and author, a recipe for making authentic cuirbouilli armor, which he describes as "the perfect armor", and not because he likes those pictures of Lidda in D&D 3rd.

Courbouilli using a simple beeswax process

A more authentic cuirbouilli recipe, that provides better protection.


I'm just providing these links as a public service,  in the off chance that racerxmachinaor any of her friends tires of the more restful costuming elements of knitting and sewing, and decides to try crafting something exciting in the kitchen.

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*further reading*

[racerxmachina.livejournal.com]

OK, the cuirboulli jock-cup is a bit much. Were I him, I'd trust more modern nad-defense technology.