There is a local gent that makes leather SCA armor and I was just drooling over some pieces in his gallery, looking up ideas for my Christmas list. Thought I should share.
Torvaldr's Leatherworks
Leather Armor
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Beornmann
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Leather Armor
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wulfgar
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Re: Leather Armor
I had a set of his lamellar when I fought in the SCA. Great stuff!
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Re: Leather Armor
I love Torvald's stuff! I have had his site saved for inspiration for quite a while. I have been working on my own SCA combat archery armor and mine too is going to be leather. I have been working mostly on the extremeties, but tI am somewhat on the fence between a Russ type Lamelar chest plate or a few other styles. (One being a Lotro style Dwarf chest plate and shoulders) As in the case of my persona the arguement of my use of armor is somewhat conjectural, I was tempted to do something completely off the map and go Dwarven! (I know some guys have Rohirim and Elven stuff so why not?) 
I am Ringulf the Dwarven Woodsman, I craft leather, wood, metal, and clay,
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I throw axes, seaxes, and pointy sticks, And I fire my bow through the day.
Come be my ally, lift up your mead! We'll search out our foes and the Eagles we'll feed!
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Re: Leather Armor
I have sets of gauntlets, bazubands, and knees from thorvaldr. It's all good stuff, does the job and is light, but the stitching is distinctly modern material and the rivets are two piece jobs. It's all nice and I definitely use it, I just don't intend the leather to be the outside layer when my fighting kit is done.
