Re: Leather Breastplate question
Found it, didn't take as long as I thought it would.
Billy, I personally recommend you go to here:
http://www.arador.com/construction/basicarmouring.htmland download "Basic Armouring- A practical introduction to Armour Making" by Paul Blackwell.
Its full of pictures and conveniently hosted by the Arador Armour Library.
http://www.arador.com/main/index.htmlits in my opinion the best source of information on where to start and how to go about doing things from head to toe. as well as it itself has a large handful of patterns. and explains measuring your body for making gamberson which may help you tailor your chest piece to you better.
as well it also shows how to make a coat of plates. which i would recommend if your planing on a leather breastplate. plus if you like, I can show you how to hand sew leather. which in my opinion is better for strapping.
I made my helm from a pattern that I found in this document as well, redrawing and scaling it to size a few times until i was sure the pattern was the right size.
and you can't go wrong with making a pattern full size and with some help test pressing it against your self. to make sure its close. it helps to make it slightly bigger than you think you need. cause its always easier to remove access than it is to add back to it.