Making greaves: How to rough out the back. Medieval Armour Techniques.

This video shows how I go about roughing out the back portion of a greave, the though process behind interpreting the measurements into a pattern and a few of the tools I use to create the first pass at the basic shape.

I make a couple of mistakes as it's been a while filming and I was more anxious about that than I should have been and my concentration slipped; but this proves useful as I show how I recover from the errors.

In the video I mention Kevin Legg of Plessis armoury, who uses a similar technique but is faster along the bottom half than me, as I haven't built up the courage to use the same technique as he does. However it works very well for him. And as ever a quick thanks to Fred of Ryall armouries for introducing me to orthotape.

https://ryallarmouries.co.uk/
https://www.plessisarmouries.co.uk/
https://www.orthotape.co.uk/

For those of you that know me or follow the channel a little closer you know it's been a taxing few months, half year, due to injuries and the unexpected passing of my father. Thankyou for your support, condolences and encouragement.

I've tried a new technique for me in these build videos, where I have recorded the audio after the fact, let me know what you think and if you believe this is better, it was an interesting experience and one I think could prove more useful as I gain editing experience with it.