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Well that's enough hand sewing for the moment. It's finally ready to add closures up the front. I've decided on buckles in the end. I couldn't figure out a way of doing lacing through the jack that I was going to be happy with so buckles it is! Hopefully the next pics of this build will be the last and I can finally move onto something new . . #jackofplates #brigandine #stabvest #bodyarmor #tudorarmour #elizabeathanarmour #costuming #reenactment #reenlarpment #larparmor #larpcostume #handmade #handcrafted #washersfordayz #popcollar #stabbingtonbrothers (at Toohey Forest Conservation Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_ro8iZH-40/?igshid=xairzkrrf71h

Done! ~18 months and ~150 (or more?) hours later my jack of plates is finished. Such a huge project, started on a mad whim with so many many lessons learned. It's full of mistakes, blemishes and generally fuckery that I hope no one ever looks too closely but I'm kind of proud of it. Now all that awaits is to pick up a sword and give it a spin some time once this covid19 business simmers down. Given the hefty 9kg or so it weighs due to my equally hefty 3XL frame once it's all on and secure it's surprisingly comfortable. Really is akin to wearing equivalent maille in many respects. The moment I was nearly finished I'd already started to tell myself what I'd do differently on the next one....😆😂😭 . . #jackofplates #whiteelephant #brigandine #larparmour #tudorarmour #renaissance #reenlarpment #reenactment #bodyarmor #stabvest #disneyvillain #popcollar #handcrafted #crazyideas (at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_uPlLeHhmZ/?igshid=seu268c58rg8

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