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Re: The price of playing
Poster: "Rowanwald Central" <rownwald@gte.net>
> << f you want a slightly different version, I believe that Sir Korby's
armor
> consists of a gambeson with sections of garden hose sewn into the lining.
>>
>
>
> I do not believe there is any garden hose in there ... just packing. I
have
> examined the gambeson, and find that it is packed very tightly. Such a
rig is
> not expensive in monetary terms, but is labor intensive, becuase packing
that
> tightly (cottom batting, I think) takes much time.
> ~Donal
And is a TRUE labor of love. It is something analogous to shredding your
sleeping bag and then fitting all of the resulting fabric into a man's
shaving kit. I am awed everytime I see that thing.
Rosine
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