Samurai Costume

Step 7 The Suneate (leg armor)

For this lower leg armor I designed a pattern that resembled an elongated fireman or policeman shield. It was all one piece and to big for the pot of water, so I did use the oven to heat this one. If you do use the oven, don't go above 250 degrees. Just keep checking it til its floppy and conform it to your shin. Oh, and wear some clothing that wont let the heat by. I just painted it, detailed it, then added some fabric strips with hot glue. Then I attached velcro to the fabric so they can come on and off easy.