How to make a bottlecap bruiser's glove
When roaming the ruined cityscapes it helps to have any edge in a confrontation. Resources are scarce, but is there a way to create a flexible armored glove? Sure, as long as you have bottlecaps anything is possible.
Materials
-Exercise gloves
-Bottlecaps
Tools
-Scissors
-Holepunch
-Pliers
-Needle/thread
1. Gather the materials
I played around with a few ideas on making this glove, but ultimately I went with modifying an existing glove rather than making one from scratch. I bought a pair of athletic gloves from Five Below, and had collected the bottlecaps in my travels.
2. Prepare the bottlecaps
To get the bottlecaps flattened to where they could be more easily sewn on, I used a pair of pliers to crimp down the sides of the bottlecap.
This is how the backs should look after crimping.
For them to match the curve of a knuckle, clamp the pliers down on one side and roll the pliers to bend slightly. Do this to the other side of the bottlecap to match the curve. It should come out like a shallow U-shape.
Punch small holes with a powerful hole punch around the edge of the bottlecaps. You may need to bend the bottlecaps back into their U-shapes afterward.
3. Sew the bottlecaps onto the glove
Using needle and thread, sew the first row of bottlecaps on the fingers of the glove.
Keep adding layers of bottlecaps as desired. I attached a couple to even cover up the logo on the glove closure.
4. Finishing touches
Although I didn't end up going that route, you can also work to age the glove by mimicking rust on the bottlecaps or simply rolling this glove around in the mud. I'm always hesitant to do ageing on something I make, but for the true apocalypse look it needs that extra wear and tear. And there you have it, a fighting glove ready to add the edge in an end-of-the-world epic. Good luck and keep crafting!
Materials
-Exercise gloves
-Bottlecaps
Tools
-Scissors
-Holepunch
-Pliers
-Needle/thread
1. Gather the materials
I played around with a few ideas on making this glove, but ultimately I went with modifying an existing glove rather than making one from scratch. I bought a pair of athletic gloves from Five Below, and had collected the bottlecaps in my travels.
2. Prepare the bottlecaps
To get the bottlecaps flattened to where they could be more easily sewn on, I used a pair of pliers to crimp down the sides of the bottlecap.
This is how the backs should look after crimping.
For them to match the curve of a knuckle, clamp the pliers down on one side and roll the pliers to bend slightly. Do this to the other side of the bottlecap to match the curve. It should come out like a shallow U-shape.
Punch small holes with a powerful hole punch around the edge of the bottlecaps. You may need to bend the bottlecaps back into their U-shapes afterward.
3. Sew the bottlecaps onto the glove
Using needle and thread, sew the first row of bottlecaps on the fingers of the glove.
Keep adding layers of bottlecaps as desired. I attached a couple to even cover up the logo on the glove closure.
4. Finishing touches
Although I didn't end up going that route, you can also work to age the glove by mimicking rust on the bottlecaps or simply rolling this glove around in the mud. I'm always hesitant to do ageing on something I make, but for the true apocalypse look it needs that extra wear and tear. And there you have it, a fighting glove ready to add the edge in an end-of-the-world epic. Good luck and keep crafting!
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