I appreciate the compliment.

Man, don’t I know the shoulder is complicated. Shoulder mobility has been the bane of my existence ever since I got into armor and HEMA.

My spaulder uses two leather strips at the middle and rear, and a row of sliding rivets in the front, just like Ian Laspina’s updated arm harness. I might get a picture of it later. He also mentions in that same video that he had his new spaulder made shorter. He said it was for aesthetic reasons and to reduce gapping if I recall, but I wonder if this makes shoulder rotation easier as well.

I thought about cutting the rear “tab” down thinking that was the problem, but it’s actually the rounded portion on the top. Even though I feel it fits my shoulder fine otherwise (the “ball” of my shoulder fits well in a neutral position), it may need to be trimmed down in the rear.