Actually, it is the opposite. Think of a Formula 1 car: it is strong because it is made of carbon fibre, not because it is made of glue. Carbon fibres have 5 t

Actually, it is the opposite. Think of a Formula 1 car: it is strong because it is made of carbon fibre, not because it is made of glue. Carbon fibres have 5 times the tensile strength of steel. They are spun into yarn, which is woven into cloth, layered into a mould, and held rigid by plastic resin. All the strength comes from the carbon fibres. In the case of this armour it is the linen which provides the strength, not the rabbit glue. "Linen is among the strongest of the vegetable fibers, with 2 to 3 times the strength of cotton." Wikipedia.