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A well-suited hobby
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Monroe High School junior John Keizer wears a suit of armor he made. Keizer said he doesn't employ the same techniques used in medieval times but the end product is similar. To order either of these photos, click here. (Times photo: Marissa Weiher)
MONROE - For a junior at Monroe High School, John Keizer has an unusual hobby. In his spare time, Keizer builds suits of medieval plate armor. For the past year-and-a-half, the student has used metalworking equipment to manufacture pieces of armor that he says are as accurately constructed as possible.