Jon Sarge does a great job- he'll tell you in a heartbeat that if you want historical accuracy, see one of the other guys but if you want something fast that'll be good looking and pass at 5 meters, he's your guy. At a fraction of what the others charge, he's been my go-to guy on 2 out of the last 5 scabbard commissions I've had done, 1 of which was a Faire sword that may have been an exercise in futility- but was still very well done.
To be fair, there's a reason why he normally charges less than $300 for a scabbard/rig commission: he doesn't sew the rear seam on the scabbard, he doesn't line his scabbards; he uses the sandwich method of construction (as opposed to carving/shaving the slats to suit the blade's length and shape) which usually means you'll need to shim the chape for a tighter fit if you want it to stay in the scabbard when you turn it upside down; the thin pieces of wood he uses to hold the blade's edges means that you can have some scabbard rattle. The dyes are usually pretty even- he can get you pretty much any color you want, but the color will only be on the face-front side of the belt, the backside will be natural color. Good selection of buckles and pretty bits, his turnaround time is ridiculously quick and knowing up front what to expect, I've had no complaints. He also did a grip rewrap for me on one of my swords- good job, better than the original grip (H/T bastard).
Speaking of Crecy's, I owe you boys some pics don't I? I'll get them done...been somewhat troublesome trying to do manual stuff with a sword semi-locked in one hand. It is the one sword that I have to look into the scabbard each time I put her in- wicked point.
