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Fun with leatherwork, Testing Ideas
« on: 2011-07-18, 14:32:08 »
I’ve recently completed a few minor leather working projects that were used to test some stitching, dying, stamping and tooling ideas floating in my head.  The eventual goal is to build a sheath worthy of my Michael Pikula seax this summer / fall.

The first is an essential item for any war camp; a tooled leather can cozy for the 16 oz. units of liquid rehydration.  ;)

The second is an SCA legal rondel dagger and tooled sheath.  The idea was to have a decent looking backup weapon for fighting polearm that doesn’t scream anachronism from 10 feet.
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Re: Fun with leatherwork, Testing Ideas
« Reply #1 on: 2011-07-18, 21:54:33 »
Nice work, Lord Rodney! 
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Re: Fun with leatherwork, Testing Ideas
« Reply #2 on: 2011-07-19, 00:40:39 »
very nice indeed!

next he'll be wanting to be knighted in his new leather fantasy bra and armour he's making ;) hehehheh
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Re: Fun with leatherwork, Testing Ideas
« Reply #3 on: 2011-07-19, 01:52:12 »
Quote from: Sir Wolf on 2011-07-19, 00:40:39
very nice indeed!

next he'll be wanting to be knighted in his new leather fantasy bra and armour he's making ;) hehehheh

Shhhhhhhh.  Not so loud..
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Re: Fun with leatherwork, Testing Ideas
« Reply #4 on: 2011-07-19, 10:42:29 »
That's very cool. I recently made a baldric and have another slated to be made. Leather is not as easy to work with as you might think. Not really hard, it's time consuming.
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Re: Fun with leatherwork, Testing Ideas
« Reply #5 on: 2011-07-19, 10:47:26 »
Quote from: Lord Rodney on 2011-07-19, 01:52:12
Quote from: Sir Wolf on 2011-07-19, 00:40:39
very nice indeed!

next he'll be wanting to be knighted in his new leather fantasy bra and armour he's making ;) hehehheh

Shhhhhhhh.  Not so loud..

Well if Lord Rodney requires his knighting to be done by “proxy” I would suggest he selects you Sir Wolf as his surrogate, hey with all that weight loss you’ve accomplished I’m sure you will look quite fetching! ;)
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Re: Fun with leatherwork, Testing Ideas
« Reply #6 on: 2011-07-19, 14:26:09 »
A knight's most deadly weapon:  Photoshop. :)

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Re: Fun with leatherwork, Testing Ideas
« Reply #7 on: 2011-07-19, 16:19:39 »
hahahah quick, gimme some ones! somebody get some $ones!!
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Re: Fun with leatherwork, Testing Ideas
« Reply #8 on: 2011-07-19, 18:46:44 »
It's amazing how you were able to capture my girlish figure so well!  :)

Photoshop really does wonders with a persons measurements (41 years, 6'1", 245 stones lbs.).  ;)
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Re: Fun with leatherwork, Testing Ideas
« Reply #9 on: 2011-07-20, 04:01:21 »
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It's amazing how you were able to capture my girlish figure so well!
 

Yes, and that roundel sheath is going to go perfectly with that ensamble! ;D
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Re: Fun with leatherwork, Testing Ideas
« Reply #10 on: 2011-07-21, 14:56:58 »
Depends on the placement of said sheath.  lol
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Re: Fun with leatherwork, Testing Ideas
« Reply #11 on: 2011-07-21, 15:07:04 »
 8) 8) 8) hahaha
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Re: Fun with leatherwork, Testing Ideas
« Reply #12 on: 2011-07-30, 02:10:02 »
Man, SCA armour requirements really have gotten lax lately..... :P
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Re: Fun with leatherwork, Testing Ideas
« Reply #13 on: 2012-09-06, 23:04:08 »
If that armor got any skimpier, I'm thinking a different type of 'equipment' that might come into play. :P
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