NoahL Report post Posted April 12, 2009 (edited) Okay, I usually just lurk around forums, although I did post a question here once. In any case, I DO actually do things on occasion, and this is proof. I certainly can't say that it's proof that I'm any good. This is a wrist cuff for one of my two brothers (there will be another cuff sometime soon to make it fair) made of vinegarooned and leather balmed (first time doing that, too) 9-10 oz. crappy leather from a sheath-making kit I got online, some "superior latigo lace" from Tandy, and a coated steel loop I salvaged from a belt. No, I didn't burnish the edges very well, and that was on purpose, but I did make several other mistakes. The funky halo is from the leather bowing in the vinegaroon while I wasn't paying attention, but in the end the color evened out a bit after I leather balmed it and I actually like the halo effect. I put too many holes in for the lace holding the steel loop, but hey, my brother is a professional video gamer, so I'll just call them "airflow features". Those are under the loop, so you can't really see them from straight on. Similarly, I probably could have done with fewer holes to lace the thing up, but it works this way just fine--it just takes a bit longer to lace up. Oh, I didn't stamp enough to cover the entire area inside the loop and my grooves aren't straight! Aaaanyway, I'm babbling again, as I do from time to time, and I appologize. Here are pics: Hopefully those aren't too big, or too many. Thanks for looking! ~Noah Edited April 12, 2009 by NoahL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonyc1 Report post Posted April 12, 2009 Okay, I usually just lurk around forums, although I did post a question here once. In any case, I DO actually do things on occasion, and this is proof. I certainly can't say that it's proof that I'm any good. This is a wrist cuff for one of my two brothers (there will be another cuff sometime soon to make it fair) made of vinegarooned and leather balmed (first time doing that, too) 9-10 oz. crappy leather from a sheath-making kit I got online, some "superior latigo lace" from Tandy, and a coated steel loop I salvaged from a belt. No, I didn't burnish the edges very well, and that was on purpose, but I did make several other mistakes. The funky halo is from the leather bowing in the vinegaroon while I wasn't paying attention, but in the end the color evened out a bit after I leather balmed it and I actually like the halo effect. I put too many holes in for the lace holding the steel loop, but hey, my brother is a professional video gamer, so I'll just call them "airflow features". Those are under the loop, so you can't really see them from straight on. Similarly, I probably could have done with fewer holes to lace the thing up, but it works this way just fine--it just takes a bit longer to lace up. Oh, I didn't stamp enough to cover the entire area inside the loop and my grooves aren't straight! Aaaanyway, I'm babbling again, as I do from time to time, and I appologize. Here are pics: Hopefully those aren't too big, or too many. Thanks for looking! ~Noah Noah, what is it actually for and what does the metal piece do? Tony. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoahL Report post Posted April 12, 2009 Noah, what is it actually for and what does the metal piece do?Tony. It serves no purpose whatsoever, and neither does the metal piece. Consider more of a "punk fashion item" than anything useful . Yes, I could've made (and probably will make, at some point) an arm guard for archery, or a western wrist cuff for shooting, or a bracer for ren faires and LARPs, but this is just something that my brothers will think is cool Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonyc1 Report post Posted April 12, 2009 It serves no purpose whatsoever, and neither does the metal piece. Consider more of a "punk fashion item" than anything useful . Yes, I could've made (and probably will make, at some point) an arm guard for archery, or a western wrist cuff for shooting, or a bracer for ren faires and LARPs, but this is just something that my brothers will think is cool Thanks, Noah. I'm that much wiser now. Tony. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mendedbowl Report post Posted April 12, 2009 that's interesting, i like it. ken Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoahL Report post Posted April 12, 2009 @ Tony: You're quite welcome! I guess I should include the function (or lack thereof) when I post stuff in the future @ ken: Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
