DavidM
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Hunt cavesson with buckle fittings
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Very nice. Do you use a machine for most of the stitching or do you do it by hand? -
These are turn shoes. You sew them inside out & the turn them inside out. It's the way they did it back then. -
This is for my 13 year old son as he is an archer -
I made this for my wife. -
14th Century England (reenactment)
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14th Century England (reenactment) stuff for my family as we volunteer at Camlann in Carnation, WA. -
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Here is what I made:
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OOPs, I meant when my father in-law passed away. He was a cowboy from Hawaii and then an AG instructor at a high school.
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Very nice work. I am new to leatherworking and inherited the tools when my father passed away. He was a great man.
I've always loved horses, but never owned one until a few years ago. Now we are about to get our third one! My father in-law used to purchase a basic plain saddle & tool it and add silver from there. I would like to work up to doing something like that too...
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I'm no expert (at all), but it would depend on how 'authentic' looking that you would like your items to look. For most SCA stuff, using a straight awl to make the hole and either thread will work. On items where the leather will stretch with use (such as shoes), the synthetic stuff will not work as it doesn't have the give that say a linen thread would have. I hope that helps. Good luck, David
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Thank you both. I went to Wal-mart & got some fabric pencil. They didn't have specific taylor's chalk, but the washable pencil colors (for fabric) came in a pack of black, red, and white lead. I will give it a try tonight. Thanks again.
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Hello, I was given some black leather to make shoes for a trade. I typically use un-died leather so marking lightly with a pencil works well. Any suggestions for how to mark black leather? Is scribing the only option? Thank you in advance, David
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Kirk, I just completed a skeleton finger guard. I will try to post pictures shortly. I realize that I am inexperienced but gave it a try. Thanks again, David
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Kirk, Thanks. That sounds like a finger tab. Personally, I've used them in the past. Also, thank you for laying out how to do it. From the research that I have done for the reinactment, they didn't use tabs back then. That is 14th century England. Personally, I think it would have been easier, but that is never the case. They generally used either a 3 finger skeleton (open fingers, but closed on the finger tips) or enclosed (such as a glove). From your suggestion, I will use a combination of cardboard and paper bag to see if I can make it work. Thanks again, David
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Hello, I am looking for a pattern for a finger guard to make for archery. Here's a little more info: we are part of a 14th Century England reinactment in Carnation, Wa. So, finger tabs won't work. My 13 year old son is currently using a 3-finger one with velcro & elastic. I have an idea of making one in 2 main parts: one part for the wrist & then individual parts for the 3 fingers which would be connected with small buckles. This is somewhat period as buckles were available, but I wanted to make it adjustable as he is still growing. Does anyone know of any existing patterns that may fit this? I've sketched one up and will try to make it shortly. As for me, I am very inexperienced. I have begun making my second pair of 'turn shoes' and my sewing still pathetic and I figure that it makes it look more period (yeah, justifying). It will improve with time I know. Thanks in advance, David
