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First Carving for Grandsons Fly rod case
DJole commented on MrV's gallery image in Gallery- Our Leatherwork
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She's not actually going to use that or swing it around, right? That's pretty much a decoration-only sword, or for wearing around. With the little safety talk out of the way--are you looking for a historical scabbard, or any kind of scabbard at all? Here is a page I have bookmarked--this has some of the best step-by-step instructions of how to make a scabbard http://www.yeoldegaffers.com/project_scabbard.asp (and someday,when I get my sword, I'll make one of these laced scabbards for it, 'cause they make my heart go pitter pat.)
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Oh,that's a great idea! It's meta-dice! I don't know if I'd want to go more than the 8 or 10 sided die, however. I can't see doing a 20 sider out of leather (although Mojo just might...heh!)
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Cool! I look forward to seeing them! I have another box in the works right now--I'm finalizing the design which will go on it. The box will have a face of a Buddhist temple "demon" on all four sides. I also have a blank, book-shaped box which I will use in the future for design #4.
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That's pretty good work! I made something similar a few years back:
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All done! Dyed and stitched and ready to be filled up!-
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The "raw" tooling completed for the Serpent Dice Box. The image is from a 15th century woodcut. Look carefully to spot the sailor on the ship, about to become dinner.-
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I have a new piece of work--it's another dice box. This one is built around a clear plastic box.
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From the album: DJole -- Completed Work
Completed! All dyeing and painting done, ready to frame and hang! Just in time for Christmas. -
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In progress--tooling completed (shading, beveling, backgrounding). I love the deep folds on Mary's dress. -
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Okay, I got it all done. It's carved, tooled, dyed and framed! Here's the sequence <http://home.comcast.net/~lukeythetruck/djole/Publications/Leather/LeatherNativity.htm> Here's the final bit:
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I don't know what size that dice cup is. The one I made is probably 10 inches high or so (estimated from memory). I used a metal container (which one held gourmet hot chocolate, I believe) to wet-form it around after carving it. The next time I do this, I'll form it around the PVC stiffener. And the barrel stitch--I need to find people more experienced than myself (or maybe a video) to show me what to watch for.
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Well, here in Tacoma we do have the Game Matrix--I never really considered making a set of these for sale. I can see that perhaps I should look into this. I'd have to use a few standard designs (rather than Tom's custom Chinese dragon and runic door inscription on this one.) I either need to perfect my barrel stitch, or else use an alternate method of connecting the sides, before I would sell them.
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Mojo--go for it! We need these to become the Gucci leather accessory of RPG players. There is one modification which Tom made after receiving this: he said that it was too soft, since he had a TON of dice in it. What he did is get a piece of PVC pipe which fit inside as a liner. If I were to build more of these, I'd build them around the PVC pipe (and maybe glue some nice pigskin lining on the inside surface of the PVC.
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No more d4 Caltrops! Nice job! ;-) I have a friend who is an avid gamer; I made him this dice holder: http://home.comcast.net/~lukeythetruck/djole/Publications/Leather/TomDragon.htm
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Past Due On Some Showing Off Vol 1. ; ) Helm
DJole replied to Prince's topic in Historical Reenactment
Do the horns make it hard to wear, due to their weight pulling it forward or backward on the neck? -
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Satchel No.4 - side view
DJole commented on lightningad's gallery image in Our Leatherwork Galleries
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Armor Project, Sewing, And A Big Buy; Could Use Suggestions!
DJole replied to evaengineer's topic in Historical Reenactment
EvoStik Time Bond Contact Adhesive (haven't used it; not really sure when, how, or where one would use it) My understanding of adhesives is that they are often used to fasten 2 leather pieces together prior to stitching/riveting. Adhesives are also used to glue a lining to a backing piece, and for glueing rolled edges down. 8 different dyes Who made the dyes, and are they spirit, oil or water-based dyes? If they're water based dyes, you will want to think twice before using them on armor which will be exposed to moisture (rain, sweat, etc.) -
Armor Project, Sewing, And A Big Buy; Could Use Suggestions!
DJole replied to evaengineer's topic in Historical Reenactment
What type of leather do I want for making pauldrons, sabatons, and a breastplate? It depends--are you tooling it? If so, you'll need to use tooling leather. If you're not tooling the pieces, you can use tooling leather anyway (since you can dye it) or you can use other pre-dyed leather of the right weight. What amount of leather would I want for making pauldrons, sabatons, and a breastplate? That's hard to say, without having the patterns on hand. You'll want a complete set of patterns to lay out next to each other, to figure out square footage. Where should I purchase my leather? I can't make any clear recommendations for this, whether it is better to handle the leather first or trust to the seller/shipper to send you what you wanted. There are a variety of leather suppliers online, and I suspect that other forum members will be able to make recommendations to you. What other leather related items should I purchase? I don't see any kind of dedicated skiving tool in your list, nor a strap maker. You can get by without a strap maker (steady hand, sharp knife, and metal straight edge work fine), but they are nice to have. A skiver, on the other hand, is something you may find useful. -
Armor Project, Sewing, And A Big Buy; Could Use Suggestions!
DJole replied to evaengineer's topic in Historical Reenactment
For expert training on hand stitching, search YouTube for "Nigel Armitage leather" videos (he's a poster on this forum). He shows the way it's meant to be done. -
You must not be over on the Rainy side--I'm in Tacoma.