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I did once when they were Etsy, when I went back to them for a 2nd thing they said their Etsy account was closed & to make payment direct into a Russian bank account, I was not comfortable doing that so did not get the thing & this was pre the Ukraine invasion, you might want to check sanctions in your country to see if you can order direct.

I brought the face mask version of it from Leather Hub on Etsy

Very nice, one of my favourite beasties

Check out the shop Leather Hub on Etsy they have a similar cap

Also sold by Green Grizzly (UK) https://greengrizzly.co.uk/gb/clasps-clips-hooks/heavy-duty-steel-25-mm-1-sling-clips-spring-snap-hook-strap-attachment-for-gun-bdv#/1704-colour-glossy_nickel/1799-size-25_mm_bdv/1800-in_pack_of-1

If you do go down the route of making your own files, you have the option to sell them to cover your time costs

Yes Essex is a pleasant place if you ignore some of the population EBM is electro body music, think industrial goth, yep it’s a bit niche

So it depends on which type of chromium was used, which will depend on where the tannery is, if you have that information you can make an informed decision.

Yep, this is so true!

That is impressive for 5hrs! nice colouration

Nice gift there BTW: ihe pattern can be got from Leather Hub

Amazing watch straps, can I ask do you use anything to prevent stretching? If so what?

Jt bachelors in London would be my go to, however they don’t have a website with stock listings so you would need to go in person, from my last visit I recall dyed veg tan in green, black and red, May have been other colours All in various thickness and they have a splitter on site

Good first project, and if you are anything like me: every project seems to demand a blood sacrifice!

Depending if you are near London, check out JT Batchelor for leather supplies, they don’t list on a website but if you can get there In person it is a true Aladdin’s cave of leather, you will find pretty much everything colour option going and at reasonable prices I tend to go there via train select every thing I want & they will ship it home for me at a bargain cost of £13.50! As I always seem to buy more than I can carry

Thanks Not the one eyed, one horned, flying purple people eater? Thanks That's 30 years of gaming collected in to one place

So I got the pattern from Leather Hub (see patterns forum) and had a go, I am really pleased with the result it’s a mix of leather, all veg tan going from 1mm for the eyes, 2mm for the decorative straps, 3mm for the feet & horns up to 4mm for the box shape, this was done more to use what I had than any other reason. a mix of fiebings, tandy & angelus dye & paint, lined with a faux suede material that is glued in the lid but stitched in to the body. Ivan domed rivets and button stud, 1mm waxed thread from Amazon the eyes were made with cast resin with a paper printed pattern glued to the back

Ohhh that just oozes malevolence! love it!

After dying, add a resist to the whole area, then the antique paste edit: apologies I have just realised that tan kote is a resist- need more coffee

Sounds interesting, have you a photo?

Way to go, congratulations

The only success I have had with white vegtan is when it’s painted, but you can lose some of the details in the tooling you could line the back in a white chrome tan or deer hide ?

Is that morse code on the panel between the handles?

So cool, I have got the pattern! that is going to be an epic level dice chest! as a question how sturdy is it? I have a lot of dice and am a little concerned about the base bowing, would it be worth putting a form of stiffner on the base?

As a totally random guess: for fixing the spurs to?