Fred's ramblings

[fredk]

I made this the other day. Its just a try-out. A couple of mistakes on it to be corrected on the next, if the buyer wants more

I had to put a re-enforcement piece on the back. This was tending to fold where the two folded-over parts met

[Mablung]

I like the Celtic designs and runes.  Did you stamp the designs and letters, or did you carve them?  What is the item, exactly?

[fredk]

Oops, I shudda said, its a 'viking' axe* hanger. For hanging a single or double handed light axe on a belt.

The runes are 3/4 inch Rune stamps by Ivan. Tandy sometimes does an exactly same set.

The vikings liked to give their weapons and shields fearsome names. This spells out 'BRAIN BASHER'  Any others I might do will have different names

The long Celtic lace  pattern is a stamping plate. One of two I bought from a maker in Russia. Its clear acrylic. 

The Mjolnir is a Tandy 3D stamp and the small Celtic lace triangles is a brass stamp I had made.

A 40 mm i/d welded steel D loop.

Its about 22 cm long x 8 cm wide.  2 mm veg tan, folded over to make a belt loop and double the thickness for carrying the axe. All glued together with just a few rivets. I made it from a piece of 'scrap' I had available

* you can leave off the e for US spelling

[Mablung]

Snazzy. I like it, including the appropriately-Viking name. One of my friends at the local Tandy has a love affair with all things Viking, so he would like that. 

[Sheilajeanne]

One of these days I'm going to do a bag with the triqueta on it. I already did a prototype on a piece of scrap:

I've also seen it used as a religious symbol, especially for churches with Celtic roots, as it can represent the Trinity. I used to attend St Patrick's Anglican Church, and they used it as their logo. 

 

 

Edited June 16, 2024 by Sheilajeanne

[Mablung]

3 hours ago, Sheilajeanne said:

One of these days I'm going to do a bag with the triqueta on it. I already did a prototype on a piece of scrap:

I've also seen it used as a religious symbol, especially for churches with Celtic roots, as it can represent the Trinity. I used to attend St Patrick's Anglican Church, and they used it as their logo. 

 

 

I’ve got that in mind for the right piece, too. I like the symbol.

[Handstitched]

I quite enjoy doing Celtic designs , they can be complex, but effective, and satisfying, makes your eyes go cross eyed too  . Looks great

[fredk]

Well, I showed the hanger to the chap and he has asked for at lease 3 more, in red, black and brown leather, to see what sells. And at least 2 sword hangars

 

[fredk]

Every day is a school day. Today I learnt that shark skin also goes by the name 'shagreen'

[fredk]

The annual crafting show is this weekend and I wanted some things ready to enter the show. One item I knocked up in a couple of days is this belt 'holster' for a gardening tool. A couple of pieces off some 'scrap' leather, about 2 mm, the front was wet moulded over a block of wood