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I made this bracer already some time ago but I after being unsatisfied with the result, I revised it recently.

This time the pattern is not designed by myself, it is an ancient one from Gotland, Sweden.

I really love this pattern and used it quite often in the past.

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Freki,

Really nice work. Beautiful rich colors. I love those old Norse dragons...they look so unlike our modern versions of dragons...almost like hounds. How cool to live in the ancestral home of the Vikings! They had such a unique sense of beauty...those dragon boats, and their knotted artwork, and the gripping beasts, and the fierce looking helmets. I enjoy the Norse. They were the global cosmopolitans of their time. Some have called them the first modern Europeans.

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That looks really good. I like it.

On a side note do you have a source or website that you prefer for finding authentic old drawings and pictures of the art like that?

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Daggrim:

First of all: Thanks for your words!

Yeah, these Viking dragons and beasts have their unique vibes - and the best way to explore their magic is to recreate them again and again - and leather is a perfect material for this...

That looks really good. I like it.

On a side note do you have a source or website that you prefer for finding authentic old drawings and pictures of the art like that?

Unfortunately I don't know a special website, I started collecting everything I could find some years ago - most patterns I actually got from books.

But if there are more people around here who share this intrest, I could make a .rar-file and load it up somewhere...

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Daggrim:

First of all: Thanks for your words!

Yeah, these Viking dragons and beasts have their unique vibes - and the best way to explore their magic is to recreate them again and again - and leather is a perfect material for this...

Unfortunately I don't know a special website, I started collecting everything I could find some years ago - most patterns I actually got from books.

But if there are more people around here who share this intrest, I could make a .rar-file and load it up somewhere...

Make it a .zip file, and I'd be all over it. (I have a hard time with .rar files.) I'd even be happy to host it.

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I Love them Freki,

The patterns from Gotland is to me the best ones, you did an excellent work on these:-)

"He who works with his hands is a laborer.

He who works with his hands, and his head is a craftsman.

He who works with his hands, and his head, and his heart, is An Artist"

http://vildkorpens-laderlya.deviantart.com

http://tupali.deviantart.com/

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Make it a .zip file, and I'd be all over it. (I have a hard time with .rar files.) I'd even be happy to host it.
You're not the only one there Tasha! I love this bracer - wish I had enough leather to try tooling something similar. Man, I got to get me some vegtan!Freki, your work is brilliant! :You_Rock_Emoticon: Edited by Raven

Wassail!

Raven

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Yes please, the patterns section would be great. Thank you very much!

Wassail!

Raven

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