well i'm not a "bracer" virgin no more lol

[Spider]

Cool bracer bro. Love how this came out. The lining is an added plus.

[sodapop]

can you lay the bracer flat and photo it from above so i can see the contour of the edges....i am curious in the pattern layout.....i like seeing all these diffrent bracers....I been making straight lined ones and trying to understand the patterns used by people....It takes me a while to process stuff like that....anyways it would be nice to see..

heres the pic of the back where ya can get the gist of the contour...

Cool bracer bro. Love how this came out. The lining is an added plus.

thanks for the good words spider!!...hope all is swell with ya spider-man

darryl

[TomSwede]

AWSUM AWSUM AWSUM!!!! BRUDDA

Kate is right, I'm really proud to take part in this thread and see your work on this one (as well as your other work).

I really love this bracer and the backgrounding texture is sooo cool, reminds me a bit of water on top of glass. The colours are great too, not to bright not to dark and a great burst effect. I need to work with bursting.

It is really great to see it lined and padded, something I never do and probably won't (not for customers anyways, it's just not in demand).

Beeing out of your comfy slacker shoes and all makes you really worthy to go and catch some of those bi 'ol springtime pikes, basking in the sun in the shallow waters. Best season for pike.

Thanks for all nice things said and remember I'm still around, just have lots of stuff needed to deal with.

Tom

[AndyL1]

That is fantastic! I love the eyelets in the middle of the piece surrounding the concho. What I really like too is how you "framed" the texture. Nice contrast between smooth and bumpy.

Good job man!

-Andy

[sodapop]

much'o thanks andy!!...the contrast texturing was one of those things i just kinda fell into during the process and simply rolled with it ;0)

glad it gets your stamp of approval mr. tommy boy!!...ya know i didn't think of the water thingy but now that you mention it...i know exactly what you mean by it...how a thin wash of water will react on glass sometimes...the burst worked out well for this...hard to decide at first how much light to dark fade to do...and at first i thought its too dark of a transition but now that its done...i'm happy with it and seems balanced in that way...

i can see pros & cons to lining/padding these...so prolly make them both ways...

no worries brudda tom & i'll catch a few of those toothy gators for ya real soon

darryl

Edited May 5, 2009 by sodapop

[tashabear]

Love the way you did the background! Looks really cool. Nice work!

[sodapop]

many many thanks tashabear!!

darryl

[leatherhead]

SWEET! THAT IS BAD A$$ !

[Excell]

That is absolutely gorgeous. I was planning out a pair of full-forearm bracers for my brother-in-law, and I can't help but stand in awe. (And take notes. Imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, and all that.) Can you still feel the decoration through the lining?

[sodapop]

glad ya diggit leatherhead!!...hopefully it'll get the same positive feedback wearin it around & generate some business ;0)

the good words are no doubt appreciated Excell!!...to answer your question, no i don't feel any of the hardware thats visable or under the padding & lining...especially with the padding, the eyelets counter sink into the liner etc...so that keeps them from directly touching/rubbing the skin...all in all it just feel smoooooth wearing it

darryl