Members Daggrim Posted May 27, 2010 Author Members Report Posted May 27, 2010 Any of you folks gonna be attending any renfaires in the midwest? I'll be at DesMoines, IA later this summer, and at one in Danville, IL, then one in Davenport , IA area, and maybe one near Indianapolis. Dag I do not agree, but I'm happy that there was thought and reasoning behind your first statement. Thanks for replying. I'll stop derailing Daggrim's fine work now. Quote
Members hivemind Posted May 27, 2010 Members Report Posted May 27, 2010 Man I'd love to meet you at a faire, but I'm on New York and don't get out that way much. I'll be in western PA for Ragnarok in a couple weeks, you should consider vending there. Going to be probably 2000 people there for a week: http://www.einherjarsvalhalla.com/ragnarok/ragnarok.html Quote
Members BlackRivet Posted May 28, 2010 Members Report Posted May 28, 2010 I would confidently wear one of these beasts into battle. Quote
Members Daggrim Posted May 28, 2010 Author Members Report Posted May 28, 2010 Hivemind, That's a cool link. Always looking for a way to make a buck, and have fun. There's a Dagorhir group near me, now that I've moved to IL, so I'm planning on meeting up with them sometime this year. Dag Man I'd love to meet you at a faire, but I'm on New York and don't get out that way much. I'll be in western PA for Ragnarok in a couple weeks, you should consider vending there. Going to be probably 2000 people there for a week: http://www.einherjar...k/ragnarok.html Well...ahem...I don't mean to be too mercenary, but they ARE for sale http://leatherhelms.com I would confidently wear one of these beasts into battle. Quote
Members hivemind Posted May 28, 2010 Members Report Posted May 28, 2010 Hivemind, That's a cool link. Always looking for a way to make a buck, and have fun. There's a Dagorhir group near me, now that I've moved to IL, so I'm planning on meeting up with them sometime this year. Dag I gotta tell you, any business plan that depends solely on Dagorhirrim to spend money is probably doomed to failure - 99% of them are ungodly cheap. I mean, it's a game where you can get away with playing barefoot and shirtless in scrub pants and no one will really bat an eye. But, once in a while you will find some people willing to pay for quality. I just sold a Dag guy a pair of tooled bracers and a pouch for $150, so they are out there. You build up a rapport with the local group and they'll open doors for you. If anyone asks about you on the national forums, I'll gladly pitch your name. In fact, I just scared a guy off by asking for a ridiculous amount of money for a helmet, because I don't want to make them - but you might be just what he's looking for. I'll send him your email. Quote
Members fishguy Posted May 28, 2010 Members Report Posted May 28, 2010 Hivemind, That's a cool link. Always looking for a way to make a buck, and have fun. There's a Dagorhir group near me, now that I've moved to IL, so I'm planning on meeting up with them sometime this year. Dag Well...ahem...I don't mean to be too mercenary, but they ARE for sale http://leatherhelms.com Not mercenary, mercantile.....ain't nothin' wrong with that. Quote
Members Skald Posted August 11, 2011 Members Report Posted August 11, 2011 Really nice work. I might be a little late here to praise your work though. I am a little curious about how you shape these helmets? Do you wet form them on anything, in that case what, or how do you make these really? They look really well shaped in any case. Quote
Members Eldorado Posted August 30, 2011 Members Report Posted August 30, 2011 Taking nothing away from the tremendous work displayed here, it seems the discussion of whether (or to what extent) leather armor was used in war in the medieval period comes up from time to time. I'd like to offer the following link to the Met, which shows examples of surviving horse armor out of cuirbouli and makes a pretty definitive statement that "the use of hardened leather defenses was once more widespread than assumed." http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/26.235.1-.3 The Metropolitan Museum of Art would seem to be a fairly reliable source. Quote P. Bowie Coleman, Renaissance Designer Tudor Rose Leather Workshop www.tudorroseleather.com tudorroseleather@live.com
Members daveydude Posted August 31, 2011 Members Report Posted August 31, 2011 Nice helmets. What is the brass pointy thing on the first one? Quote www.armrd.com www.facebook.com/armrd
Members douglais Posted November 2, 2011 Members Report Posted November 2, 2011 It's a piece of hardware from a decorative lamp I found at a thrift store. I haven't seen anything like it for a very long time, either at thrift stores, or online. BTW, I love your Elven Helm. A tremendous amount of work, and a great variety of skills. I'm humbled. Dag Nice helmets. What is the brass pointy thing on the first one? Quote
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