Shoulder Armor And Mantle

[hivemind]

Shoulders on mantle. 12oz saddle skirting, dyed with Fiebing's tan, finished with Fiebing's Super Shene spray.

[builderofstuff]

Very cool! I really dig it.

Chris

[OdinUK]

Great work! Can you explain how you got that finish? How and what dye you used and the final finish? I really like that look. Thanks.

[Nighthawk]

Great work! Can you explain how you got that finish? How and what dye you used and the final finish? I really like that look. Thanks.

I was wondering the same thing! It looks more like mahogony or red with a dark antique finish than brown. I love it! It looks great!

[hivemind]

Three coats of Fiebing's Tan applied with a dauber in a circular motion, last coat left to pool on the surface a little, then buffed with a neatsfoot-impregnated rag and sealed with Fiebing's Super Shene.

Edited November 5, 2010 by hivemind

[Draxus]

looks great

[OdinUK]

Three coats of Fiebing's Tan applied with a dauber in a circular motion, last coat left to pool on the surface a little, then buffed with a neatsfoot-impregnated rag and sealed with Fiebing's Super Shene.

Thanks, I wouldnt mind trying that effect sometime.

Is that Tan dye? It looks more reddish rather than tan.

Edited November 7, 2010 by OdinUK

[hivemind]

It is definitely tan.

[Thistledown]

A very nice looking job. Any plans to make more of this style until you have a full panoply ?

[OdinUK]

Are the side sections wet moulded to keep thier shape?

[hivemind]

A very nice looking job. Any plans to make more of this style until you have a full panoply ?

Thanks. Depends on how much the buyer wants. She definitely wants a kidney belt / waist cincher to go with these - I already took her measurements. I think a pair of full arms would go nicely, but it's up to her pocketbook.

Are the side sections wet moulded to keep thier shape?

They're what I call "dye molded", which means that when they were still wet with dye, I gave them a little shape and let them dry like that. I do this a lot with things that don't need serious shaping.

[joquarter]

My son asked me a lot of times if I could make a Armor shoulder , he just wants one shoulder .

Gave him a look at your work and he loves it , but still wants one shoulder done, any suggestions how to keep that in place?

[OdinUK]

They're what I call "dye molded", which means that when they were still wet with dye, I gave them a little shape and let them dry like that. I do this a lot with things that don't need serious shaping.

Thanks, I plan to try something similar at some point, First Ill be ordering some tan dye to try out.

[hivemind]

My son asked me a lot of times if I could make a Armor shoulder , he just wants one shoulder .

Gave him a look at your work and he loves it , but still wants one shoulder done, any suggestions how to keep that in place?

Either hang it off the torso armor with a lace like I did with these, or if he's not wearing a torso, you're dealing with a strap that runs across his chest, under the opposite arm, then across his back, and a second strap around the bicep. That works, but it's got a fair bit of travel still, and he'll be screwing with them a lot to adjust them as he's wearing them. I really recommend hanging them off something, either a mantle/gorget or torso armor.

[joquarter]

Tnx.