Ambassador leatheroo Posted July 19, 2008 Ambassador Report Posted July 19, 2008 sweeeeeet piece clay!!! what is the size of this? "]http://leatheroo.blogspot
Contributing Member ClayB Posted July 19, 2008 Contributing Member Report Posted July 19, 2008 Thanks Caroline, The feather is about 12 inches long, 3 inches wide. The eagle is about 2 inches wide and 3 inches long. The whole thing is a little bigger than I had planned, but that's about as small an eagle as I felt comfortable trying to cut feathers on. ClayB Badlands Leather Art blog Badlands Leather Art Website
TomSwede Posted July 21, 2008 Report Posted July 21, 2008 (edited) Well I'm just worked my way through this bracer wich is for a customer in Wales UK, disregard my post if it is not ok to apply with commercial product.. There will also be a female version as an sort of engegement thing. Both is heathen minded and into viking stuff so I choose this motif with the two dragons and the uniting ring (that leaps through the hammerhead). It is suiting that the dragons is back to back because He live in Wales but She lives in Sweden so the turned backs is representing the huge gap between them. This is not the typical dragons we see on vikingtime runestones and I'm not sure if this exact type exists at all historically on the stones here in Sweden but they're not far off. Tha golden figure is the hammer of Thor, god of thunder. He is pulled in his chariot by two goats (tanngrisner and Tanngniostr) and this makes the sound of rolling thunderas the chariot roll across the sky during the thunderstorms. He is known to strike first and ask questions later. He carry a hammer with a shaft that is to short and it never misses when he throws it upon something, mostly giants. He is the bane of giants. On top of the hammer there is two sets of birds heads. I think the top one is a falcon and the one below an eagle but not sure, memory fails me. This hammer was found in a viking grave or burial mound in Skåne, Sweden. I've heard that the hammer as an powersymbol from the vikingage is so strong that it is the reason why for example judges and people with high influence/power use them as an item to manifest there power, decision, ruling etc even today. The bracer itself is an archers type really and ties at the side of the arm and gives good protection from the bowstring and rigid support yet good movement to the bowarm. It is very comfy to wear. The construction phase is available at my blog if anyone would be interested. Well.. you know me, I'm Tom and can't stop meself writing Edited July 21, 2008 by TomSwede Confucius - Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. --------------------------------------------- www.1eye1.se blogg.1eye1.se
Ambassador leatheroo Posted July 21, 2008 Ambassador Report Posted July 21, 2008 great piece tom, i especially love the goldy color, any archer would be proud to wear this. "]http://leatheroo.blogspot
TomSwede Posted July 21, 2008 Report Posted July 21, 2008 Thank you Roo! I'll have a looksee tonite and try to get a decent scan and post the pattern wich will be tomorrow morning for you then and afternoon to our regular friends in US. Confucius - Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. --------------------------------------------- www.1eye1.se blogg.1eye1.se
yaklady Posted July 23, 2008 Report Posted July 23, 2008 I have always thought that Jim Linnell's feathers with an embossed eagle on them were pretty cool, but didn't know for sure how he did it. I got to see one that Clay Miller did when I was visiting with him at his store a few weeks ago and decided maybe I could figure it out. So, I did one, and thought it would fit here for this months challenge. Jim taught me how to do his feather a few years ago. I think they're pretty cool, too. Here's a picture of the one I did in class. It's the same size as Clay's feather. OOPS! How did that get in there??? All bad yaks make their way to the freezer.
Contributing Member Clay Posted August 5, 2008 Author Contributing Member Report Posted August 5, 2008 I would like to say thank you to all of the members who took last months challenge. There were some really nice pieces presented. Congratulations to carr52 who is the randomly drawn winner of the ASB Round knife provided by Rapid City Tandy Leather Factory. carr52 I will send you a pm to get your info, If you dont get it send it to me so that I can get your knife on its way. This months challenge will be anounced shortly. ClayM. Clay Miller
carr52 Posted August 7, 2008 Report Posted August 7, 2008 I would like to say thank you to all of the members who took last months challenge. There were some really nice pieces presented.Congratulations to carr52 who is the randomly drawn winner of the ASB Round knife provided by Rapid City Tandy Leather Factory. carr52 I will send you a pm to get your info, If you dont get it send it to me so that I can get your knife on its way. This months challenge will be anounced shortly. ClayM. Tell the folks at Rapid City Tandy Leather Factory I said thank you. Does anybody want to start a pool to see how long before I cut myself with it? LOL. Thank you. Tom
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