Members CaptainBeaky Posted October 1, 2014 Members Report Posted October 1, 2014 Hi All I've been lurking here for a bit, and was actually moved to post in a thread the other day, so thought I had better stick my head above the parapet in here I'm based in England's green and pleasant land, and have been playing with leather since the age of 8. Here's one I made earlier (and hence the topic title): A pair of caligae based on the ones found at Mainz, courtesy of the patterns posted by those kind folk at the Legio Tricessima website.4mm cowhide throughout, except the 7mm soling bends. Hobnails are from LePrevo Leather, and are a reasonable facsimile of Roman hobnails, albeit truncated cones rather than fully conical. They took a little breaking in, but after lots of neatsfoot oil, they turned out comfortable enough to wear for reasonably long periods. These were made for a production of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" last year. Thanks for looking Quote
Northmount Posted October 1, 2014 Report Posted October 1, 2014 Interesting. Welcome to the forum, hope to see you around frequently. Tom Quote
Members MonicaJacobson Posted October 2, 2014 Members Report Posted October 2, 2014 Huh, pretty cool! Welcome to the forum! Quote
Members HollyNelson Posted October 2, 2014 Members Report Posted October 2, 2014 Very "lacy" sandals. And I bet the stage show was fun, too. Quote
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