Prusty Report post Posted December 12, 2017 Leather handguard made for my local HEMA groups single-stick fighting. Single-stick fencing was used to train for Scottish broadsword and military sabre, and being in Scotland I tried to make this more like a basket-hilt in shape. Also gave it Scottish flags for a little visual flair. 3.4mm veg-tan leather with 1.2mm veg-tan edging. The main body is box-stitched under the edging(first time doing edging so pretty rough in places) with 18/4 linen thread, so there’s effectively 3 lines of stitching holding it together. There’s washers around the top and bottom holes to help keep the leather from deforming, and cutaways at the top and bottom to give the wrist room to move. Been through some fights now and still holding up! Feedback and critique really appreciated! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fire88 Report post Posted December 12, 2017 Very nice design and work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwican Report post Posted December 12, 2017 Great work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
battlemunky Report post Posted December 12, 2017 Clean and neat! That leather is beautiful. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJole Report post Posted December 13, 2017 Beautiful work! Too lovely to smack with a stick! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
