Members DV8DUG Posted February 13, 2018 Members Report Posted February 13, 2018 Posting a few pix to see what you people think. This leather is 100% post commercial waste. Quote
Members Webicons Posted February 13, 2018 Members Report Posted February 13, 2018 Nice job. Looks like a lot of work went into making it. Is this fantasy or are you going for a particular period with the design? Quote
Members YinTx Posted February 13, 2018 Members Report Posted February 13, 2018 Unique looking design... but what exactly is post commercial waste? As in scrap left over from furniture manufacturing, or some infectious waste infested material removed from the rubbish bin? just kinda curious, because the phrase doesn't seem very marketable to me... YinTx Quote
Members Horsemint Posted February 13, 2018 Members Report Posted February 13, 2018 That's really cool. Are the scales scraps left over from cutting out other pieces? Quote
Members YinTx Posted February 13, 2018 Members Report Posted February 13, 2018 26 minutes ago, bikermutt07 said: Way to up cycle. That might be a better phrase! YinTx Quote
Members DV8DUG Posted February 13, 2018 Author Members Report Posted February 13, 2018 6 hours ago, YinTx said: As in scrap left over from furniture manufacturing, or some infectious waste infested material removed from the rubbish bin? Well I did do some dumpster diving to get this material. 6 hours ago, Horsemint said: That's really cool. Are the scales scraps left over from cutting out other pieces? Yes. These particular pieces were actually shaped like willow leaves, so each scale is one of those cut in half. I had to "pick" each leaf off of a tanned side with big pieces cut out from the manufacturing process. Each side only had like 10-15 leaves... The rest of the leather I hand punched to make other lamellar armor and items. Quote
Members rodneywt1180b Posted February 13, 2018 Members Report Posted February 13, 2018 6 hours ago, YinTx said: Unique looking design... but what exactly is post commercial waste? As in scrap left over from furniture manufacturing, or some infectious waste infested material removed from the rubbish bin? just kinda curious, because the phrase doesn't seem very marketable to me... YinTx You would be surprised at how marketable "post commercial waste" is. Re-using, upcycling, whatever you want to call it is really popular at the moment. When I was younger we used terms like "scrounging", "scavenging", etc. and it wasn't very marketable at all. Back to the armor. Great job on it! Very cool. Is it for yourself or are you selling it? Quote
Members DV8DUG Posted February 14, 2018 Author Members Report Posted February 14, 2018 45 minutes ago, rodneywt1180b said: Back to the armor. Great job on it! Very cool. Is it for yourself or are you selling it? I'm selling it. I have a few more I've made or 'up-cycled' like this one: Quote
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