Members A Finch Posted April 20, 2018 Members Report Posted April 20, 2018 My first posting here,,,,, An archery arm guard with matching belt bag. Quote
Members motocouture Posted April 21, 2018 Members Report Posted April 21, 2018 Welcome aboard, and nice work. Love the matching set concept Quote
bikermutt07 Posted April 21, 2018 Report Posted April 21, 2018 @DV8DUG, here may be the person to ask... Those look really good, thanks for sharing. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members LederRudi Posted April 22, 2018 Members Report Posted April 22, 2018 Very nice items! Clever fastening method! Quote "If you work for a living, why do you kill yourself working?" Tuco Ramírez
Moderator immiketoo Posted April 22, 2018 Moderator Report Posted April 22, 2018 Welcome. Quote Learnleather.com
Members DV8DUG Posted April 24, 2018 Members Report Posted April 24, 2018 On 4/20/2018 at 6:39 PM, bikermutt07 said: @DV8DUG, here may be the person to ask... Those look really good, thanks for sharing. Was there a question here for me to answer or did you mean the OP could be the person to ask about a question of mine? Anyways... A Finch... I like the work except the fact that if you are an experienced archer you do not require an arm guard as nice as it looks and if you do wear one, be careful that those buttons don't interfere with the string or vica-versa. Maybe switch them around to the inside of the arm-guard because they are close enough to the outside edge i don't think function will be lost. I'm interested in your outside edges. Rolled over or did you glue a piece over the edge or is it just a sewing channel cut in like a border? Hard to see but I like the puffy look I'm getting from pictures. Quote I think of Chinese food when I think of life; That's sweet and sour. My life is sweet as saccharin. Ye Scurvy Dog. Swords, Weapons, Dungeon Furniture, Custom Leather Work, and More...
bikermutt07 Posted April 24, 2018 Report Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, DV8DUG said: Was there a question here for me to answer or did you mean the OP could be the person to ask about a question of mine? Anyways... A Finch... I like the work except the fact that if you are an experienced archer you do not require an arm guard as nice as it looks and if you do wear one, be careful that those buttons don't interfere with the string or vica-versa. Maybe switch them around to the inside of the arm-guard because they are close enough to the outside edge i don't think function will be lost. I'm interested in your outside edges. Rolled over or did you glue a piece over the edge or is it just a sewing channel cut in like a border? Hard to see but I like the puffy look I'm getting from pictures. Yes, ask this fella about leaving the natural color. Edited April 24, 2018 by bikermutt07 Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members A Finch Posted April 25, 2018 Author Members Report Posted April 25, 2018 (edited) On 4/24/2018 at 6:13 PM, DV8DUG said: Was there a question here for me to answer or did you mean the OP could be the person to ask about a question of mine? Anyways... A Finch... I like the work except the fact that if you are an experienced archer you do not require an arm guard as nice as it looks and if you do wear one, be careful that those buttons don't interfere with the string or vica-versa. Maybe switch them around to the inside of the arm-guard because they are close enough to the outside edge i don't think function will be lost. I'm interested in your outside edges. Rolled over or did you glue a piece over the edge or is it just a sewing channel cut in like a border? Hard to see but I like the puffy look I'm getting from pictures. Are you an archer? I know champion archers and they pretty much ALL wear armguards. And, no, the buttons would actually be very hard to hook. Believe me, I've tried. The guards must be bigger than you think and they wrap around the arm. The buttons are beyond the sides of the arm. These were made from a tried and true design. I've been shooting quite a while and, even though I rarely hit my arm, I still wear a guard. Edited April 25, 2018 by A Finch Quote
Rockoboy Posted April 26, 2018 Report Posted April 26, 2018 19 hours ago, A Finch said: I've been shooting quite a while and, even though I rarely hit my arm, I still wear a guard. I shot for more than 10years, 7 days a week for a couple of those years, and I always wore an arm guard, even though I knew the mechanics of tilting my arm and drawing the bow correctly to not need a guard. Quote Kindest regards Brian "Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you are right" Henry Ford Machines: Singer 201p, Kennedy, Singer 31K20, Singer 66K16 ("boat anchor" condition), Protex TY8B Cylinder Arm (Consew 227r copy), Unbranded Walking Foot (Sailrite LSV-1 copy)
Members DV8DUG Posted April 28, 2018 Members Report Posted April 28, 2018 I have been an avid bowhunter for almost 35 years. I have found that if your getting slapped in the arm, your holding the bow wrong. Usual culprit is the bow is too stout for the shooter, and the shooter feels the need to heel the grip to control the bow. Another obvious culprit of being slapped in the forearm, you have too long a draw length. Pick a spot! Quote I think of Chinese food when I think of life; That's sweet and sour. My life is sweet as saccharin. Ye Scurvy Dog. Swords, Weapons, Dungeon Furniture, Custom Leather Work, and More...
alpha2 Posted April 28, 2018 Report Posted April 28, 2018 Nice matching set! The "A" wouldn't stand for Atticus, would it? Quote So much leather...so little time.
Members A Finch Posted April 29, 2018 Author Members Report Posted April 29, 2018 5 hours ago, DV8DUG said: I have been an avid bowhunter for almost 35 years. I have found that if your getting slapped in the arm, your holding the bow wrong. Usual culprit is the bow is too stout for the shooter, and the shooter feels the need to heel the grip to control the bow. Another obvious culprit of being slapped in the forearm, you have too long a draw length. Pick a spot! Well, go Google champion archers and go to images. These are the best bow shooters in the world. You see something they almost all have in common? 99% of them are wearing armguards of some sort. As I said, it is extremely rare for me to get hit by a bow string. But, I shoot backwoods 3D courses and some shots are set up to be terribly awkward. It can make your stance just enough off....... https://www.google.com/search?q=champion+archers&tbm=isch&ufsmps=1&gws_rd=cr#gws_rd=cr&imgrc=_ Quote
Members A Finch Posted April 29, 2018 Author Members Report Posted April 29, 2018 More I have finished. I love octopus!! This is also a belt bag. Quote
Members A Finch Posted April 29, 2018 Author Members Report Posted April 29, 2018 A couple of Damascus knives I made sheaths for. Quote
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