dhaverstick Report post Posted August 7, 2018 I recently finished these arm guards for a couple of customers. Both have a vegetable-tanned cowhide backing. The facing on the brown one is hippo hide and the facing on the other one is elephant ear leather. The arrowhead is diamondback rattlesnake skin and I burned the bear onto a piece of elk hide. The trim on both is New Zealand red deer. I carved the lace hooks out of some antlers I took off a buck I killed with my longbow. Everything was sewn by hand using artificial sinew, B-50, and B-55. The last two materials I use to make bow strings out of too. Darren Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rodneywt1180b Report post Posted August 7, 2018 Those look great. I really like the style you've developed in your work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwican Report post Posted August 7, 2018 Really nice work. Well done Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
battlemunky Report post Posted August 7, 2018 I really like your style too. It has a primitive look about it. Not sure if the hieroglyphs make me lean that way but I really like it. They look flawlessly executed aside from aesthetics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
