Members CapnCohen Posted October 30, 2018 Members Report Posted October 30, 2018 Needed something historically accurate to hold my cutlass and saw one online for $120 that had unfinished edges. So I thought, “Why don’t I just make a better one for a fraction of the cost?” Quote
Members DJole Posted October 30, 2018 Members Report Posted October 30, 2018 Nicely done! And with better edges, too! Are you part of a re-enactment group which cares about historical accuracy? Quote \D. Jole \ --> <http://djole.altervista.org/djole/Publications/Leather/Lindex.htm>
bikermutt07 Posted October 30, 2018 Report Posted October 30, 2018 Love it. 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 CapnCohen Posted October 30, 2018 Author Members Report Posted October 30, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, DJole said: Nicely done! And with better edges, too! Are you part of a re-enactment group which cares about historical accuracy? Thank you. I'm not part of any re-enactment group, although I think it would be fun and challenging to make something for someone who does that or a stage/video/film actor. I made a fusion sort of back quiver that has a Chinese dragon (I believe samurai quivers were primarily wood). Maybe good for Matt Damon's character in "The Great Wall"? And, yes, I use it regularly to shoot with my recurve. Edited October 30, 2018 by CapnCohen Quote
Members DJole Posted October 30, 2018 Members Report Posted October 30, 2018 (edited) Hey, that's a very nice looking dragon! That tooling is sharp. (And the quilt in the background caught my eye, too... you have a quilter in the family? Quilters and leatherworkers have many similarities.) Edited October 30, 2018 by DJole Quote \D. Jole \ --> <http://djole.altervista.org/djole/Publications/Leather/Lindex.htm>
Members bdpeters Posted October 30, 2018 Members Report Posted October 30, 2018 I like both pieces, very well done. are you a traditional archer? Quote
Members CapnCohen Posted October 30, 2018 Author Members Report Posted October 30, 2018 Yes. I shoot a Hoyt Buffalo recurve. 45 lb draw weight. Quote
Members battlemunky Posted October 30, 2018 Members Report Posted October 30, 2018 Both pieces are sweet. That dragon is really good work, how large/small is it? Quote
Members CapnCohen Posted October 31, 2018 Author Members Report Posted October 31, 2018 Thank you. The entire stamped and carved area is 7.5” high and 6” wide. Quote
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