CapnCohen Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
falcon45 Report post Posted October 30, 2018 Great job!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJole Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikermutt07 Report post Posted October 30, 2018 Love it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CapnCohen Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJole Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bdpeters Report post Posted October 30, 2018 I like both pieces, very well done. are you a traditional archer? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CapnCohen Report post Posted October 30, 2018 Yes. I shoot a Hoyt Buffalo recurve. 45 lb draw weight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
battlemunky Report post Posted October 30, 2018 Both pieces are sweet. That dragon is really good work, how large/small is it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CapnCohen Report post Posted October 31, 2018 Thank you. The entire stamped and carved area is 7.5” high and 6” wide. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve75 Report post Posted November 16, 2018 On 10/29/2018 at 6:12 PM, CapnCohen said: 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?” So I thought, “Why don’t I just make a better one for a fraction of the cost?” I think a great many of us in leatherworking got started with that very sentiment. Nice baldric. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rodneywt1180b Report post Posted November 16, 2018 Yes, and it can end up costing thousands... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
