dhaverstick Report post Posted July 28, 2021 Last night I finished these two arm guards for a feller and his wife. He said he wanted a bear paw print incorporated into the design and I had to think about that one a bit before I came up with an idea that I liked. I think they turned out pretty nice. The right one has an elephant ear hide facing with a veg-tanned cowhide backing. The black leather around the paw print is carp hide and the gold leather is deer hide. The left one has an ostrich hide facing with a veg-tanned cowhide backing. The beige leather around the paw print is ostrich leg skin and the black leather is deer hide. The beige trim is elk hide. I carved the lace hooks from deer antler and sewed everything up by hand using artificial sinew. Darren Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spacedog Report post Posted July 28, 2021 Those turned out amazing, and that is a lot of hand sewing. Excellent work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted July 28, 2021 Wow those are nice indeed ! your color combos are excellent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites