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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: kevinnator11 on June 13, 2014, 11:41:58 pm

Title: New Leather Armguard
Post by: kevinnator11 on June 13, 2014, 11:41:58 pm

Just finished this up. I wanted to make one that was easy to put on. A bit thick and garish but it should work.

Title: Re: New Leather Armguard
Post by: Adam on June 13, 2014, 11:45:36 pm

That's some nice work. Very detailed.

Title: Re: New Leather Armguard
Post by: Crogacht on June 14, 2014, 03:49:48 am

That's awesome. How did you do it?

Title: Re: New Leather Armguard
Post by: kevinnator11 on June 14, 2014, 05:44:04 pm

Well the dimensions are 8 from wrist to elbow then 9x5.  I tooled the oak leaves punched the stitching holes then glued the back piece of leather rough side out.  Colored up to the tooling with Light Brown leather dye then used a damp sponge and tried to get the black to look faded in.  Fail on that.  Then saddle tan antique gel for the leaves. 

I stitched it all with the straps in between going opposite directions.  Punched a hole for the brass posts then screwed those on.  I punched through both pieces front and back so that when the hole gets loose I can unscrew it and go up a size.  Just punch a hole in the strap a little smaller than the post and cut slits a little bit up and down that hole and it'll snap right onto the post.  Way easier to put on than lacing.

Finished it off with Neatsfoot oil.  It'll last forever and if I get fatter I can punch another hole in the strap to make it bigger.  Haha :-[

Title: Re: New Leather Armguard
Post by: bow101 on June 14, 2014, 08:04:43 pm

The colors are great and I like the design.  One of the better ones I have seen  8)

Title: Re: New Leather Armguard
Post by: YosemiteBen on June 15, 2014, 05:21:19 pm

very nice work!

Title: Re: New Leather Armguard
Post by: Pappy on June 16, 2014, 09:13:01 am

That is some very very nice leather work,beautiful. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: New Leather Armguard
Post by: kevinnator11 on June 16, 2014, 01:27:14 pm

Thanks fellas.  Now just gotta get out there and enjoy using it.

Title: Re: New Leather Armguard
Post by: paoliguy on June 16, 2014, 06:03:50 pm

I always admire good leather work. A skill I wish I had. Good job, it looks very tasteful!

Title: Re: New Leather Armguard
Post by: Cameroo on June 17, 2014, 01:00:16 am

Nice job.  Even though the black didn't fade in like you had planned, it still looks good to me.

I have yet to find a dependable way to nicely blend two colors together without the use of an airbrush.  If you figure out a way, be sure to let us know ;)

Title: Re: New Leather Armguard
Post by: TRACY on June 17, 2014, 08:41:36 am

Great looking armguard!

Tracy

Title: Re: New Leather Armguard
Post by: kevinnator11 on June 17, 2014, 01:14:06 pm

The blending part is difficult.  Next time I think I'll try black antique gel and see if that will blend easier.   An airbrush would make things easier for sure.

Title: Re: New Leather Armguard
Post by: Denham Archer on June 17, 2014, 04:07:08 pm

Well done!

Title: Re: New Leather Armguard
Post by: coxral on June 19, 2014, 09:54:01 am

Very nice work.

Title: Re: New Leather Armguard
Post by: Aaron H on July 01, 2014, 04:40:53 pm

beautiful work

Title: Re: New Leather Armguard
Post by: Knoll on July 01, 2014, 07:10:55 pm

Quote from: paoliguy on June 16, 2014, 06:03:50 pm

I always admire good leather work. A skill I wish I had. Good job, it looks very tasteful!

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