My latest leathercraft project: green man armor! The breastplate and pauldrons done, which is the bulk of the work. Still to be added: thigh pieces, arm bracers, buckles for the pauldrons.
Starting to work on winter projects in-between working on items for the shop. This one is already a fun challenge. Wearing gloves because it's cold in my office today.
I normally don’t post much, but you see, I really want the boop badges. Please accept pictures of some of my leatherworking projects in exchange for boop?
So I did a thing ... I've been slowly build up my leather working skills because I got the bug... Slowly working on more and more complicated things and/or trying different techniques to hone some skills ... First big goal is to build a backpack similar to one that an amazing friend has - which has been inspiring me for about 6-7 months now. :-)
Along the way, I was finally able to get my new camera (after 222 days on a waiting list) ... and so I decided to try my hand at making my very own leather strap for it ...
I'm quite please with the results ... It definitely has that "home made" vibe to it as you can see with reasonable inspection of my finishing ... but that doesn't matter to me ...
As for materials, Horween Chromexcel Leather in Black, Maine Thread, Seiwa Tokonole for the edge finishing and 7+ hours or work, including 5+ hours of hand stitching...
And the solid brass split rings are a nod back to the early days of Leica and their use of brass is making their camera bodies...
i'm gonna be doing a leathercraft project here pretty soon, so if anyone has any tips on cutting out letters in leather with a hobby knife i would appreciate any insight!
I will be scarce around the intertubz this weekend, as I am off to a fabulous festival in North Carolina, to vend my art what generally makes me a living. Festival of Legends is a delightful mix of ren faire, fairy fest, myth, magic, and whimsy.