Handmade bracers
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 11:52 pm
Since others have seen it dutiful to post their latest acquisitions of Ranger gear, I humbly offer my meager contribution of leather arm guards/bracers/gauntlets for your viewing pleasure.
I crafted these myself, using patterns gleaned from the internet, and a design elements that I composited using Aragorn’s crown motif form the Return Of The King, and Boromir’s bracers; I used the star as the central thematic element, since I’m not particularly drawn to the Tree of Gondor indicia.
This was my first foray into leatherworking, but it won’t be my last; although I’ve purchased enough tools that I could probably start my own shop, I plan on making another set for myself based loosely on the Faramir pattern, I’m not about to venture into the world of commercial production...there’s just too much work involved (although I can now see how they justify the high cost of these bracers, as they are extremely labor-intensive).
All that remains is for me to add some black antiquing wash to the details to make them ‘pop’, and to coat them with some Resolene for preservation. Enough of my rambling....behold the photos:
Custom paper patterns for the leather parts, and the cloth padding
Rob
I crafted these myself, using patterns gleaned from the internet, and a design elements that I composited using Aragorn’s crown motif form the Return Of The King, and Boromir’s bracers; I used the star as the central thematic element, since I’m not particularly drawn to the Tree of Gondor indicia.
This was my first foray into leatherworking, but it won’t be my last; although I’ve purchased enough tools that I could probably start my own shop, I plan on making another set for myself based loosely on the Faramir pattern, I’m not about to venture into the world of commercial production...there’s just too much work involved (although I can now see how they justify the high cost of these bracers, as they are extremely labor-intensive).
All that remains is for me to add some black antiquing wash to the details to make them ‘pop’, and to coat them with some Resolene for preservation. Enough of my rambling....behold the photos:
Custom paper patterns for the leather parts, and the cloth padding
Rob
