I spent months researching different custom smiths and spoke to a few regarding a custom Dwarf sword commission. I had settled on what would essentially be a Norse sword with some geometric handle work, but everyone I spoke to gave me the same estimated price. Unfortunately, something like that is f...

Mine is still coming through customs, but one thing I will say about Adam Thiele is that while I had a general idea in mind, he was constantly making suggestions to make it more of a functional tool than the photos and drawings I showed him. To name a few, the 'eye' of the axe was made longer and mo...

After seeing the other walking axe in this thread, I had to have one for my own. Here's mine, just finished up and will hopefully be in my hands soon.

I'd love to hear how yours is holding up!

If I'm doing a design, I'm going all out and wood burning it. I may add a diamond shape into the face with some leftover tacks or bolts or whatever I end up using, but I could easily burn some design around those.

Making a little bit of progress here. The flang has been removed, but I'm holding onto it. The ball peen and burn method sounds like a phenomenal way to make them look antiqued, which is exactly what I'm going for. I also love the idea of the faux planks, which is something I'll have to implement as...

I'm currently in the planning stages of a Dwarven persona. Thus far, I've acquired Gimli's Helmet and have both a Dwarven sword and walking axe being commissioned. A friend and co-worker of mine gave me this shield he made ten years ago to assist. It definitely has the size and the shape I'm looking...

Thank you all! Looking forward to getting to know you!

I'm 5'6", so not a super tall guy. I have no intention of putting on the fat suit or the nose/ears/beard, but layering up is an option.

Hey all. In a book referencing props used in The Hobbit, the propmaster mentions he had custom boots made to make the Dwarf Cast's feet look large, as they would be on a Dwarf. Are there any alternative solutions to this aside from having totally custom boots made? I don't have access to a custom co...

If you want to try PMing me your e-mail address, that works for me. Otherwise, are you on Discord?

Thank you! I saw your summer kit and I like it a lot. I live in California, so I need to be mindful about what material I'm using. I saw you have a book with some Dwarven references, is it possible to get scans of those?

Glad to hear it! I'll need to review their posts sometime later on.

Hello one and all. I'm a recent convert to Tolkien stuff. I've never really wanted to dress up as a character before, but the Tolkien world has so much so it that I've decided to pursue a relatively "authentic" Dwarf kit. I know this is primarily a Ranger-focused site, but I've seen some D...