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by Elleth
Thu Mar 09, 2023 9:19 pm
Forum: Weapons & Armour
Topic: Stormbringer knife
Replies: 32
Views: 9458

Re: Stormbringer knife

Hunh. Gwaebind does roll off the tongue easier, though I can't right off find something speaking to that particular case. I can check in my books if you don't get a solid answer for your Discord people, but I imagine anyone on a discord dedicated to Sindarin is going to be the better judge. :mrgreen...
by Elleth
Thu Mar 09, 2023 6:11 pm
Forum: Weapons & Armour
Topic: Stormbringer knife
Replies: 32
Views: 9458

Re: Stormbringer knife

I did find a special character (set of characters, really) for "ae" in the Gondorian mode, p17 of this document: https://ia804508.us.archive.org/35/items/tengwar-textbook/Tengwar%20Textbook.pdf It's also shown on the site Cimrandir linked if you select "Sindarin Tengwar (General use)&...
by Elleth
Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:58 am
Forum: Middle-earth Reenactment Society
Topic: "Unpacked" Video Series
Replies: 56
Views: 75779

Re: "Unpacked" Video Series

I know I've said this before elsewhere, but to second Greg - things are going to slide around a bit anyway. And more, your shoulder will get tired if there's any real weight there (this is why I'm not a fan at all of the "lash extra things to the quiver" approach). The nice thing about an ...
by Elleth
Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:31 am
Forum: Weapons & Armour
Topic: Stormbringer knife
Replies: 32
Views: 9458

Re: Stormbringer knife

I love it! I'll double check today, but at first glance that looks good. You can a tengwar transciption here - https://www.tecendil.com/ (two notes on this - one, be aware the extra lines on the initial characters in the "Telcontar" font are an aesthetic doubling like you might see in an o...
by Elleth
Tue Mar 07, 2023 10:52 pm
Forum: Weapons & Armour
Topic: Stormbringer knife
Replies: 32
Views: 9458

Re: Stormbringer knife

Latin, it looks like.

You can look up individual words here: https://www.elfdict.com/
... but Sinadarin mutation is tricky. That's a good start though.

Also.. maybe wrap the handle in a sword-hilt wrap to hide the rivets?
by Elleth
Tue Mar 07, 2023 9:49 pm
Forum: Weapons & Armour
Topic: Stormbringer knife
Replies: 32
Views: 9458

Re: Stormbringer knife

Oh!

Minor thing, but if you're having it newly made, do you think your smith could enclose the tang with no external rivets? I think it would look much more period that way, if it's possible.
by Elleth
Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:05 am
Forum: Weapons & Armour
Topic: Stormbringer knife
Replies: 32
Views: 9458

Re: Stormbringer knife

Okay, I tried pulling out the tengwar and I can't make any sense of it at all. Here's the sounds the characters signify, going by the workbook at tecendil: https://www.tecendil.com/tengwar-handbook/ (admittedly I was a bit hurried before work, I might have missed something. And "-" means t...
by Elleth
Sun Mar 05, 2023 8:26 pm
Forum: Hard Kit
Topic: Finally finished - Quiver of Eriador!
Replies: 33
Views: 50153

Re: Finally finished - Quiver of Eriador!

per request, dimensions: quiver main body piece is:27.5" tall, 14 1/8" wide at top, 9 1/2" at bottom. About 6" from the top of the quiver to widest point. spine piece is 27.5" long, 5" wide at widest part of arc, the spine itself tapers from 2.5" to 1.75" (for...
by Elleth
Sun Mar 05, 2023 8:24 pm
Forum: Hard Kit
Topic: Matuls wool "medieval bushcraft" tarp
Replies: 17
Views: 6341

Re: Matuls wool "medieval bushcraft" tarp

Dragged both onto the bathroom scale today:

wool ~7.8 lbs, 114"x118"  => 12.02 oz/yd
oilskin: ~6.1 lbs, 96"x94" => 14.02 oz/yd

Wool packs down bulkier, but carried they feel pretty comparable.
by Elleth
Sat Mar 04, 2023 2:43 pm
Forum: Crafts & Skills
Topic: The making of a Dunedain Snapsack
Replies: 30
Views: 15583

Re: The making of a Dunedain Snapsack

Thanks all! :mrgreen: does the spine run up the inside as well, like over top of the linen liner? You can run the spine stitches through the lining, but I don't. Partly because I just like the cleaner look, but also because when the linen finally gives out - and it will eventually - it will almost c...
by Elleth
Fri Mar 03, 2023 7:34 pm
Forum: For Sale
Topic: Eriador quiver "kit" - any interest?
Replies: 7
Views: 12219

Re: Eriador quiver "kit" - any interest?

I'm pretty sure I still have the posterboard in my patterns box - I'll look for it and post some basic measurements this weekend. In the meantime, this at least shows you all the pieces for two quivers, plus a spare spine. (I forget why I cut an extra one): http://middleearthrangers.org/forum/downlo...
by Elleth
Fri Mar 03, 2023 7:07 pm
Forum: Hard Kit
Topic: Quiver and Gear: a Ranger's Snapsack
Replies: 12
Views: 16071

Re: Quiver and Gear: a Ranger's Snapsack

And DONE!

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.... I'll see about copying it to the wiki in the coming weeks.
by Elleth
Fri Mar 03, 2023 6:56 pm
Forum: Crafts & Skills
Topic: The making of a Dunedain Snapsack
Replies: 30
Views: 15583

Re: The making of a Dunedain Snapsack

Step Eleven - fit the cords We're there! Now just run your cords through the slits, under the spine and over the d-ring (this part can be really finnicky). If you have to skip going over the ring, that's not problem - just then make certain that your cord goes over the spine, so that the cord rathe...
by Elleth
Fri Mar 03, 2023 6:55 pm
Forum: Crafts & Skills
Topic: The making of a Dunedain Snapsack
Replies: 30
Views: 15583

Re: The making of a Dunedain Snapsack

Step Ten - Cut and hem closure slits This part's scary after all that work! Mark where your slits or holes will be  -  you'll want an even number on each side, evenly spaced around the body. I space them this way - one on each side of the spine, about 3/16" out, and two matching opposite. Then...
by Elleth
Fri Mar 03, 2023 6:54 pm
Forum: Crafts & Skills
Topic: The making of a Dunedain Snapsack
Replies: 30
Views: 15583

Re: The making of a Dunedain Snapsack

Step Eight - Stitch lining into bag Almost there! Now at both ends of the bag we stitch the lining into place. If your bag is really wide you might want to do some tacking stitches along the spine as well, but that's not important for narrower bags - use your judgement here. Step Nine - Fit rings a...