Some LOTR inspired leather goods.

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Some LOTR inspired leather goods.

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I've posted a few pictures of stuff I've made on the facebook group, but I figured I'd share them here as well. https://imgur.com/gallery/0cEgx
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Very nice work !
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Oh those are lovely! I like the Faramir jerkin especially!

I'm curious - did you tool that tree a stamp-blow at a time, or did you create a giant die like the propmakers did? The bottom surface looks so even!

If you're interested, Shockbolt on Shapeways mas modeled up the buckle for those bracers:
https://www.shapeways.com/product/C7WXT ... kle-no-pin

I've been planning to work up that ubiquitous buckle frame you see on Faramir's cloak, Boromomir's jerkin, and Aragorn's quiver - it just hasn't burbled to the top of my project list yet.

Is "Christian Fletcher longsword" the same as "Borderwatch" or was there a version / product line change in there somewhere?

Very nice work!!
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I tooled the trees by hand. Having a stamp would be easier, but it would make adjusting the size a pain.

I've seen the buckles, hopefully I can convince a customer to upgrade some day haha.

My longsword is one of the older borderwatches back when he was using atrim blades almost exclusively. Since then he changed up the design and made it a standard offering. Mine is a bit bigger than the one he offers now (49").
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theowl wrote:I tooled the trees by hand. Having a stamp would be easier, but it would make adjusting the size a pain.

I've seen the buckles, hopefully I can convince a customer to upgrade some day haha.

My longsword is one of the older borderwatches back when he was using atrim blades almost exclusively. Since then he changed up the design and made it a standard offering. Mine is a bit bigger than the one he offers now (49").
Wasn't that the 1561 blade ? I handled one of those almost 15 years ago, stunning weapon.
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Peter Remling wrote:
theowl wrote:I tooled the trees by hand. Having a stamp would be easier, but it would make adjusting the size a pain.

I've seen the buckles, hopefully I can convince a customer to upgrade some day haha.

My longsword is one of the older borderwatches back when he was using atrim blades almost exclusively. Since then he changed up the design and made it a standard offering. Mine is a bit bigger than the one he offers now (49").
Wasn't that the 1561 blade ? I handled one of those almost 15 years ago, stunning weapon.
That sounds correct, Pete.
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It's the 1415 blade. I believe the 1561 is a bit thinner, and doesn't have a fuller.
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Forgot to respond to this when first posted, but I wanted to say that I've been watching your leather work for a while now (I think I found some of it on Google when I was looking for Aragorn and Ithilien Ranger reference pics a while back), and it is always absolutely GORGEOUS! Very clean work! Hope to see you around the forums posting new stuff :)
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Thanks man! I mostly do pretty basic sheaths and gun holsters, but i always jump at a chance to make something middle earth themed.
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I seem to recall that Angus originally called the sword the Ranger, and later changed it to Borderwatch.
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Kortoso wrote:I seem to recall that Angus originally called the sword the Ranger, and later changed it to Borderwatch.
That sounds about right
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I have seen some of your work too, I must say you do a very nice job of everything I have seen. No worries about its "newness" everything is new at some point. Rubbing dirt on it will prematurely make it looked used, if it is for a costume that is fine, but the best way to weather kit, is to use the hell out of it and it will break in just fine! :mrgreen:
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Ringulf wrote:I have seen some of your work too, I must say you do a very nice job of everything I have seen. No worries about its "newness" everything is new at some point. Rubbing dirt on it will prematurely make it looked used, if it is for a costume that is fine, but the best way to weather kit, is to use the hell out of it and it will break in just fine! :mrgreen:
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Really gorgeous stuff.
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Very, very nice work. I especially like that shield.
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