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New Longship pouch and another on the way!

I posted a little while ago about some of the projects I had been working on but did not get a chance to put up any pictures. So I thought it would be interesting for you to see the new longship pouch.
I had stated that the concept of the first one was to have been inspired by the Gotland picture stones but the red stain and tan leather made it a bit more animated than anticipated. So this next one I made naural with a chocolate brown background to represent the Gotland motif a bit better.
This particlar pouch was cut, tooled and dyed prior to the Celtic fair and as we were vending with the Norse Celtic Heritage Society (in full garb and in front of our viking tent), I was sewing it together.
Before I had it finnished I had it sold (several times over so I took orders) but the first buyer was a freind and went home with it on her belt.

I am making another now that will be customized for it's owner. It will be Green, white and med brown with his Device: a wolf's head afronty (looking at you) with a sword raised from nose to forehead(pummel down) and the prow beast of the ship will also be a wolf in profile (very much like those of Peter Flanagan's Brotherband and Ranger's Apprentice series).






These pictures were taken by Brandwyn at the fair just before we gave it to our friend Melbrigda, I also made a seax for Mel that was based on her wanting to start a "Hedge School" of crafting. And so, Thorny was born.
But I will put that up with a few of the more recent bunch of knives I have been doing in the next post.

Enjoy!

That's amazing! I especially like how you used the middle shield to keep the flap down.

That's just cool as all get out.

Tomcat1066 wrote:That's just cool as all get out.

Tom if you take a close look at those straps you will see the background tooling I was suggesting for our project.

I like it. Looks like something we can work with, to say the least.

Very cool. A well thought out project that looks as good finished as it did in your head, I bet.

Nice working

most people would mug you for the money INthe pouch, I'd mug you for the pouch itseslf.

RikJohnson wrote:most people would mug you for the money INthe pouch, I'd mug you for the pouch itseslf.

He might need to install a "Take A Number" machine, so muggings can at least be handled in an organized manner.

Hi all!

Just a short note as I am short on time, but I had commissioned our good fellow Ringulf to make a pouch for my wife's birthday, which arrived today, and I cannot begin to describe how awesome this custom pouch is. I had suggested a "Viking kittens" theme, from the infamous youtube Immigrant Song video a few years ago, and he knocked it out of the park! I don't know if I will have time to get pics up, but if not I hope that Ringulf will be able to. If anyone has been hesitant to have Ringulf make one of these pouches for you, let me assure you that you will not be disappointed! Awesome, awesome job, Scott!!!!

Ken

It was my honor to make your wife something special, these have been growing in popularity, they take a bit of time but are fun to do, the variations are endless. In fact I am thinking of doing the next one as a Swan ship and putting the sillouettes of the final chapter of ROTK. I was thinking of a midingt blue with stars and trim of silver with white swanship and sail. Some elven runes and such. (why should the vikings have all the fun?)








There you go Ken your pics, I just put them up for you!

Okay, that is just AWESOME ! Great, fun concept !

Outstanding.

Now, a Swan ship thing for Dol Amroth and Numenore. I bet you could too.

Great work.

Eledhwen

Awesome designs Ringulf! Keep'em coming.

Thanks for posting these, Ringulf!

Ken