Oh, how the list is long... But the projects that come to mind most quickly are a new kukri scabbard, a sword belt, boots, and some new belt pouches, as my old canvas ones are dying. Is there a fairly standard weight for most projects, or are they all going to be requiring separate specific weights?...

Pardon the double post, but I have a good deal of questions... I've been shopping around on Tandy's website, and am not being incredibly successful with finding the leather types I'm looking for... http://i43.tinypic.com/1zx8gut.jpg http://i39.tinypic.com/j12335.jpg This is my current quiver. I've s...

Wow...just realized that I posted that in the wrong thread. Whoops.

I have so many questions about leather types, etc. (as I'm far newer to purchasing leather than I am to working with it) that I think I'm going to just consolidate my questions to a separate thread to help keep things on topic.

No worries! I'm a people pleaser and am active on several forums on a few different subjects, so typically, I'm really good at making everyone happy with my posts and getting an accurate message across without sounding like I'm taking a stab at someone, even though there's no tone of voice, etc. to ...

Reading back on that post, I'm pretty sure MY perspective at the time was "I have no clue what I'm saying, and am too tired to be typing, so should turn off my computer RIGHT now..."

Apologies.

Ummm...a few things to say:

1) Wow that's awesome.

2) I want one.

3) Cursed be my minimum-wage status.

It's not my style, really...too ornate. But it's still REALLY cool.

Yep...that's the idea! And for the shooting tab portion, I'm stitching a tab onto the palm facing towards the wrist with a flap on it to put my fingers into much like the mittens on the back of the hand, so it'll be able to flip out of the way whenever I want it to just like the mittens.

I would recommend the lined way particularly if you were making mittens. That's kinda creepy...you read my mind there. I've given some thought to that discussion, and am at the point where I think I can pull off a pair of gloves that sport the the comfort and utility function of fingerless gloves, ...

At least I know I'm in the right place, so when I get to that stage, when I'm waving a gnarled staff rather than a cane at my neighbor's kids, I'll know I've learned from those who went before me.

Thanks for the info! Yeah, the horn is VERY light...it's a pale cream/whitish blend. I already have a blowing horn, though I need to mount a mouthpiece on it. It can be blown just fine how it is, but it could always be better, and I'm a trumpet player, so I'm pretty picky about mouthpieces, etc. and...

I have recently acquired a full Kangaroo hide, tail and all, with the hair still on it, that is pre-tanned and all that business. I'd like to get started on using it for a few projects, but I need some help. I've never dyed leather/hide before, so I'm looking for any and all advice you all might hav...

The Furrowed brow was the icing on the cake...makes you look like the grumpy man next door.

Awesome. I'll keep that in mind when I pass up the "ungrateful whippersnapper" stage I'm apparently in.

Andy...I'm going to have to suck more of my friends into this, for that wake-up-call game alone, if nothing else. I doubt if I'll get any more RANGERS into my group persay, but I have friends who trek with me on occasion in various SCA/medieval gear. If I could get them into LIVE re-enactment instea...

I see what you guys are getting at...I just don't like weilding a sword with full-finger gloves...feels awkward to me. Meh, I'll figure something out.

I'm pretty sure I've read about shooting tabs in the medieval era (though I know Tolkien never mentioned them, as far as I'm aware). They fairly closely mimicked the tabs on the market today, but with a pair of finger holes instead of just one, and nothing to keep your fingers spaced to avoid nock p...