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OrangeMoose — Fleur-de-lis Battle Bracers
Published: 2009-10-26 23:45:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 6882; Favourites: 79; Downloads: 198
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Three new pairs of bracers I made for the guys in my D&D group (I painted the bracers to match their dice XD). Fleur-de-lis design is from a Dover book that I slightly modified. I am mostly proud of the last pair since my painting/tooling consistency is improving. I need a strap cutter though..my straps aren't uniform.The last pair was actually a happy mistake. I wanted a red background and a black design, but the red turned out orange! It looked like Halloween. But I managed to save it by using both diluted black paint and dark brown antiquing gel! I just smeared it around with some wool. I love the result.
8oz cow hide, acrylic paint, antiquing gel, and Super Shene.
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what kind of belt bucles have you used here?
and is it possible to order them over the interwebs? cause Belt buckles is terrible to find
here in Norway for some strange reason XD;,, these looks amazing!
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Thank you! I get mine from [link]
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pretty cool. Btw how much or how many layers of super-sheen did you apply? because they are very shiny!
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Three, which as I found out was too many. One layer does just fine. ^.^; After 2 layers the sheen layer starts to separate make a crackled look, which could be cool in some cases.
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interesting to know. I usually just apply 1 coat, but if im looking for my crafts to be real shiny I'll polish them with a neutral shoe polish
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Holy cow I just looked at your gallery! /bow
You have some great work! Thanks for the tips, much appreciated.
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Hot dang, you are super talented. Where did you learn to leatherwork like that?
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Just looking up tools and methods online. Youtube videos help a lot too.
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That's awesome. Good work!
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beautiful handcraft, all things you make are awesome
and very beautiful
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wow your very talented I would die for some bad ass cos play gear like this..
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Aw, thank you! Sometimes I wonder if I should do simple comissions like this...hmmm.
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Make a pattern out of paper to make sure it fits your arms. Cut out the leather. Pick a design you like, print it out, and trace it onto the leather with a stylus. Use a swivel knife to cut into the design. Use various beveling stamps to stamp your design and give a more dimensional look. Paint with acrylics, rivet on some straps, and tahdah! There are some good video tutorials on Tandy's website. [link]
I am working on some bracers right now that involve hand-stitching. When I am done with those and I start my next pair I'll take pics as a go along and write something up. Probably won't be for a few months though. If you have any specific questions about a certain process just shoot me a note and I'll help you out.
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beautiful 
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