Dagger sheath: part III

Hello,

Here, finally, are the pictures of the dagger itself.

And yes, those are hollow rivets:

Dagger sheath: part II

Hello,

Here are the final images of the sheath. I dyed it with a medium brown dye, utilizing the new technique of wetting the leather before application, which made for a smoother finish (the technique is new to me, anyway).

I intend to post a few more photos once I finish rebuilding the dagger.

Dagger sheath: part I

Hello,

I am back after a long dry spell making hardly anything. Now that my summer vacation is over, and my summer classes have started up, I've started making things again (that's how it always is).

You may recall seeing the previous dagger sheath I made (here). While I wish to create more costume pieces for this year's renaissance fair, I have at the moment no materials to do so, so for the time being, I have been searching for things to modify.

My dagger was originally very obviously intended for live steel combat, but I modified it to make it sharp and pointy. I also made the sheath for it, but I based it off of sword scabbards, and as such it was not very accurate.

This new one is solely leather, without a wooden core. This is (according to MyArmoury.com articles) accurate. I also used the book "Knives and Scabbards" to inspire me in terms of decoration.

This is the front, showing the simple knotwork I tooled into it (disregard the mistake, if you can even find it...).

And this is the back, showing the edge-grain stitch I used, as well as the holes for the string to suspend it from my belt.



As to suspension, if anyone knows a good way to hang a sheath with this setup, please let me know.

Best regards,

Viking Pendant

Greetings and long time unseen!

Recently I celebrated a birthday, and my grandfather sent me a clipping from a magazine with a picture of a Viking warrior. I admit only glancing at it, but when I picked it up a few days later, the warrior's necklace caught my eye.

I had been dabbling in bonework over the past couple weeks, so I decided to undertake this project on a whim. I did most of the hardest work in a couple sittings, aided greatly by House M.D. After the basic shape was sawn from the antler, I paused, as I hadn't a small enough drill bit for the hole.

Today, I bought said drill bit, drilled the hole, did the final decoration, then cut the pendant from the antler and finished up the end. And here it is:

New Journal

Greetings:

In light of the fact that I am currently disillusioned with the Middle Ages, I have taken a turn towards steampunk crafts. Since they are in no way related to the Middle Ages, I have dedicated a new blog specifically for such projects.

You can find it here: steampunkcraft.blogspot.com.

I hope to see you there.