Axe sheath

Hello,

So, I bought an axe, and since it's sharp, and I plan to take it to a renaissance fair, I made a sheath for it. I have no progress pictures, but I have finished ones.

Here you are:

Front:


Back:


Those are arbitrary front and back sides, which is why I tooled both sides. I just plan to have the 'front' facing out more often.

Romano-Briton helm: part VII

Greetings:

This is the final post about the Romano-Briton helm. It should be on its way to the owner today.

Here's a picture of the inside, with the buckling and such:



And here is an animation showing the helm from all sides:

Viking shoes 2: part I

Hail and well met.

It's been a while since I've done anything, mostly because it's been hot around here, and when it's hot, I dislike moving.

Anyway, here's the beginning of the third pair of shoes I've made recently. These are for me, and it seems they'll fit this time.

The beginning of attaching the pieces together:



Sewn up one side:



And the other:



And then sewn up the toe:



The hardest part is getting the uppers to fit the same. I have to cut the top edge and sew it to fit, and getting them symmetrical is a challenge. I seem to have gotten pretty close with the pair (pics soon).

Until then.

Viking shoes: part II

Good day,

Just to follow up on those shoes, here's a picture of the finished pair.



They are on their way to their new owner.

Viking shoes: part I

Hail!

This is a pair of shoes based off of a find in York, which, although intended for myself, do not fit, and which I am selling.

Here is the stitching last I made (which I ended up only using as a surface on which to work):



And with a sole tacked onto it:



Here are a series of pictures illustrating how they are stitched, from start to finish:













And the finished pair:





I shall finish them by adding a tie or toggle, and waxing the pair.

Saex & sheath

Hello,

This is a project that I did swiftly and with few pictures. The saex is made from a cheap WalMart machete, with an antler handle, and the sheath is obviously leather and brass.

Here's the basic shape, with the beginning of some tooling (to be honest, a rather useless picture):



Here is the sheath with tooling complete:



And in the sun, to show off the texture:



This is the tip of the sheath, showing how it's sewn:



And these are the belt loops:



Here's the sheath after I added the brass edge. The brass protects the top edge, as well as removing the possibility of the blade cutting through stitching.



And with saex:



I then dyed it. This is Fiebing's Medium Brown dye; rather dark, in my opinion.



I then highlighted the tooling by watering down some paint, and filling in the crevices:



That's it. That's another finished project.

Splinted greaves: part II

Hail,

Here are the results of my latest work on my greaves.

First, another strap:





And then another:





That's one greave done. I only have to add buckles and punch holes in the straps. More pictures when I finish the other greave.