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Brian Robson
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 Posted: Sat 05 Jan, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject: Finally - finished making my (late 12c) scabbard |
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Well, almost...
Still needs lathering with Mink Oil (which should darken it a little), and the chape fixing on - but apart from that, it's done.
Many thanks to all who gave me advise here. I know it isn't perfect, and there are places I went wrong - hopefully I've learned from them :)
Any comments would be most welcome.
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Finished!
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Back - with wonky stitching
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Allen Andrews
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| Posted: Sun 06 Jan, 2008 5:15 am Post subject: |
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That's pretty cool, how long did the project take?
" I would not snare even an orc with a falsehood. "
Faramir son of Denethor
Words to live by. (Yes, I know he's not a real person)
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Steven H
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Dang good for a first try!
-Steven
Kunstbruder - Boston area Historical Combat Study
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Jean Thibodeau
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| Posted: Sun 06 Jan, 2008 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Steven H wrote: | Dang good for a first try!
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Looks good period. :D :cool:
Looks very professionally made to me.
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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Chuck Russell
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wow looks great. where did you get your chape from?
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Greg Griggs
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| Posted: Mon 07 Jan, 2008 8:41 am Post subject: |
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As I posted on LH/UK, that's a grand job you did, Brian. So....how long before the rest of your Hosp. group begs you to make them each one? ;) :D
Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.
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William M
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Very nice indeed. The only thing I can think of as a possible improvement would be to have a steel not brass chape. So that you match the chape with the pommel.
William
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Brian Robson
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| Posted: Mon 07 Jan, 2008 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the comments.
To answer some questions, it took around 4 months in total - but then I don't get much time to spend on stuff like this so its been made bit-by-bit so I can only guess at actual time spent - probably around 10-12 hours total.
And for the Chape, I got it from the Re-enactors market here in the UK.. I'm not totally sure exactly who but if I havn't mixed up my receipts, I think it was a guy called Russ Scott of the Viking Longship Experience. I can pm you his email address if you're interested.
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