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Brian K.
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 Posted: Wed 28 Jul, 2010 4:43 pm Post subject: Custom Handmade Scabbard: Albion Kingmaker |
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Hello myArmoury community,
I'd like to share my latest with everyone, the Albion Kingmaker.
Comment's welcome, thanks for looking!
Brian Kunz
www.dbkcustomswords.com
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Jean Thibodeau
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Very nice work as we have come to expect and I really like the contrast of detailed areas with large surfaces left plain and untooled avoiding the visual clutter of having detailing on every possible surface. ( This can also work at times for some designs but it's good to be able to control the impulse to make the work uniform in level of detail ).
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Chad Arnow
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As always, nicely executed. I do think that this style of scabbard suspension predates the Kingmaker, though. But it's beautifully put together. 
ChadA
http://chadarnow.com/
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Brian K.
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| Posted: Wed 28 Jul, 2010 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Jean Thibodeau wrote: | | Very nice work as we have come to expect and I really like the contrast of detailed areas with large surfaces left plain and untooled avoiding the visual clutter of having detailing on every possible surface. ( This can also work at times for some designs but it's good to be able to control the impulse to make the work uniform in level of detail ). |
Thank you Jean.
| Chad Arnow wrote: | | As always, nicely executed. I do think that this style of scabbard suspension predates the Kingmaker, though. But it's beautifully put together. |
Thank you Chad. The background on the scabbard is that it comes from a rather hidden, and behind the times of fashionable suspensions, part of Europe 
Brian Kunz
www.dbkcustomswords.com
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John Gnaegy
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If I recall correctly Brian suggested a two point suspension but I really like the look of the double belt suspensions he's done so I requested that. It turned out great, just the right balance of simplicity and detail, and the color and the weathering are very neat. It has the carefully worn, familiar look of a daily use item.
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Matt Corbin
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That is really impressive. Thanks for sharing.
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Brian K.
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Thank you guys.
Brian Kunz
www.dbkcustomswords.com
Last edited by Brian K. on Sat 31 Jul, 2010 2:39 pm; edited 1 time in total
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Sean O Stevens
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I really dig the chape on this one, its fairly large. Are you making these yourself Brian?
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Brian K.
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| Sean O Stevens wrote: | | I really dig the chape on this one, its fairly large. Are you making these yourself Brian? |
Thank you.
Yes, all but a few I've collected are handmade in my shop. This one in particular was handmade in my shop.
Brian Kunz
www.dbkcustomswords.com
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