Greg
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Post by Greg on Aug 4, 2012 1:46:19 GMT
So, this is my second archery bracer that I've made. My first was little more then a cone of leather with some holes punched in it. THIS bracer is actually for my new "adopted" niece. She's turning 8 this Sunday and I bought her the "Youth Training Bow" from KP archery on Ebay (30# bow, flemish string, 3 wooden arrows and a quiver for $35 plus $15 shipping) and I wanted to make her something special to go along with it. Her name is Phoenix, hence the graphic (although, now that I think about it, she might be sick of the mythological creature by now... *shrug*) and this was my first attempt at a multi colored dye job. I was SUPER happy that the colors didn't run. Initially, I had tooled out a boarder, thinking that it would stop the dye, but there are a few places that it had bled over with ease. I was really worried about doing green over the red. For some reason, I thought that the green would smear the red, but after the red dried, it was well absorbed into the leather. I made the buckles from some spare D rings and some reshapened nails. I'm not incredibly wild about my method for attaching the buckles, and even tho her birthday is in 2 days, and I'll be out of town until then, I'm seriously considering going back and sewing around the edges to make it look better... in fact, the night is still young. I'm gonna go do that now. I'll snap a pic of the final final project Hope you guys like it!
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Post by Greg on Aug 4, 2012 3:19:15 GMT
Well, I changed the stitching pattern and added in a loop for the excess belt. I almost want to do the whole thing over again, and punch my original holes with that particular stitching pattern in mind. But oh well, she's 8, she'll think it's awesome no matter what!
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Post by jhart06 on Aug 4, 2012 3:30:41 GMT
Not bad. If you really like leather working, an edge beveling tool, I forget the proper name, is nice, it smooths the edge to a rounded curve.. A skiv something, maybe?
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Post by Greg on Aug 4, 2012 3:34:48 GMT
Aw crap!
So that's what that is!
I'm borrowing a huge kit from a friend who was holding it for some other guy who's father was a leather worker but he died and this other guy let my friend borrrow the kit. The other guy has long since moved away and my friend doesn't wanna sell it to me in case the other guy comes looking for it.
Clear as mud, huh?
But there is a tool in there that has a round cutting edge, which I'd bet dollars to doughnuts that it's the rounding tool. Thanks! Karma!
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Post by jhart06 on Aug 4, 2012 4:34:11 GMT
I was given several, one looked almost snake tongue like, the other similar to what you describe.
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Post by ineffableone on Aug 4, 2012 4:42:08 GMT
Added this thread to the Archery Index. Great work Greg. I think your "adopted" niece will love it. It is something that is made and so comes so much more from the heart.
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Post by WEWolf on Aug 6, 2012 19:52:34 GMT
You're the "cool uncle" Greg. That looks great.
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Post by Greg on Aug 7, 2012 1:36:22 GMT
She loved it As I was teaching her the basics of stringing a bow, and then on to shooting, I had thought "Where was an uncle this cool when I was 8?!?"
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