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Post by grmnsplx on Dec 25, 2012 18:40:33 GMT
Where does one get goat fur for this application?
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on Dec 25, 2012 21:30:19 GMT
That is a good question. I got mine together with the maple slats from a fellow sword maker. I was also given the address where he gets all his leather stuff from, for the next time... none of this will help you though I'm afraid. I think your best bet would be a big, well sorted online leather store. If they don't carry it, they might at least be able to tell you where to look next.
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Post by jhart06 on Dec 26, 2012 5:16:06 GMT
Moscow Hide and Fur sells every pelt imaginable, i'd look there.
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Post by grmnsplx on Dec 26, 2012 16:04:05 GMT
Thank you. Is there a reason to use specifically goat fur? Could cow or other fur be used just as well?
Thanks!
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on Dec 26, 2012 21:39:45 GMT
I just used goat because that's what I got. I reckon any fur with short hair can be used. One thing only but this is very important: be careful to have the hairs point to the scabbard tip! This makes for a secure seat of the sword in the scabbard yet still allows smooth drawing.
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Post by grmnsplx on Dec 27, 2012 22:37:15 GMT
Great, I think hair-on cow hide and deer hide are easy enough to find. I'd like to try that. How should I attach the fur? Hide glue? Thanks!
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on Dec 28, 2012 11:28:04 GMT
For the fur you can pretty much use any glue that holds and does not attack steel but that's hard to know beforehand... and since you'll be using hide glue anyway, why not use it there, too. A word of warning though: hide glue makes one HELL of a mess... if you get that onto the hair side of the fur, you're in for a treat.
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