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Post by Jazzviper1 on May 31, 2023 1:06:54 GMT
I have made a wood core scabbard for my Swiss saber, it came with a floppy leather sheath which I trashed. I want to cover the core with simulated blue dragon scales, I am looking for suggestions on how to do that. I have a limited budget and don't think I could do embossing.
Any ideas will be appreciated.
Thank you.
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Post by eastman on May 31, 2023 1:40:58 GMT
you could buy thin leather and cut out the "scales" and glue them down in an overlapped pattern. Upholstery leather (if already dyed the right color) or veg tan goat (dye it yourself) are good options.
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steveboy
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Post by steveboy on May 31, 2023 16:06:01 GMT
I dunno if this is a stretch for you, but it's worth mentioning that airbrushing scales isn't actually all that hard (provided, of course you have an airbrush and the inclination).
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Post by mrstabby on Jun 1, 2023 15:51:43 GMT
You can get good imitation leather (polyurethane) in any colour and pattern you can think of nowdays. I have made some sheaths for my pocket knives from it a few years back, took it with me everywhere, and you can hardly see any damage, so it is pretty durable and not that expensive (10-20€/m where I am). Attachments:
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Post by Alan Schiff on Jun 1, 2023 16:58:40 GMT
If you're on a budget, I would personally go with embossed imitation leather as MrStabby suggested. You can get real alligator/crocodile/snake skin but it's fairly pricey.
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Jun 1, 2023 19:13:39 GMT
There are tiny metal scales you might find interesting as well.
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