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Traditional Firearms => Traditional Archery => Topic started by: Darren Haverstick on July 28, 2021, 09:40:50 AM

Title: More arm guards
Post by: Darren Haverstick on July 28, 2021, 09:40:50 AM

Last night I finished these two arm guards for a feller and his wife. He said he wanted a bear paw print incorporated into the design and I had to think about that one a bit before I came up with an idea that I liked. I think they turned out pretty nice. The right one has an elephant ear hide facing with a veg-tanned cowhide backing. The black leather around the paw print is carp hide and the gold leather is deer hide. The left one has an ostrich hide facing with a veg-tanned cowhide backing. The beige leather around the paw print is ostrich leg skin and the black leather is deer hide. The beige trim is elk hide. I carved the lace hooks from deer antler and sewed everything up by hand using artificial sinew.

(https://i.imgur.com/GMEDdsM.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/rWwZQdy.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/FxqCtUi.jpg)

Darren

Title: Re: More arm guards
Post by: Ohio Joe on July 28, 2021, 10:10:59 AM

You do mighty nice work for sure, Darren!  :hairy

Title: Re: More arm guards
Post by: KDubs on July 28, 2021, 11:18:23 AM

I have to agree , right fine looking guards
Kevin

Title: Re: More arm guards
Post by: BEAVERMAN on July 28, 2021, 12:01:28 PM

Nicely executed!  :hairy

Title: Re: More arm guards
Post by: Winter Hawk on July 28, 2021, 03:44:37 PM

Very well done, as usual!

~Kees~