hey, Im planning on doing some leather stuff and would also like to do some amount of sewing in it. Daemarth, what tools would I need to go buy that would help in all aspects of my work. I live to far away to be making several trips so i'd like to make sure I get it all.
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by bodhi » Fri Oct 14, 2005 2:14 pm
Um...ok. Hey Brutus!!! Angwyn says you might be able to help me find some good info on chainmaille stuff! I hope me shouting across the internet like this isn't to annoying, but I just wanted to make sure you knew that I was talking to you!!
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by Brutus » Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:01 pm
I'm still pouting because you didn't ask me your leatherworking question. 
Coifs are pretty easy to make, but they turn out to be not very practical for Belegarth purposes. For one, they like to slip around on the head of the wearer. The more active the wearer, the more of a problem this becomes.
Also, coifs do not protect the face, which is the area of the head most likely to be shot at by missile weapons. These things aside, if you decide you want a coif you can either buy one off ebay or other merchants for like $50-$100 or you can make one in a dozen or so hours.
Here are some do-it-yourself links to peruse:
http://homepaage.ntlworld.com/trevor.barker/farisles/guilds/armour/mail.htm#sect4-1
http://www.mailleartisans.org/articles/subcat.cgi?key=7
Coifs are pretty easy to make, but they turn out to be not very practical for Belegarth purposes. For one, they like to slip around on the head of the wearer. The more active the wearer, the more of a problem this becomes.
Also, coifs do not protect the face, which is the area of the head most likely to be shot at by missile weapons. These things aside, if you decide you want a coif you can either buy one off ebay or other merchants for like $50-$100 or you can make one in a dozen or so hours.
Here are some do-it-yourself links to peruse:
http://homepaage.ntlworld.com/trevor.barker/farisles/guilds/armour/mail.htm#sect4-1
http://www.mailleartisans.org/articles/subcat.cgi?key=7
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by bodhi » Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:47 am
Thanks. I actually just bought one off ebay for $30. Im only getting one because Im making a new helm and I think it would just look cool to have a coif with it. Sometimes the look of something needs to take precidents over practicality. Adds more flavor.
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Leather working tools
by Daemarth » Sun Oct 16, 2005 9:18 am
Here's a pic of the tool I use.
The needles are Craft/Quilter's needles that I buy cause they are so much cheaper than the leather needles. You can only use about 6 sizes out of the pack, but it only costs like 50 cents. The thread is a wax thread that every leather place sells and it comes in a variety of colors. The variable size hole punch is self explanatory and so is the mallet. The next line of items starts with a tool that is used to widen a small hole temporarily so you can get a needle through it. Then there are 4 sewing punches, the fewer the "fingers" it has for punching the better for going around curves, the more "fingers" it has makes doing long straight edges go a lot faster. Then you have the leather punch that just makes a single hole, there are plenty of ways to make a simple punch hole so you really don't even need this tool. The next tool marks the distance away from the edge of the leather that you want to stitch. You can get by without this tool also if you take some time and carefully mark the distance by hand. The next tool knocks the edges down around the leather for nice finished look. But hey, you're a smelly orc so maybe you don't really care about that. The next thing is called a bone knife, it's for making creases in leather. I've never used mine, but I always show people what it is anyway. It cost like $2.50, and who knows I might need it someday. Razor blades! New sharp razor blades are the best thing for cutting leather. When they get dull, get a soda can to put them and and duck tape over the top. The next thing there I'm not sure what it's called, but you use it to do the designs on the leather. The last thing is the sewing awl. It can speed up the sewing process but I prefer what's called the saddle stitch, which you have to do by with a needle and not the awl. So that's what I use, so I guess if I were you I'd print this picture out and take it with you and the people at the leather place you go can give better explanations of what each thing is so you only get what you need.
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The needles are Craft/Quilter's needles that I buy cause they are so much cheaper than the leather needles. You can only use about 6 sizes out of the pack, but it only costs like 50 cents. The thread is a wax thread that every leather place sells and it comes in a variety of colors. The variable size hole punch is self explanatory and so is the mallet. The next line of items starts with a tool that is used to widen a small hole temporarily so you can get a needle through it. Then there are 4 sewing punches, the fewer the "fingers" it has for punching the better for going around curves, the more "fingers" it has makes doing long straight edges go a lot faster. Then you have the leather punch that just makes a single hole, there are plenty of ways to make a simple punch hole so you really don't even need this tool. The next tool marks the distance away from the edge of the leather that you want to stitch. You can get by without this tool also if you take some time and carefully mark the distance by hand. The next tool knocks the edges down around the leather for nice finished look. But hey, you're a smelly orc so maybe you don't really care about that. The next thing is called a bone knife, it's for making creases in leather. I've never used mine, but I always show people what it is anyway. It cost like $2.50, and who knows I might need it someday. Razor blades! New sharp razor blades are the best thing for cutting leather. When they get dull, get a soda can to put them and and duck tape over the top. The next thing there I'm not sure what it's called, but you use it to do the designs on the leather. The last thing is the sewing awl. It can speed up the sewing process but I prefer what's called the saddle stitch, which you have to do by with a needle and not the awl. So that's what I use, so I guess if I were you I'd print this picture out and take it with you and the people at the leather place you go can give better explanations of what each thing is so you only get what you need.
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