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Offline Tsalt

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Armguard... my first attempt (I finished the black one...)
« on: October 15, 2014, 12:09:00 PM »
My first attempt at building my own arm guard...
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Re: Armguard... my first attempt (I finished the black one...)
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2014, 12:18:00 PM »
I started a second on with black leather... haven't done any stitching on it yet...

 

So back to the brown one.  When I added the back piece of leather it was to thick to punch with a nail.  I ended up drilling these holes and it worked great (thanks James 'sockersblur' !)

 

I got some shed alters from my buddy who killed the snakes and used them to cut antler buttons.  

 

Put some elastic bands on it... they don't look real traditional but they are so functional.  Soaked it in warm water and shaped it overnight.  Final product turned out pretty cool I think.  

 

 

 

 

I did notice that some of the snake scales are flaking off when I started bending the armguard. I put some polyurethane sealer on it and hope that will stop the flaking.   Any tips you veterans can give me I'm all ears.  This was a lot of fun. I already know some changes I will make to the black one.  

Thanks for looking.
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Re: Armguard... my first attempt (I finished the black one...)
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2014, 12:39:00 PM »
really nice.  Snake looks great.
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Re: Armguard... my first attempt (I finished the black one...)
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2014, 12:50:00 PM »
You do great work!  They look really nice.  I'm glad I wasn't the one reaching into that tool bag!     :bigsmyl:

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Re: Armguard... my first attempt (I finished the black one...)
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2014, 12:51:00 PM »
That's very cool!
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Re: Armguard... my first attempt (I finished the black one...)
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2014, 01:18:00 PM »
That looks great!
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Re: Armguard... my first attempt (I finished the black one...)
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2014, 01:29:00 PM »
thats really nice !!
 feels good to do things yourself...
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Re: Armguard... my first attempt (I finished the black one...)
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2014, 01:33:00 PM »
Looks great!
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Re: Armguard... my first attempt (I finished the black one...)
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2014, 01:47:00 PM »
That's awesome! I want one!
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Re: Armguard... my first attempt (I finished the black one...)
« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2014, 02:14:00 PM »
Wow, what a great thread and arm guard! Well done my friend and glad to see others have a sense of humor like myself!   :wavey:
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Re: Armguard... my first attempt (I finished the black one...)
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2014, 02:41:00 PM »
Well done Tim, I like it a lot! That was.a.big old snake! Yikes...
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Re: Armguard... my first attempt (I finished the black one...)
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2014, 03:11:00 PM »
Hey, that came out great! Pretty respectable job on the stitching too, considering the tools you had and the fact you didn't recess them.

If you like the look better, PM me your address, I'll send you some round shock cord(elastic cord) to replace the ribbon stuff.
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Re: Armguard... my first attempt (I finished the black one...)
« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2014, 03:13:00 PM »
Like it, you did a good job.
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Re: Armguard... my first attempt (I finished the black one...)
« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2014, 04:07:00 PM »
Awesome creation!
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Re: Armguard... my first attempt (I finished the black one...)
« Reply #14 on: October 15, 2014, 05:44:00 PM »
Looks good!
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Re: Armguard... my first attempt (I finished the black one...)
« Reply #15 on: October 15, 2014, 05:57:00 PM »
Not sure I want a snake crawling up my arm, but that looks really good. Nice work.
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Re: Armguard... my first attempt (I finished the black one...)
« Reply #16 on: October 15, 2014, 06:56:00 PM »
Nice job......it looks classy!!
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Re: Armguard... my first attempt (I finished the black one...)
« Reply #17 on: October 15, 2014, 07:11:00 PM »
those look great !
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Re: Armguard... my first attempt (I finished the black one...)
« Reply #18 on: October 15, 2014, 07:20:00 PM »
Very nice craftsmanship. Post the black one when you get done.
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Re: Armguard... my first attempt (I finished the black one...)
« Reply #19 on: October 15, 2014, 07:51:00 PM »
That looks absolutely beautiful, nice work!!
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