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Deviousness `anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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Seriously man, you are awesome ^^
Weathering and lightening gave them a different look.
Alas, As I was saying to jecht0129 : I'm really sorry but it is one of the rare piece I'm reluctant to sell. Why ? It is something I worked on for a very long time, always adding something here and then. I had many battles with it, many falls and grows very fond of it.
Therefore I cannot sell you the original, (the price would be very prohibitive) but i can make a copy.
I must warn you again, this is a big project, since we're talking about a whole armor (plastron, pauldrons, arms, gauntlets, braconniere, helmet and greaves) the whole set is a piece I've work on during a long, long time, from fine piece of materials acquired here and then.
The crafting in itself is not the problem, the obstacles are :
- Patterns are ok, I keep extensive documentation of what i craft, so I can do it again.
- Price and availability of materials : the croupon I used is a very specific leather, very hard to find. I would recommend using a classic collet, much easier to find and also lighter. The one I use is really heavy and sturdy enough to withstand real sword hits. Anyway, I think the amount of leather I need is approximatively 5-6 skins, which cost around 170-200€ each,
- I can find furs quite easily, although it will not be exactly the sames. It was rabbit for the neck, sheep and ferret for the bottom. I need also a entire skin of soft leather for the bottom.
- The helmet is especially hard to make, for it use a old leather miner helmet for the base. I can work something.
- Time. If it is for the end of the year I can make time for It. Will be tough.
- Distance. I live in Europe. Quite difficult for shipping and testing if you're living far away.
- and finally : wearing an armor can be really tough. I would really like you to try before buying, if possible.
I seems to put the emphasis on the obstacles, because I'm a very cautious person and I really don't want to make promises I cannot keep. The project is definitively doable, but will not be cheap.
The plastron itself requires 2, gauntlets and greaves 2.5, arms 1.5 and count one more for straps and buckles.
The helmet is special and require a preformed base (old miner helmet)
You need also a large skin for the lower parts and fur.
This is a rough estimate, but the overall would be :
- 6-7 collets and 1 vachette : 900€ (120€ each)
- furs : roughly 50€
- rivets, buckles, decorations, rings : 30 €
So raw materials would be around 1000€. Counting man-hours multiply the price by two.
I really like you because you, for one, would actually go through with doing this for a random jo like myself AND you said you would like the buyer to try it on before buying, testing and all. Tells me you're genuine in what you do and want to do it right. I seriously like that, man.
Would you be interested at all in creating a "how-to-leatherwork" guide that I could buy and maybe learn myself? Start with simple things and progress to harder things? Maybe even divide it into different purchasable sections for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced things? I would love to learn it, just not sure where to go or where to start at all!
PS, I would never ask to buy your actual set you made for yourself. I understand the sentiment of original sets
I had this project for a long time to make tutos on leathercraft. I will just post them here, as I don't want to sell something I'm still learning.
Furthermore, I believe that knowledge is the only good that increase when shared. As others says, I don't believe in intellectual property.
I just have to find the time to makes theses, as designing a good tutorial takes time.