DIY Arm gaurd, anyone?

[locust_jrm]

ive been making my own bows for a while now and have found that you tend to need a arm gaurd the hard way. So I had a go at making one myself out of leather... It proply fell apart, can anyone help me?

p.s. Im too cheap to go and buy one, and i think that if you made your own bow, arrows and bow string you should be able to make a arm gaurd.

 

[bent-stick]

I have a pattern for a bracer at home that uses a lace through lace holes. Nothing to go wrong -or break

I'll post it later

 

[gregorach]

Eric Methven makes some really good stuff in this line.

 

[Eric_Methven]

Thanks Dunc. I notice that locust_jrm lives in Durham - SNAP! I have quite a few lying around. I can sort something out. PM sent Locust!

Eric

 

[sugs04]

Hi,
I'm planning to make one of these so if you have any pics or patterns I would love to see them.

Sugs

 

[bent-stick]

As promised. I've lost the pattern somewhere but here's a quick one I knocked up this morning. I'ts not very welll crafted but you'll get the idea.

The nice thing is that it gives you a nice big area to do some tooling if you want to.

Note the lacing. Both laces come out the same hole at the end. This is so you can put a toggle on them if you want. It's not very 'authentic' but the spring toggles that are on stuff sacks and backpacks work. The ends can be tucked behind the lacing.

By the way if your wrist is getting a slap you should try to adjust your form. Dropping your front elbow or slightly cocking out your wrist will do it. If that fails look at your brace height. Even if you have a bracer on it's still poetially deflecting the arrow.

 

[sam_acw]

When I made a very quick stickbow I peeled the bark off the stick and simply tied that to my arm.

 

[locust_jrm]

Thanx Bent-stick i will try both

 

[bent-stick]

Thought you might like to see how it turned out. I went for the tudor rose in the end.

 

[jon r]

Now your just showing off! Thats amazing! How did you make thet design!?

 

[bent-stick]

Glad you like it.

It's just pressed in to the wet leather with little chiselly things.

There's a good tutorial here

http://www.onestopcandle.com/leather/carveinstr01.php

 

[locust_jrm]

you make it sound simple but that looks fantastic

 

[British Red]

Bentstick,

1) you have rep for a very gerous sharing of your knowledge to answer a specific question

2) Pretty pretty please could you do a tutorial on the rose (or better a simpler design for a klutz) - fantastic and inspirational work

Red

 

[bent-stick]

aaaaaah that means I need to make another one...

During next week perhaps.

 

[Robby]

Beautiful workmanship. I've made a couple of bracers and I found that softening the wrist end helped and meant that the bracer could sit lower on the forearm, something I find more comfortable. I've tried leather carving but never had managed anything that impressive :You_Rock_

 

[jerv]

and you said you had no artistic ability????

I'd love to see a tutorial on making sweet bracers. Alot of stuff available for archery is well, what's the word?......soulless.
nylon quivers plastic tabs etc
What thickness leather are you using? I don't really use a bracer (not macho just abo) but I have found that when, on the rare occasion, my arm gets a whack it REALLY hurts, so maybe I should start to wear one.

 

[bent-stick]

That's not art...that's mechanics

The leather is from a 2.6 mm columbo side from le prevo

http://www.leprevo.co.uk/hides.html

Nice people to deal with. Although columbo is grade 2 and has a few marks and what look like warble fly holes it's fine for this sort of stuff and sheaths.

Cutting a piece now to do the tutorial...

 

[British Red]

bent stick

I hadn't thought of the cost etc. PM me your PayPal address and I'll happily pay any costs you incur mate

Of course I'd need to retain possession of the materials at the end

Sorry, couldn't resist!

Red

 

[Dave Budd]

That's a loverly bit of leatherwork there!

Has anyone come up with a bracer come hand guard? I've been using an Armourguard that I got form Eagle classic at the same time as my Mongol, about 9 years ago! It's a kevlar tube that ha a hole for you thumb to go through. The beauty of it is that it acts as a bracer and protects your hand against fletchings and exploding arrows. I've been meaning to try and make a leather bracer to do the same job, but haven't come up with anything I'm happy with.

 

[bent-stick]

I picked up a hand protector at a reenactment fair a couple of years ago. It's got a wrist strap that's joined up the back of the hand to a band that covers the knuckles. it's suede I think. I haven't seen it for a bit but if I can find it I'll post a picture.