Some more projects to show off today
Just finished making my latest pair of viking turnshoes from merino sheepskin uppers with 3.5mm cowside for the sole. Antiqued, edge bound with kidskin, rolled toggles, and hand stitched with artificial sinew.
unfortunatly as you can see in the photos the left shoe doesn't fit too well for some reason so i may have to alter it a little by taking off the hemming round the top and cutting a little sheepskin away and re-hemming so that the leather gathers better. nightmare! for now these will be kept for doing fairs and such, and i will use my first pair (made from bright red suede) as my everyday shoes as have been wearing them 24/7 for months and they are still going strong
together with some of my other sheepskin stuff
I also made myself a new awl the other day. I used the same peice of yew that was used for my scandi knife so they match. I turned the handle on a lathe, and took Waylands advice and used antler as an end cap/ferrule fitted over the wood to stop it splitting. Complete with a little sheath to keep it safe im dead chuffed with it
And all my viking stuff together. Which picture do you think is best?
group 1
Group 2
Group 3
that's all for now, thanks for looking
Just finished making my latest pair of viking turnshoes from merino sheepskin uppers with 3.5mm cowside for the sole. Antiqued, edge bound with kidskin, rolled toggles, and hand stitched with artificial sinew.
unfortunatly as you can see in the photos the left shoe doesn't fit too well for some reason so i may have to alter it a little by taking off the hemming round the top and cutting a little sheepskin away and re-hemming so that the leather gathers better. nightmare! for now these will be kept for doing fairs and such, and i will use my first pair (made from bright red suede) as my everyday shoes as have been wearing them 24/7 for months and they are still going strong
together with some of my other sheepskin stuff
I also made myself a new awl the other day. I used the same peice of yew that was used for my scandi knife so they match. I turned the handle on a lathe, and took Waylands advice and used antler as an end cap/ferrule fitted over the wood to stop it splitting. Complete with a little sheath to keep it safe im dead chuffed with it
And all my viking stuff together. Which picture do you think is best?
group 1
Group 2
Group 3
that's all for now, thanks for looking