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Brian Robson
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 Posted: Sat 05 Jan, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject: Finally - finished making my (late 12c) scabbard |
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Well, almost...
Still needs lathering with Mink Oil (which should darken it a little), and the chape fixing on - but apart from that, it's done.
Many thanks to all who gave me advise here. I know it isn't perfect, and there are places I went wrong - hopefully I've learned from them 
Any comments would be most welcome.
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Finished!
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Back - with wonky stitching
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Allen Andrews
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| Posted: Sun 06 Jan, 2008 5:15 am Post subject: |
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That's pretty cool, how long did the project take?
" I would not snare even an orc with a falsehood. "
Faramir son of Denethor
Words to live by. (Yes, I know he's not a real person)
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Steven H
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Dang good for a first try!
-Steven
Kunstbruder - Boston area Historical Combat Study
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Jean Thibodeau
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| Posted: Sun 06 Jan, 2008 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Steven H wrote: | Dang good for a first try!
-Steven |
Looks good period.  
Looks very professionally made to me.
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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Chuck Russell
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wow looks great. where did you get your chape from?
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Greg Griggs
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| Posted: Mon 07 Jan, 2008 8:41 am Post subject: |
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As I posted on LH/UK, that's a grand job you did, Brian. So....how long before the rest of your Hosp. group begs you to make them each one? 
Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.
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William M
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Very nice indeed. The only thing I can think of as a possible improvement would be to have a steel not brass chape. So that you match the chape with the pommel.
William
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Brian Robson
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| Posted: Mon 07 Jan, 2008 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the comments.
To answer some questions, it took around 4 months in total - but then I don't get much time to spend on stuff like this so its been made bit-by-bit so I can only guess at actual time spent - probably around 10-12 hours total.
And for the Chape, I got it from the Re-enactors market here in the UK.. I'm not totally sure exactly who but if I havn't mixed up my receipts, I think it was a guy called Russ Scott of the Viking Longship Experience. I can pm you his email address if you're interested.
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