Baldric For The Hunting Sword Scabbard

[LRB]

My first Baldric. 1 1/2" wide of 8/9 0z. vege-tan. Sewn with 6 ply linen thread. Buckle is hand made from 3/16" brass sheet, and has a triangular iron tongue, per "Sketch Book '76", and some originals I've seen. The leather was left natural and finished with oil. As mentioned, this is my first, so critiques and or suggestions are welcomed.

 

[lonehunter]

Turned out pretty good! :thumbsup:

 

[BillinOregon]

Wick: It's just lovely. I was asking about baldrics a while back. Hadn't thought of cutting out my own buckle from thick sheet brass. Love your file work.

 

[50cal.cliff]

Well I must confess to my ignorance as I had to look up Baldric.

Really fine work as usual Wick! :bow:

 

Very impressive work, especially the buckle. :hatsoff:

 

[jbwilliams3]

I want that

 

[LRB]

The buckle? :wink: Yeah, I know what you mean't. I would like it myself, but it's too rich for my wallet.

 

[MSW]

looks great!

my only critique is as follows:

it's not hanging on my wall :rotf:

 

[cynthialee]

you asking us for a critique is like Rembrant asking us what we think of his paintings

it is very nice indeed

 

[LRB]

Thankyou Cynthia, and everyone else for your kind comments. Acually I thought the buckle was just a bit large in width for the strap, and made a replacement. Same exact design, but slightly smaller with a better fit to the strap. The larger buckle also allowed the left over strap to shift around, but the new one prevents all but a tiny amount of shifting. Maybe I can use the larger one on another project.

 

[hoochiepapa]

Nice, Wick!!

 

[rescuemike]

Wow! Super work! Superior craftsmanship!