That deco chape definitely adds immediate wow factor to your garb. It doesn't need to be perfect. It just needed to be better than before. Mission accomplished.
Tip for silver paint, you always want to start with a black base, ideally glossy as well, it helps bring out that metallic look as opposed to painted silver, at least in my experience, also, a black wash is lovely for weathering, and is far more adjustable in the amount of dirt, and you can mix colors in your wash, also you can dot in rust, and a final dry brush of silver on the outside edges. Hopefully any of that is useful to anyone 😁 also prop maker mind aside, this was a fantastic video, your content has never failed to keep my spirits high good sir
Would stress that the contact cement should be on _both_ surfaces, and that it should be allowed to dry for at least around 15 minutes before "assembly". (Also very useful for restoring book bindings where the pages are falling out - A very strong, permanently flexible bond)
You know that you did a good job when at the beginning of the video i worried "i don't know if i have tools to work with metal" and it turns out to be leather and paint.
1. Commenting for the algorithm 2. Wow😮 that looks so good. 3. When I decide to start figuring out leatherworking this will be the first thing I do, God bless you for your dedication to this channel and the betterment of your viewers.
I don’t think your leather was damp enough when you tried the Celtic stamps. I have the same set and they are kinds tricky because the details are not very deep. So if it is “jumping” like it looks like what happened it is not damp enough. Also recommend Angelus leather metallic paints I use it on my custom orders with a resolene finish, I use this on my custom orders and it hold up over time even on armor. Great little project and great attention to detail!
Those are exactly the problems I was experiencing. The leather might not have been wet enough I'll give it a try, it might have also been trying to stamp on stacked leather that was providing too much cushion
Western style belts have the three piece matching metal set (buckle, keeper and tip). A two piece buckle and chape wouldn't be that far off, and rather stylish too.
Two choices for better "metal" look, both from miniature painting. 1 - paint black and then overpaint with silver, but drybrush the silver. 2 - paint silver, and then use a wash instead of full strength acrylic paint. The wash will go into all the crevices and "reverse highight" everything really nicely. Re stamping, to get good clean stamps you need a non-distorting backer surface. Every time I see folks doing stamping at Tandy they are using a chunk of granite countertop. Also, it will stamp cleaner if you stamp prior to bonding. Looks great. The only thing I might do differently would be to use brass rivets. The nickel steel ones just look a touch too modern for me, and I think brass would give it just that extra hit of contrast and interest.
Since I do paint miniatures i have a couple sugestions for you about making the detail pop up a little better. You can do the paint + wiping technique but it doesn't turns out that well as you've seen, it needs a lot of correction because with wiping it's just innevitable. Here there are a couple options you have available. The first is being a type of paint called a wash. Washes are paints that are tinned so that they will run into all the crevaces and stick to that, so by using a wash you can simply paint over all the surface area and it will only very slightly darken the base surface in a very organic looking way and will darken the insides significantly. this archieves what you did in 1 pass of the brush with much less work. Another way is to simply thin the paint yourself and it will do just fine. it's not the same since the composition of the ink is slightly different but it will do the job better than wiping. Lastly there is a small tip I can give you if you want the whole thing to look even better. You can start with a brown wash and that will simulate a little bit of rust building up in the harder places to clean. Then you come up with a smaller amount of black wash after the brown dries. Now most of it will be black but there will be hints of brown here and there that simulat a little bit of rusting.
I’ve always found that tooling gives better and deeper impressions than stamps. I think it has to do with the complexity of the pattern on the stamps and the size being displaced over a larger area.
But i do have a leather tip if you want patterns make sure the leather is wet and in warm water it becomes really soft and easy to make a pattern in let it soak
You can also buy these (although mostly in brass) from reenactment and larp suppliers. You can get simpler, decent-quality ones for relatively cheap. Also, yes, bring back belt decoration to modern fashion.
Nice! I hadn't thought of using leather for those as every time I see them they're made of various metals. Crafting them out of leather actually makes them a lot more accessible.
It is a great look. The hand made design does look better than the stamps. Seeing that utility knife next to the plastic straightedge did make me nervous.
Since you didn't paint the leather first with primer you might want to varnish over the silver paint to prevent it from chipping. I recommend Vallejo metal varnish.
Looks great brother! It might be a good point to remember that on any kit where your character relies on stealth (like a ranger?) This would break one of the rules of camouflage (shape, shine*, shadow, silhouette, spacing, sound and movement) so might not be used for field kit but more town attire?
Kind of wish RU-vid had a you followed this person from button. Because i remember when I subscribed and it was a VERY small community and it was just a few of us exchanging comments. And you know, much as I wish you all the best and congrats on the growth, i kind of miss those days. It was more personal.
It is harder to keep up with everyone as the channel continues to grow, but I still try to read all the comments. I remember when I first hit 300 subs and made a video about it 😊
Well done Kramer... so many think these things are difficult, but really are not. Chapes are essential to recreating the medieval belts. Happy Easter, Be well and Go well friend.
I’m a doomsday prepper and I’m obsessed with the post apocalypse stuff. I hand braided a belt using paracords. If I ever need ropes to make traps or go fishing, I can use some of the paracord from my belt. I also have a roll of fishing lines to make traps.
for the antiqueing process on top of the paint, a good technique is using a wash, mixing ink or paint and water (sometimes a little soap too). the water will let the pigment flow into the valleys of the grooves and tooling naturally and avoid the peaks, nice and easy and still can DIY (yeah learned from painting DnD minis)! Great Video!
Punished Props is another excellent youtube source for tips on making metal - looking props using "advanced" techniques like drybrushing . Most of what they do is in foam but it should translate nicely to leather if you use a surface sealer like Mod Podge.
You might want to also add a layer over the paint to seal it, even the all weather and similar ones work off over time and you want to protect something that's higher wear
So when I have done tooling. The first thing is do it before you attach it to your belt in this instance. Second I've noticed with larger stamps, because I actually have the set your using in the background, with the larger stamps its best to wet both sides of the leather. Especially with the high detailed stamps like the Celtic knot. And when stamping i use a dead blow hammer so it doesn't bounce as well as a granite slab positioned above the table leg. I want the least amount of flex when I strike true. I'll send you pictures if I figure out where to send it.
Just made one for my sword belt! It makes everything look just right. I made mine out of brass, though. Gonna make one for my gear belt next. You are good inspiration!
very nice video, For a different approach try cutting the top and bottom off a soda can and use the aluminum sheet folded over to make a chape. it is thin but otherwise everything else works the same, including the tooling.
Super cool. I'd never thought of doing a chape in leather. Turned out really nice! In the picture and in full body shots it definitely looks like metal. Great idea for people that don't have the tools to do metal work. Thanks for sharing!
I think those stamps didnt do much because there are 2 layers of leather below the layer you're stamping. It's probably just smooshing into itself like a mattress, instead of taking the stamp properly.
I'm always amazed at how your videos are about subjects that I'm not particularly interested in, but then I watch the videos, and I'm completely fascinated! That looks like a fun and doable project. I thought it was metal when I saw it at the beginning. It must feel very satisfying to create products by yourself and to use them too! Resourcefulness and creativity are values we no longer need to survive. It's great that you are exploring these things and inspiring others. I'd also like to congratulate you on your community of people who write comments because everybody is polite and encouraging and many people have helpful tips. It's always a pleasure hanging out on your channel because there aren't any knaves, varlets or charlatans here. Although I suspect I'm in the running for next top village idiot! I'm rather ambitious though, so I may apply for a part-time Court Jester position. Happy adventuring! And Happy Easter! 🙏🗿🐰🐥💐
Contact cement responds well to aggression. So once you've put your dried pieces together, rather than using a roller to encourage bonding, take a rubber mallet, and smack the fuckers a few times.
It would be great for doing multiple characters if the chape was removable. Like you could add the chape for higher status characters, then take it off to return to peasant level 😂
Don't have any planned specifically, but there will definitely be more. My tools are from an assortment of places, Weaver Leather Craft Supply which I love (great RU-vid channel too!), Tandy, and recently some needles and stamps from Hobby Lobby.
@@LivingAnachronism Nice! I look forward to them! Yeah I actually made a Dirk scabbard by following the steps in one of his videos, great content there! Thanks for the info! 😄
A heads up from a professional leatherworker...cut then SAND your edges before you use any edge guided line marking tools. You are relying on the edges to to make your lines or borders. One thing sorely lacking in basic leatherwork how to's is sanding your edges. Use 600grit then 800 then 1000. At least use an emery board. 👍
I don't know why I never considered a leather chape. I'm sure the wealthy preferred metal, but it makes a lot of sense that the not-so-wealthy would try to get the same effect for less money.
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