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Grihm

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  1. Yes a cutting mat is very gentle on the tools and daves you fron sharpening them too often as well. As for the boots..If you are going to scrub them with an alcoholic solution, be sure to tedt it on a small patch first. Obe can never tell hot the material reacts. Especially if it's uncertain what form of tanning it comes from.
  2. I have not said i wanted to discuss anything. I try to aquire the correct adress so i can send an open letter in regards of the license.
  3. That´s the problem. Disney issued the License, not EA. I am hoping for a response on another email shortly though. I explained this to them in the email properly the first time, hence the confusion.
  4. Love the outfit and the artistic touch to it. Magnificent work there =)
  5. Thank you =) Same issue here though, that there seems to be no " proper " email in general, just a bunch of parks etc. I tried one Disney email, but i was asked to turn to EA for some reason O_o Don´t really know why EA would answer questions for Disney.
  6. Thank you =) Same issue here though, that there seems to be no " proper " email in general, just a bunch of parks etc. I tried one Disney email, but i was asked to turn to EA for some reason O_o Don´t really know why EA would answer questions for Disney.
  7. Does anyone know of what contact information is the most accurate to contact Disney about Star Wars, especially the EA license? The so called websites and Facebooks etc gives nothing in terms of information and the one that should is not working O_o
  8. Why thank you TheLorelei ^^ As for the tools getting bent, indeed this can come from a number of reasons. 1: Hammering to hard on a hard surface. I would recommend having a cutting mat on a table you are not afraid of scratching. Also, see to it that it´s sturdy. Now.. with sturdy, i am not meaning something " good enough " I am talking " you cannot move the table but by force " sturdy. Any and all vibrations while hammering will affect the quality of the holes or how straight it is. 2: Using the correct tool and size. Make sure you have the correct tool. In short, there are Pricking irons and there are Stitching Chisels. If you are trying to punch all the way through with a Pricking iron, you set yourself up for more work. 3: Quality VS Quantity. Quality cost, as with anything, but Tandy sells quite good items, so i am not concerned that you are ending up with an Asian replica that bends after three slams. However, make sure you keep the tool sharp, oiled and clean and never use it in an angle ( aka hammer it from the top, not an angle. If i can help in any leather related questions, anyone feel free to ask away =)
  9. Brings a smile to an old leathercrafter to see others work in this magnificent material ^^ And as said, very good job on the stitching and the snap placement.
  10. Thank you for the answers. As said, it´s a lot to take in at the start and a lot of acronyms i think the word is, so thankful for all the useful help =)
  11. In case anyone hear anything about this, any information would be beneficial. To translate to the none Swedish speaking members here, 5 years old Emma in Sweden is suffering from cancer and accordingly to her dad, she does not have long left. Her favorit robot is an R2D2 her dad made her, with around 2000 hours of work put into it, and just before Christmas, someone broke into the building it was housed in and stole it. It was also mentioned that the robot is without it´s controller, so apparently it cannot be used in it´s current state. This 50 kg ( 110 pounds ) R2D2 has been featured on several events and multiple children's hospitals around Sweden and being the joy especially for Emma, but also for a lot of other children around the country. If you hear anything, Micke, Emmas father´s email and phone number is micke@askernas.com 0767-608360 ------------ If you guys hear anything at all, please post it or send it to Micke.
  12. So this will be a two part question about modding an armor. 1: The Armor color and shine. If we take the First order troopers here, the quality and " freshness " of their armor is as far as i can tell the majority of the option cosplayers go for. However, looking at these troopers, they are quite opposite of that and more or less seems like they have been in the field for quite some time.. Question here is, is it just a fluke that you don´t see too many armors with a heavy patina, or is it just that members opt for the cleaner look, or is it just allowed for certain costumes? Of course..when looking at pictures online, you do see the patina version now and then too, but it´s hard to know what is and is not 501 approved so to say as a new member. 2: The inside of the armor pieces. When i see pictures of armors, especially the inside, they are so far as i have seen them all in only one material, as seen here. When making leather armors, you do occasionally add a sort of lining layer for certain parts to achieve stiffness or a firmer form of the outer layer, this especially if the leather is too thin in itself to stay in the desired pose or form. Is it an option or even approved to line your armor to make it more " hardened " if one would like to? #stilllearning
  13. Grihm

    What to do?

    Have had people rip designs and material seller info from my shop before so i can relate :/ You should have some form of protection if possible, like a patent etc. Probably hard to do but one can speculate at least.
  14. Really like the armor. Great job and looks sweet. Almost feels like one actually might succeed doing it oneself ^^
  15. Grihm

    What to do?

    Just the fact that you guys speak openly about this is a huge relief and sends a very high sense of respect to, well anyone working towards becoming a member. As a leathercrafter myself, i have seen first handed how a swamped market punishes other crafters with price wars and in the end, a less than ideal quality. My hat´s off to you all for sharing this in a highly professional manner.
  16. Do the most of you here have your own mold at home or? Looks really good bud
  17. Thank you =) There are plans ahead this spring that will be posted here as well. Got some Artifacts, both Jedi and Sith in planning and am looking a bit for concept arts to make versions of the Force books from the Last Jedi. In short...i can´t afford collectors items, so i´l be making my own
  18. Thank you for this =)
  19. As a leathercrafter, you never know what you will create since all customers have their different orders, wants and needs. I recently closed my shop due to construction work in the store area, so nowadays it´s crafting in the home instead and on a smaller scale. However, anything is possible still and here are a few examples of previous creations. I also create jewelry in silver, bronze, titanium, pearls, bones etc and specifically and very often, the Norse often seen Kingslink worn a lot by Viking reenactors. A note for the leather: All leather and skin used in the crafts are always from a Vegetable tanned source. No chrome products is, will or have ever been used and that is a very high importance for me. I only use Vegetable tanned materials, everything is hand crafted from the ground up and hand stitched, colored, engraved and made worn. So... as said...some mixed items coming. Starting with a hello from me at Birka 2018 A custom commission for a fantasy larp. Customer wanted a very specific setup with a light battle-worn patina and a crest their group uses. The armor is a two item setup with the Chest and Belt combination. The client had a Thors Hammer, but nothing else. We opted to make him a set of 925 Sterling silver Wolf´s heads clasping rings attached through a twisted silver bar that went through the hammer and held everything in place on the 65 cm long chain. The following picture is the same weave but on a thinner scale and in copper. All these rings where created by hand one at the time, then hand sawed and mounted. Some light engraving for a restaurant to put the customers check´s and credit cards in. And to close with, the old Cosplay pics from Gamex when we did a job for EA / Bioware for Dragon Age Inquisition. Here i used an old Chest armor etc i had at home and a bud´s sword , but we only had 14 days to make the stuff so, sometimes a shortcut is needed haha. Keyword to make it work when in a rush. Layers layers layers.
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