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Torvaldr

Yes there will be a bronze nasal and brow. That will cover the split in the main band and the end of the crest. I may also be hanging a bronze mail camail off it, or bronze splints, or both. It depends. I am getting a bunch of bronze rings from the Ringlord to make a coif to wear under it and have t...

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This is the kind of thing that I will be able to start working on once I have the que cleared and will not need to make armor for a living anymore. I will still make armor, but I can limit how much and have time to spend on detailed projects like this.

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Been working on this for quite a while off and on and am far enough along now to want to share it. I work on it a little a time here and there between orders. Torvaldr http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/torvaldr/helm1-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/torvaldr/helm2-1.jpg http://img.p...

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Got some. Thanks guys for all the help!

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As the title says. I am interested in essentially getting one of these shirts, like the one from Icefalcon. m But I would like to be able to barter some of my leather armor for at least part of the price, if not a full swap. Say a hardened leather scale coat? It is about the same in value. But I am ...

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Do you know of any sources?

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I asked about silvadine, but it is prescription only. I have also had lavender oil recommended. But it has been hard to find locally.

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Thank you!

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For those who wondered about the burning accident. I was making corn fritters with 400 degree cooking oil and it exploded. It hit my hands on the balls of both thumbs and in the soft tissue between the thumbs and index finger, and a bit on the back of both hands middle fingers tips. Roughly between ...

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Well, I am done with Viking Home Companion performing for the year, (As far as I know) and I have physically recovered from both the burning of my hands with cooking oil, and the rigors of travel. So there is going to be a bit of an explosion of orders going out over the next 2 weeks. If you want an...

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I need a small piece of sheet bronze to make a nasal and brow for a hardened leather spangenhelm I am making. I would like at least 16 gauge but would rather have 14. It needs to be at least 8X8 inches up to 12X12.

Any help is appreciated.

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Hi all. I need at least 3 round dished shield bosses. I do not want spun bosses. I prefer them to be made from at least 14 gauge mild steel, but 12 gauge would be better. I also would like the inside opening to be 6 1/2 inches wide rather than the 5 to 6 I have been seeing.

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Here is the wiki page devoted to this langseax. Also called a scramasax. Over all length 28.4 inches. I would like it to be made of some kind of carbon steel. No idea from the original as to what type of grip it had, though at that length I would expect it to be closer to a sword hilt than a knife. m

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I would be interested if it were actually longer as in a langseax as opposed to just a longer seax. It is insanely difficult to find a langseax anywhere.

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VikingLeather wrote:Please make sure that I am in your queue for the leatherwork you still owe me. Thanks

Frank
Viking Leathercrafts

Actually I am holding the stuff for you. Please let me know where to send it.

Torvaldr

With my new status there are a number of things that I am looking for that I would like to to barter my leatherworking skills and/or armor for. Rivited mail hauberk. I would prefer something short sleeved but knee length. This will be for demo purposes only, though I want it to be battle worthy. I w...

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Hello everyone. Big news for and from me. I have finally been approved for SSDI. What does this mean for Torvaldr's Leatherworks? That as of right now, with the exception of a few folks that have already contacted me about possible orders, the que is closed. I will accept no new orders until all ord...

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Finally got it and your reply is sent.

Thanks!

Torvaldr

When did you send it and to what address? It has not come through. My person email is torvaldr@skaldic.com, my secondary email is skaldtorvaldr@yahoo.com

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Alive but very sick.
Wulfgar your greaves are hardened I just need to strap them and they are ready to ship. I will be trying to get some work done in the shop today. Cedric? Please send me another email. I am not sure I got the other one.

Torvaldr

To do a vest, essentially a groin length shirt, would run about $250 to $300 from me. The current turn around time is about 3 months.

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I have been wanting to try getting my own credit card processing option for a while. If for no other reason than having it available at events. But there have been ties that folks on line wanted to pay by credit card and did not have a paypal account, or didn't like paypal. Thanks for all the inform...

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I agree that I needed more stock, and if my shop help hadn't been unable to help me, and my supplier hadn't run out of the correct leather I would have had more gear. I would have hoped that having seen the armor and handled it that that would have reassured you of what you would be getting. And whi...

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This one is through a group called Merchant Warehouse. I found them while doing a search for a credit card processor. I will also check with my bank and see what they offer. But this one had the best rates I could find.

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This is $8.00 per month and 2.19% plus 25 cents per transaction. It seems to be on par or lower than paypal.

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I have applied several times to get the virtual terminal but they keep turning me down. They do not like my credit score. This other processor is not so picky. And I agree with you, being able to take plastic would make things easier.

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I have an opportunity to start taking credit cards for my business. There will be a monthly fee, and transaction fee. Currently I can only take credit cards through paypal. So my question is, would it make any difference to anyone here if I could take credit cards outside of paypal?

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Like it says I need to contact this fellow.

Thanks
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Not a problem. If you decide to do that just drop them by my tables anytime. I am the Pillage Village. I will be there Monday to set up, and then gone until Thursday. After Thursday I will be there through the rest of the war.

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Hi, I am still willing to sell it for you at Pennsic.

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$50 plus $10 shipping.

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Here are the bazubands assembled.

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It is alright to come on by my tables and say hello even if you are not going to buy anything. And drooling is permitted as long as you wipe it up after. Drool is not going to hurt the armor any.

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Currently I am going to leave them at the same price as my normal bazubands and demis. They are a little more work, and certainly use more material. But currently the material they are using is a huge pile of left overs. Once I have worked my way through the left over pile I may start charging a lit...

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The outer layer in this case is all about protection. I have a LOT of left over leather from making my normal bazubands, shovel greaves, and gauntlets. Leather hides are not uniformly thick. So I have huge chunks of 10 to 12 ounce leather that is too thin to used on its own for the heavy stuff anf t...

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Want to barter for a flat ring rivited mail shirt

Torvaldr Update

Got the bronze sheeting, Thanks!

Need a few shield bosses

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Bartering with Torvaldr's Leatherworks

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Poll Take credit cards or not?

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