If I was to regularly offer 2" or 3" wide rawhide strips of whatever length you want for shield edging, and baggies of little cobbler's tacks to attach it with, is this something people would purchase? Shield edging kits? Maybe few bucks a foot and $5 for the tacks?
Or are people content to buy and unravel dog chews?
Shield Edging
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Re: Shield Edging
I would also suggest a 'how to'. Either something on your site or something you can mail/email to them.
Re: Shield Edging
Yes, I would buy the strips. Probably not the tacks.
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Somebody might buy one, but I wouldn't make too great of a stock pile.
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Re: Shield Edging
bhaiduk wrote:Yes, I would buy the strips. Probably not the tacks.
Ditto
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Re: Shield Edging
tacks are a bad idea unless they are long enough to fold over on the back side. i attach my edging by sewing sinew through the face of the shield and back through the back.
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Re: Shield Edging
I do the same
tacks just come out as the wood swells and shrinks
Stich the rawhide damp though so when it shrinks up it will be taught, make it last longer.
tacks just come out as the wood swells and shrinks
Stich the rawhide damp though so when it shrinks up it will be taught, make it last longer.
Re: Shield Edging
As long as your price was cheaper than me driving over to the Leather Factory I might by some.
I wouldn't buy the tacks either.
Uric
I wouldn't buy the tacks either.
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Re: Shield Edging
Agreed. I use nails... but I use ones long enough to clinch, and I'm still planning on starting to stitch it instead.
dukelogan wrote:tacks are a bad idea unless they are long enough to fold over on the back side. i attach my edging by sewing sinew through the face of the shield and back through the back.
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Re: Shield Edging
I'll pick some up Friday and get it cut up, and see what I need to make on it.
I'll keep my most excellent cobbler's nails for myself.
I'll keep my most excellent cobbler's nails for myself.
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