More Sword Hanger Flair

I did some clean up on the cut outs and cut the strapping for the buckles over the weekend. For the color I wanted something that would make the buckles and other hardware pop, so I went with Fiebings Mahagony. It came out darker than normal so I may need to check my dye, but it still has red tones despite how dark it is.


My wife made the suggestion to switch up the pad hook a bit, seeing as all the pierce work is angular. My current pad hooks are lobed, either single or double, so I took one of the double lobes and made it more angular. What you see in the pictures is the rough finish of both the hanger and pad hook.


I've started to recondition the leather as the dye tends to dry it out. The pad hook is in the middle stages of shaping, with the roughing out done and the polishing and clean up not started yet.


More to come!