Caiman arm guard for a friend

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dhaverstick
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Caiman arm guard for a friend

#1 Post by dhaverstick »

I made this arm guard over the weekend for a friend of mine. He's getting a new selfbow from another feller we know and I figured he ought to have a new arm guard to go with it. Come to find out that yesterday was his birthday so my timing was pretty good.

The backing of this arm guard is vegetable tanned cowhide and the facing is from the tail of a caiman (Honduran crocodile). The trim around the outside is New Zealand red deer hide. I carved the lace hooks from deer antler and sewed it all up by hand using artificial sinew.

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Man I love it!
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Homerun, very nice!

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#4 Post by Elkman »

Wow, that is awesome!
Great job Darren.
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#5 Post by Graps »

That looks neat.
Thanks for sharing.
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Sweet job!
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I like it!

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#8 Post by Greg Felty »

That's one of the best looking arm guards iv'e seen.
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