04-23-2014, 03:08 AM
I am looking for two things:
ONE: leatherworking tools that the Romans used (awls, punches, needles, knifes, etc..). I make all my leather goods by hand but with modern tools, I would like to be able to use or at least show the tools used by Roman leather workers at events.
TWO: period leather dyes. I know nothing of how the Romans made leather dyes. I know red and black are proven from the Cave of Letters bag found in Israel; are other colors known or possible? What about painting the leather? How did they seal the leather or did they seal it after dyeing/painting?
Thanks!
ONE: leatherworking tools that the Romans used (awls, punches, needles, knifes, etc..). I make all my leather goods by hand but with modern tools, I would like to be able to use or at least show the tools used by Roman leather workers at events.
TWO: period leather dyes. I know nothing of how the Romans made leather dyes. I know red and black are proven from the Cave of Letters bag found in Israel; are other colors known or possible? What about painting the leather? How did they seal the leather or did they seal it after dyeing/painting?
Thanks!
Joshua B. Davis
Marius Agorius Donatus Minius Germanicus
Optio Centuriae
Legio VI FFC, Cohors Flavus
[url:vat9d7f9]http://legvi.tripod.com[/url]
"Do or do not do, their is no try!" Yoda
Marius Agorius Donatus Minius Germanicus
Optio Centuriae
Legio VI FFC, Cohors Flavus
[url:vat9d7f9]http://legvi.tripod.com[/url]
"Do or do not do, their is no try!" Yoda