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Quote:Well writing up this publication I do hope I know a bit about it... The open-work is in fact a netlike motif in openwork technique.
Guy, do you mean it was openwork leather on top of another layer of leather, openwork leather with the wood showing through, or an openwork design carved into the leather?
This sounds really cool no matter which it is.
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Thanks Guy, that's something I'd love to see.
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Quote:Linen - tough as nails especially if glued, easy to paint if you want some colour, easy to repair (just wrap another layer around).
I have a Pompei style gladius that I covered the scabbard in linen soaked with hide glue, then painted with milk paint. Its much more duriable than any of my leather covered scabbards.
"...quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est."
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