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Salve Martin!
At a loss for words! So I just smacked you yet another laude and gazed in wonderment at the beauty created ..... What are the materials, fine linen outside, gold in between and a leather backing to which the gold was applied? You refer to three layers.
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Hi Robert,
glad to hear you like it :-) )
Quote:What are the materials, fine linen outside, gold in between and a leather backing to which the gold was applied? You refer to three layers.
3 layers of leather as in the original. I used veg-tanned sheep for the lower, veg-tanned goat for the middle (that carries the gold leaf) and alum-tanned goat leather for the white upper layer. Stitching with blue linen.
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That is really nice work Martin!
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Not bad.
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Superb work, Martin. Laudes.
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I think we saw it (or a very similar belt) at our Saturnalia- amazing....
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Hmmmm, so a good time for all, except me.... 
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Super, Martin! 
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Beautiful work. Laudes for you 
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really impressed, Martin D
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So is the metal work on this belt in silver too? I take it that will be the next steps?
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Quote:So is the metal work on this belt in silver too? I take it that will be the next steps?
Yes, silver and gilded silver, for the 3 buckles and their attachment to the belt itself. That will then complete the belt.
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Really beautiful, Martin!
I have started to think how to adapt something similar to Late Fourth century broad (not so broad) belts with chip-carved fittings! :wink:
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Quote:I have started to think how to adapt something similar to Late Fourth century broad (not so broad) belts with chip-carved fittings!
Looking forward to see what comes out of it!
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Had time today to start working on the somewhat elaborate rivets/fastenings that attach the leather strips with the buckles to the belt. Here are the pieces, the pressed silver disc (shown in 2 stages of work) is protected by a sort of plate with raised edge (for the silver disc I made a stamp)
![[Image: GommernRekon_10.jpg]](http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e268/ummos1501/ThingsRoman/Gommern%20belt/GommernRekon_10.jpg)
The silver plate in the protecting plate. The silver disc still needs to be gilded. The actual rivet (also silver will go in the middle)
![[Image: GommernRekon_12.jpg]](http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e268/ummos1501/ThingsRoman/Gommern%20belt/GommernRekon_12.jpg)
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Wow!  hock: You'll never cease to impress us...
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