Leatherwork Part II

Finally after hours and hours of pouring over fan sites, books, forums, etc. I have found enough pictures/references to do my best at drawing the symbols on Caspian's pauldrons.

The symbol on the main shoulder piece is that of a lion with a crown and some other added in curves an such. The size of it though is such that it does not cover the entire shoulder piece.




The lower portion does cover the entire leather piece from the best I can tell. I tried to draw the symbol as best I could from the pictures I could find on the internet. It is not 100% symmetrical... I am ok at drawing but not a perfectionist. :-)


To set the design into the leather I wet the leather using cool water and then with a paper towel soaked up the excess.

I then used a tool I got from Tandy Leather to "trace" the printed version of the design onto the leather using only moderate pressure to mark the leather. Once done, I used a swivel knife to deepen the outer edges of the design.

Now for the tedious part. Using mostly screwdrivers... Ya none of my leather tools were small enough to do this detail, and I cannot justify spending more money on this project atm... I set about making the design with my hammer and screwdrivers. I think I drove my wife nuts doing just this much...



I hope to complete the design on this shoulder tomorrow so I can finish the edges and dye it. I want to complete one shoulder including waxing before I do the other just in case somewhere in the process I do not like how things go... Easier to redo one shoulder than both...