Made by hand

Crafts

Leather, wood, and the occasional deadline of a Renaissance faire. Nothing here was rushed except the parts that had to be.

Leather scale cuirass

ACTIVE

A hand-tooled leather scale armor build, referenced off period lamellar photos and stubbornness. Every scale is cut, shaped, and riveted individually — which is exactly as slow as it sounds.

Vegetable-tanned leather · rivets · a faire deadline

Ranger costume kit

ACTIVE

A historically-grounded fantasy ranger kit for a late-summer faire — built piece by piece rather than bought as a set, so every strap and buckle actually has a reason to be there.

Costuming · leatherwork · faire-ready by July

Longbow build

ACTIVE

A traditional longbow, tillered by hand from a single stave. Built for the faire range first, deer season second — assuming it survives both.

Tillering · traditional archery · one stave, no do-overs