David_Aselrik
Newbie
Hello,
Instead of going to the trouble of figuring out how to make a bow, I figured I'd trade someone leather crafted goods instead. I began leather crafting 14 years ago and own the majority of the tools available. I can do all of the stitching techniques and advanced carving. These are items I'm looking for:
A longbow
A heavy crossbow
Up to 100 packets
I'm not sure what a fair trade would be (what is the value of these weapons for a dollar cost?) but here are some example items I could make and their approx value.
A drawstring bag with attached medallion (for tooling, see below). $15
A leather journal with double stitch lacing. $30
Bracers with eyelets $30 (10 oz, 2 point armor) Studded +$5
Tooling
Simple design. 3x3 +$10 5x5 $25. 9x9 $50
Ornate design. 3x3 +$20 5x5 $50 9x9 $100
3d Stamps +$5 (or less)
Celtic border +$10
These are rough estimates only, if you tell me exactly what you want, I can give you a better estimate. You can also look at Etsy or Ebay for a good estimate. For the most part, I would be "charging" about 33% less than those sellers (and my work is more original. Many of those sellers are using plastic press on patterns). I'm gunna try and take some pictures of my work to put up here.
Instead of going to the trouble of figuring out how to make a bow, I figured I'd trade someone leather crafted goods instead. I began leather crafting 14 years ago and own the majority of the tools available. I can do all of the stitching techniques and advanced carving. These are items I'm looking for:
A longbow
A heavy crossbow
Up to 100 packets
I'm not sure what a fair trade would be (what is the value of these weapons for a dollar cost?) but here are some example items I could make and their approx value.
A drawstring bag with attached medallion (for tooling, see below). $15
A leather journal with double stitch lacing. $30
Bracers with eyelets $30 (10 oz, 2 point armor) Studded +$5
Tooling
Simple design. 3x3 +$10 5x5 $25. 9x9 $50
Ornate design. 3x3 +$20 5x5 $50 9x9 $100
3d Stamps +$5 (or less)
Celtic border +$10
These are rough estimates only, if you tell me exactly what you want, I can give you a better estimate. You can also look at Etsy or Ebay for a good estimate. For the most part, I would be "charging" about 33% less than those sellers (and my work is more original. Many of those sellers are using plastic press on patterns). I'm gunna try and take some pictures of my work to put up here.
