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vince 10th December 2004 01:16 AM

sword hilt
 
i am trying to repair the grip of a sword and cannot find any information on how to leather wrap a medieval sword hilt. any help would be appreciated.

tom hyle 15th December 2004 02:50 AM

Rawhide is probably more appropriate than cured leather, and it'll shrink in place. As to how they pulled off their teeny tiny guild dude stitching; good luck. Oh, and glue; get you some glue. They probably used hide glue, but that's a guess.


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