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Robert Harbin
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Hi there- I'm Robert, a jack-of-all-trades. I've been making items for about 30 years, from almost everything and anything. At first it was mostly models and cloth items, but eventually I moved into wood and steel.

Now, as my passion(s) include history and in particular- the periods of the late medieval, renaissance, and then the 1900's to about 1945, I've had to learn how to do lots of different things.

Currently, I make items in steel, cloth, wood and leather for reenactors. Mostly it falls into knives and water bottles and pouches, but I'm always doing something new and interesting!

Take a look- and let me know if you want me to make something for you!

Robert

Current Residence: Reno, NV, USA
deviantWEAR sizing preference: XL-tall
Favourite genre of music: Traditional, downtempo, celtic, eastern
Favourite photographer: Adams
Operating System: Windows
MP3 player of choice: none~
Personal Quote: Oh dear...
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Went to an event called "School of the Renaissance Soldier- Action in the Low Countries", Or SRS-ALC.  Basically, it's a weekend where we do pike drill, and practice being in garb for a full weekend.  No public, just us twits and our stuff.

Anyhow, some cool stuff came out of this.  1st- I sold a TON of stuff.  More on that in a moment.  2nd- Pictures of our guild were featured in an article in Skirmish Magazine, out of the U.K.  Especially my awesome wife, who you see with our awesome dog.  It's pretty... well... awesome.

So the stuff I sold- the new farmer messer, the myrtle bauerwehr set, all but one knife, and all but 1 costrel and the corsesca...  A very good weekend, indeed!

So, now I need to make a shit-ton of new stuff, and seeing as I just replaced the main bearings on the grinder, and it now runs correctly- will happen with alacrity!  Arming alacrity.  (not ALARMING, arming~)

And I'm off again, to grind on a nifty new polearm, a glaive-guisarme, much like those in the armoury of Graz.

Later!

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:iconhellzeine:
Love the crafts!
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:iconsgainbrachta:
Thank you very much! I'll have a short break- then many more in about 4-6 weeks!
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=Ayumu-Haruto Apr 17, 2013  Student General Artist
Welcome to :iconartisan-guild: we really look forward to your artwork and you contribution to the group ^_^

If you have any questions, queries or issues feel free to talk to any of the admin at Artisan-Guild, we are happy to assist you

Kind Regards,
Ayumu-Haruto
Contributor of Artisan-Guild
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~DaftSunset Mar 2, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Just wanted to say your work looks awesome !
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:iconsgainbrachta:
Thank you! I've been working on this stuff for a long time. It's just what I love to do, really- and I guess it comes through!
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~Ring-A-Ding Feb 3, 2013  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Hello, my friend!
I thought you might be interested to know that I've uploaded photos of my brand-spankin'-new wams here on deviantART. :)

Best regards.
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:iconsgainbrachta:
Wow! GREAT job! I'll be making my own new set, sometime soon-ish~ Gotta get my waist back down a bit, first, though. Got sick and gained back all I had lost before.

The wams have a great look- smooth across the body, no gap at the top, and the sleeves are wonderful!
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~Ring-A-Ding Feb 3, 2013  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Thanks, man! It really means a lot to me.
Yeah, it fits really well over all. I went for a much tighter fit this time around. Same goes for the Hosen I'm now working on! Though it might not be period, I do think I'll have to run some of my cords from Hosen through the lower corners of the Brustfleck, as it has a habit of popping out around the side if I'm not careful..

It was a hell of a job making those sleeves. I'm glad you like them! I broke a few needles trying to sew all that fabric together around the wrists.

Shame about the weight. Good luck getting back at it! Please know that this project would not have been possible without your helpful advice along the way. :)
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Well, at least I had fun getting fat!

On parts like the sleeves- you will find that doing the really thick parts by hand works a LOT better. It takes very little time, too. ALso- remember that bias-cut wool, especially felted wool won't fray too much, so you don't have to bind the edges. That saves a ton of time, and also effort!

I hope to get on the new gear in the next few weeks, but the home is a disaster due to building some shelves and a whole sort of "data center" for us. It will help the poor storage problem we have a great deal, though! And then- on to garb!! And a couple of rifles, and a pair of messers. And about 30 knives...
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