Tudor Archer's Jerkin
Just finished making a Tudor archer’s jerkin for the Mary Rose in Portsmouth. This is considerably larger than the original, but follows the pattern closely, including the slashing and pinking (with some allowance for the…
Purser's money bag
Made as part of a batch of objects for handling and filming… The only parts of the original bag to survive were the wooden core, some of the woven leather from the handle, and the…
Tudor hawking mittens
These form part of an ongoing commission of odd pieces for the Mary Rose in Portsmouth. The original mittens were found (without the hair as it had rotted away long ago) in a closed officer’s…
A slightly random weekend…
Two small, studded dog collars, a brass priming wire (copied from one recovered from the Mary Rose) and a beech pestle (for use in the cooks mortar that was found on the Mary Rose)… More…
Bank Holiday Jobs…
… Some new combs made over the Bank Holiday weekend… Not yet priced and in a variety of styles and periods. Top left is a large version of the Roman comb from Alcester (but in…
Olympic games?
The latest batch of games went out just before the Olympics started. This one went to the John Moore Museum in Tewkesbury. The glass counters were replaced with clay ones which arrived just in time…
A, slightly offbeat, valentine flask…
Looking for something a little different, maybe for your Valentine, or maybe NOT! This flask, bound is chains, is made from boiled leather treated with beeswax. On the front is a hand beaten, polished brass…
Penners…
Still adding new stock for TORM… Here’s a couple of penners waiting for quills…
Still making combs
I’ve been a bit busy recently, but have found time to make a few combs as well. Here’s one of them (with a sheep skin pouch)… It’s a near-exact replica of one of the Mary…
Dolls
Just thought I’d share some work in progress… I’ll be adding these to the website at some point… They are going to be made from odd bits of material left over from other jobs, which…
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