I’ve undertaken the overwhelming task of putting together Aragorns ranger outfit.
I’m wanting to make as much of this myself with three things in mind accuracy, functionality and authenticity.
I’m not aiming for 100% accuracy, more like 90% just so I don’t drive myself crazy with details!
Functionality, I want all items to function as they are meant to, for example his tobacco pouch will hold tobacco, his bedroll can be slept in etc.
Authenticity. By this I mean all leather items will be made of leather, his bow will be crafted from wood etc.
So far, I’ve made a start on some of the leather accessories.
I purchased some 2.2-2.4mm veg tan leather and will make the bedroll, quiver, belt and braces from it.
I first started with the bedroll. Nice and easy.
I cut the pieces from leather and bought a army surplus wool blanket
I used Fieblings pro dye dark brown and neatfoots oil to keep the leather supple and darken areas
Dyed and assembled
I might go over it with another coat of oil to darken it a little more and need to use a wire brush on the wool to weather it a little.
Next up, the quiver.
I used a mixture of dark brown and black dye
I got some ranger buckles from Etsy. They’re not quite accurate and are the ones worn by Faramir and the Gondor rangers (Aragorns are slightly different and a fair bit smaller). They’re good enough for now, but I’ll probably eventually make some more accurate buckles.
I’ve got some heavy duty linen for the soft insert that I need to dye and then I’ll be moving on to his Ranger cloak.
I’m wanting to make as much of this myself with three things in mind accuracy, functionality and authenticity.
I’m not aiming for 100% accuracy, more like 90% just so I don’t drive myself crazy with details!
Functionality, I want all items to function as they are meant to, for example his tobacco pouch will hold tobacco, his bedroll can be slept in etc.
Authenticity. By this I mean all leather items will be made of leather, his bow will be crafted from wood etc.
So far, I’ve made a start on some of the leather accessories.
I purchased some 2.2-2.4mm veg tan leather and will make the bedroll, quiver, belt and braces from it.
I first started with the bedroll. Nice and easy.
I cut the pieces from leather and bought a army surplus wool blanket
I used Fieblings pro dye dark brown and neatfoots oil to keep the leather supple and darken areas
Dyed and assembled
I might go over it with another coat of oil to darken it a little more and need to use a wire brush on the wool to weather it a little.
Next up, the quiver.
I used a mixture of dark brown and black dye
I got some ranger buckles from Etsy. They’re not quite accurate and are the ones worn by Faramir and the Gondor rangers (Aragorns are slightly different and a fair bit smaller). They’re good enough for now, but I’ll probably eventually make some more accurate buckles.
I’ve got some heavy duty linen for the soft insert that I need to dye and then I’ll be moving on to his Ranger cloak.
