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[2011-03-02 05:22:31 +0000 UTC]
"Richard Chabot"
(Canada)
# Statistics
Favourites: 313; Deviations: 43; Watchers: 177
Watching: 125; Pageviews: 23547; Comments Made: 663; Friends: 125
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: BromFavorite movies: Romeo & Juliette (1996), Saving private Ryan, Last of the Mohicans, LoTR.
Favorite TV shows: The Big Bang Theory
Favorite bands / musical artists: NIN, VNV Nation
Favorite games: Call of Duty, Dragon Age, Elder Scrolls series
Favorite gaming platform: PC
Tools of the Trade: Leather, leather and... more leather, but its all hand made
Other Interests: Cello, trumpet, guitar, Leatherworking, RPGs, LARPing
# About me
Hi all!Currently living in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
I'd say leather crafting, for me, was a progressive thing. I started playing in LARPs during summer 2002 and soon found myself wanting to make realistic and fantasy inspired costumes that would best suit the characters that I was portraying, while always trying to keep things as authentic as possible. Like most LARPers, I started by making boffer swords from tape and foam (quite ugly) and sewing together random costume pieces without using any patterns (usually ended up crooked as well). As I got older and more experienced in this world of roleplay, I found myself wanting to be like the big boys and wear really nice armors. However buying armors, I found out, was quite expensive. I then spent a couple of years, on and off, researching how to work leather. And finally, well, I've been working leather since 2007.
I am no pro. It's a constant learning curve. However the items in the pictures are my intellectual property and I would appreciate if people did not reproduce them without my permission. So please just ask first.
I now have an Etsy shop www.etsy.com/shop/peacefulmynd (Currently being restocked)
Current Residence: Montreal Canada
Favourite genre of music: Industrial and Classical
Favourite style of art: Anything truthful
Skin of choice: Mine ;)
Personal Quote: "Do, or do not, there is no try!"
# Comments
Comments: 59
Thank you kindly
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Hey Richard, its Catherine. Just wanted to say you have some really beautiful pieces. Your detail on the chest plates and pauldrons are great. Love the bracers and bracelets as well. Β Im sure it all requires a lot of patience, and it shows in the end result. Really nice. 
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Hi!
yes, many hours have gone into some of those projects, but more to come in the future, eventually, when i will have time gain.
And, thank you, i'm glad that you enjoyed them
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merci pour l'ajout en watch !
au passage je suis d'accord avec Lagueuse, tu fais du très très bon boulot ! félicitations
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Tu fais du très bon travail toi aussi mon cher !...
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Aw, merci
Malheureusement, pas assez de temps libre pour en faire autant que j'aimerais.
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Thank you for the watch
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Iwent through some of your stuff this morning, I really love your blacksmithing. That is definitively something that I would love to do. Unfortunately it is a dying art form. I especially love the esthetics of your creations. They absolutely look hand made for the most part. It's great
Keep it up!
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thanks, I will
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np, in fact , it's a pleasure. I really like your stuff and am quite amazed at how you fabricate and engineer your tools. Noticed you from Ontario, out of curiosity what area? I'm in Montreal.
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I'm about an hours drive from Montreal (near Alexandria ont), used to live in st-hubert, Thanks, sometimes I think I like making tools more then artwork
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Thats cool. Your not to far from where I LARP, near St-AndrΓ© d'Avelin
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Thanks for the watch! Gonna watch you right back, your leather craft is amazing! I want to get into leather working myself one day. Your gallery is very inspiring.
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LARPing is one of my favorite hobbies! I really like what you're coming up with... +Watch
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wow, thank you +D
I really love what you do with leather. Very inspirational
... I was shopping around here (Canada) for some Kangaroo leather, because it looks so nice in your projects (in terms of leather quality wise) and found some, but it is sooo expensive
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It is a pleasure to browse through your projects. It is quite obvious that you have many years of experience with leather. I myself started working leather only about 4 years ago, but i do hope to aspire and master the techniques.
Thank you for sharing your talent on DA
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It is a pleasure. You and your sister create very nice items/costumes
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man! very inspiring stuff. keep the awesome work!
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Thanks for the Watch . you have a great Gallery
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Thank you very much and likewise, I truly enjoy the creations that your husband makes
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THX for having spent some your minutes in my gallery....very appreciated !
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its a pleasure, your pretty darn good with embossing.
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Tahnks for the watch. Great stuff keep up the good work
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thanks for the watch! you have some nice work here on your site
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Impressive leather goods you have here.
Will have to look you up when I can manage a good sheath for my short sword.
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Thanks for the watch! its a pleasure to meet you. ^_^ You've got some nice work here.
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