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@comradecoffin.bsky.social
Part engineer, part musician and part craftsman. Into TTRP, and according to my daughter, Chaotic Neutral with Wisdom as my dump-stat.
Me too - the decorating of Lenin. He threw a terrific Christmas party apparently....
December 7, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Me too - the decorating of Lenin. He threw a terrific Christmas party apparently....
Still working on a large pile of scales, which need cutting, dressing and shaping and polishing, but took a break to rivet one on and test the layout
#armour
#reenactmentuk
#larpuk
#medieval
#armour
#reenactmentuk
#larpuk
#medieval
December 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Still working on a large pile of scales, which need cutting, dressing and shaping and polishing, but took a break to rivet one on and test the layout
#armour
#reenactmentuk
#larpuk
#medieval
#armour
#reenactmentuk
#larpuk
#medieval
Leather helmet brutality..... 😆
October 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Leather helmet brutality..... 😆
Medieval handgonne project. The barrel is being polished prior to etching a design on it
October 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Medieval handgonne project. The barrel is being polished prior to etching a design on it
17th Century Leather helmet project is at stage 2 - construction of the 'skull'
October 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
17th Century Leather helmet project is at stage 2 - construction of the 'skull'
I swear that they use the same equipment to put chocolate on Time Out bars as we use to apply 15 to 25 microns of paint to aerospace parts....
#Cadbury
#chocolate
#Cadbury
#chocolate
August 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I swear that they use the same equipment to put chocolate on Time Out bars as we use to apply 15 to 25 microns of paint to aerospace parts....
#Cadbury
#chocolate
#Cadbury
#chocolate
New project on the bench. A hat block order arrived today and now I am making patterns for leather panels for the main outer shell, which will be made from leather. The project is a leather helmet, based on an example in the Newark Civil War Museum.
#englishcivilwar
#englishcivilwarsociety
#armour
#englishcivilwar
#englishcivilwarsociety
#armour
August 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
New project on the bench. A hat block order arrived today and now I am making patterns for leather panels for the main outer shell, which will be made from leather. The project is a leather helmet, based on an example in the Newark Civil War Museum.
#englishcivilwar
#englishcivilwarsociety
#armour
#englishcivilwar
#englishcivilwarsociety
#armour
Scheduling it tbh. I also build all my own scenery, so getting that ready on time can be a challenge
July 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Scheduling it tbh. I also build all my own scenery, so getting that ready on time can be a challenge
My Schnabeldoctor 17th century PPE Plague Suit project is pretty much complete. Here are some phone snaps of it
All items hand sewn - took about 75 hours work
#plaguedoctorsofinstagram
#medical
#medicaleducation
#seventeenthcentury
#ingolstadtmuseum
#royalcollegeofsurgeonsedinburgh
#plaguedoctor
All items hand sewn - took about 75 hours work
#plaguedoctorsofinstagram
#medical
#medicaleducation
#seventeenthcentury
#ingolstadtmuseum
#royalcollegeofsurgeonsedinburgh
#plaguedoctor
July 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
My Schnabeldoctor 17th century PPE Plague Suit project is pretty much complete. Here are some phone snaps of it
All items hand sewn - took about 75 hours work
#plaguedoctorsofinstagram
#medical
#medicaleducation
#seventeenthcentury
#ingolstadtmuseum
#royalcollegeofsurgeonsedinburgh
#plaguedoctor
All items hand sewn - took about 75 hours work
#plaguedoctorsofinstagram
#medical
#medicaleducation
#seventeenthcentury
#ingolstadtmuseum
#royalcollegeofsurgeonsedinburgh
#plaguedoctor
I'm onto stage 2 of the plague doctor costume. The mask is complete and now I'm starting on the overcoat. This is a major departure from my normal work. The cutting out and pinning of the panels took 6 hours.
#medical
#plague
#reenactment
#cosplay
#reenactmentuk
#cosplayuk
#plaguedoctor
#medical
#plague
#reenactment
#cosplay
#reenactmentuk
#cosplayuk
#plaguedoctor
June 30, 2025 at 9:59 AM
I'm onto stage 2 of the plague doctor costume. The mask is complete and now I'm starting on the overcoat. This is a major departure from my normal work. The cutting out and pinning of the panels took 6 hours.
#medical
#plague
#reenactment
#cosplay
#reenactmentuk
#cosplayuk
#plaguedoctor
#medical
#plague
#reenactment
#cosplay
#reenactmentuk
#cosplayuk
#plaguedoctor
There is an end date, you just don't get told....
June 28, 2025 at 8:49 AM
There is an end date, you just don't get told....
Sometimes you have to improvise. Buying a full bust to tailor a hood is just too expensive. Glad we kept the Ellis Peters books. They are a great read as well...😁
#tailoring
#medieval
#plaguedoctor
#tailoring
#medieval
#plaguedoctor
June 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Sometimes you have to improvise. Buying a full bust to tailor a hood is just too expensive. Glad we kept the Ellis Peters books. They are a great read as well...😁
#tailoring
#medieval
#plaguedoctor
#tailoring
#medieval
#plaguedoctor
A shiny new tankard ready to ship. It's always a slightly sad moment when you release a creation into the wild
#leatherwork
#larpuk
#pirate
#reenactmentuk
#piratelife
#piratesofthecaribbean
#tankard
#drinkcraftbeer
#leatherwork
#larpuk
#pirate
#reenactmentuk
#piratelife
#piratesofthecaribbean
#tankard
#drinkcraftbeer
June 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A shiny new tankard ready to ship. It's always a slightly sad moment when you release a creation into the wild
#leatherwork
#larpuk
#pirate
#reenactmentuk
#piratelife
#piratesofthecaribbean
#tankard
#drinkcraftbeer
#leatherwork
#larpuk
#pirate
#reenactmentuk
#piratelife
#piratesofthecaribbean
#tankard
#drinkcraftbeer
The evolution of a decorative ring for a pewter tankard. The ring starts life as a flat disc, is formed on a lathe and then finished by hand.
#tankard
#drinkware
#leatherwork
#tankard
#drinkware
#leatherwork
June 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The evolution of a decorative ring for a pewter tankard. The ring starts life as a flat disc, is formed on a lathe and then finished by hand.
#tankard
#drinkware
#leatherwork
#tankard
#drinkware
#leatherwork
On the bench- work in progress on a tankard for a trader with his logo added as a tooled patch
#pirate
#tankard
#leatherwork
#drinkwater
#pirate
#tankard
#leatherwork
#drinkwater
June 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
On the bench- work in progress on a tankard for a trader with his logo added as a tooled patch
#pirate
#tankard
#leatherwork
#drinkwater
#pirate
#tankard
#leatherwork
#drinkwater
Recently bought some minis from Crooked Dice Games - some from their Otherworld Miniatures series which has a lot of classic old school DnD monsters, but also some Galaxy Quest inspired figures, which I have not yet painted
April 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Recently bought some minis from Crooked Dice Games - some from their Otherworld Miniatures series which has a lot of classic old school DnD monsters, but also some Galaxy Quest inspired figures, which I have not yet painted
Just finished building a Cardboard dungeon. Really pleased with it- all ready for game night now
#dungeonsanddragons
#ttrpg
#role20
#worldofgreyhawk
#dungeonsanddragons
#ttrpg
#role20
#worldofgreyhawk
April 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Just finished building a Cardboard dungeon. Really pleased with it- all ready for game night now
#dungeonsanddragons
#ttrpg
#role20
#worldofgreyhawk
#dungeonsanddragons
#ttrpg
#role20
#worldofgreyhawk
A delightful photo of a budding doctor enjoying a mask that I made a few years ago for the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh- the mask is used in their education centre
#plague
#medical
#medieval
#education
#doctor
#plague
#medical
#medieval
#education
#doctor
March 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
A delightful photo of a budding doctor enjoying a mask that I made a few years ago for the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh- the mask is used in their education centre
#plague
#medical
#medieval
#education
#doctor
#plague
#medical
#medieval
#education
#doctor
My latest finished piece - a challenge for me, as I mainly work in leather and most of this us textile, and all hand sewn to my design
A commission for the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh.
It is based on the original surviving examples and research obtained from the Ingolstadt Museum
A commission for the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh.
It is based on the original surviving examples and research obtained from the Ingolstadt Museum
March 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
My latest finished piece - a challenge for me, as I mainly work in leather and most of this us textile, and all hand sewn to my design
A commission for the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh.
It is based on the original surviving examples and research obtained from the Ingolstadt Museum
A commission for the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh.
It is based on the original surviving examples and research obtained from the Ingolstadt Museum
Finished Plague Mask by #coffinworks
This commission is destined for the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh.
It is based on the 2 original surviving examples and research obtained from the Ingolstadt Museum
Entirely hand sewn
#plaguedoctor
#rcphysicians
#medical
This commission is destined for the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh.
It is based on the 2 original surviving examples and research obtained from the Ingolstadt Museum
Entirely hand sewn
#plaguedoctor
#rcphysicians
#medical
March 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Finished Plague Mask by #coffinworks
This commission is destined for the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh.
It is based on the 2 original surviving examples and research obtained from the Ingolstadt Museum
Entirely hand sewn
#plaguedoctor
#rcphysicians
#medical
This commission is destined for the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh.
It is based on the 2 original surviving examples and research obtained from the Ingolstadt Museum
Entirely hand sewn
#plaguedoctor
#rcphysicians
#medical
Progress on the Ingolstadt Plague Mask reproduction. Just the 'beak' to finish now. The leather beak was filled with perfumed wadding to neutralise the miasma that were thought to cause disease.
#plague
#leatherwork
#reenactment
#doctor
#PPE
#plague
#leatherwork
#reenactment
#doctor
#PPE
February 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Progress on the Ingolstadt Plague Mask reproduction. Just the 'beak' to finish now. The leather beak was filled with perfumed wadding to neutralise the miasma that were thought to cause disease.
#plague
#leatherwork
#reenactment
#doctor
#PPE
#plague
#leatherwork
#reenactment
#doctor
#PPE
Leatherwork takes you off on tangents now and again...
Cutting eye pieces for a mask.
Cutting eye pieces for a mask.
February 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Leatherwork takes you off on tangents now and again...
Cutting eye pieces for a mask.
Cutting eye pieces for a mask.