Author Archives: Bill Grandy

“Aute Omnia Honor” Scabbard

A scabbard for a blunt training sword. The client wanted his family coat of arms and family motto tooled into the leather, which I also covered with gold leaf. The core is poplar and covered in veg tanned leather. Brass fittings by Tod Cutler. The customer’s sword is a Jesse Belsky Stageswords hilt on aContinue reading ““Aute Omnia Honor” Scabbard”

Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”

Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”

Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”

Bantam Heraldry for Shield

A client hired me to paint his heraldry on a Museum Replicas LTD “Renaissance Shield”. This will be used for Historical European Martial Arts, primarily with the Bolognese Partisan and Rotella techniques. I used a technique called diapering on the white field, which is where a darker shade of the same color is used inContinue reading “Bantam Heraldry for Shield”