@bloudoghardwear.com
Heavy-duty custom leather gear. Kink, utility and durability all rolled into one!
Specializing in fursuit-safe, durability-focused genuine leather products.
@bloudoghardwear.comThank you for commissioning such a gorgeous and challenging piece, too! I can't wait to see you get many years of use out of it!
@sikuwolf.bsky.socialReposted by @bloudoghardwear.comA teaser of what's to come...
Much thanks to @bloudoghardwear.com for the amazing work, it came out perfectly 🥵
@bloudoghardwear.comWent a bit radio silent at the end of last week as I was focusing on finishing up the collar and muzzle projects before travel!
Snagged a shot of the collar in the sun and it really shows it off!
@bloudoghardwear.comProgress from the last two days!
Refurb/polish on a fun collar, and then continued working on the new handle collar! Got it all stitched and working on properly fitting the buckle clamshell.
Should be nearing completion tomorrow!
@bloudoghardwear.comImmediately pivoting into the other re-do project, the handle collar!
Hammered out a ton of progress on this today. Got the liner fully finished and got the top strap cut, beveled, oiled, sanded and dyed!
@bloudoghardwear.comThis thing put up quite the fight at the finish line; 6 hours of final detail work like grommets, accents and fitment later (along with many re-do's) and it's completed!
Need to order one piece of hardware for it (only had nickel on hand) and then do photos!
@bloudoghardwear.comYep every piece of hardware is brass! From the buckles to the screw posts to the grommets, nothing is plated--Every bit is full, solid brass. There are even brass friction washers between the pieces that swivel/rotate, to help things glide along and stay consistent!
@bloudoghardwear.comFinished with this muzzle!
It's an absolute beast, and the most complex project I've ever done! There was -so- much to learn with this, from the design to the form to all the small details. There were many new challenges, and I look forward to more like it!
@bloudoghardwear.comYou'll love how this one turns out!
@bloudoghardwear.comGotta love the classics!
@bloudoghardwear.comSomeone has a need, ha!
@bloudoghardwear.comEyeing it up!
@bloudoghardwear.comGot everything re-burnished and finished, and the edges coated in Resolene acrylic sealer!
I left the muzzle without a sealer as this leather didn't like it and looks much better without.
This photo representst about 7 hours of burnishing and finishing!
@bloudoghardwear.comLots of progress today! Got the new straps stitched, punched, and detailed. Fitted everything up and got some of the sizing placements for the vertical strap done. Need to finish up doing all the buckle holes on that strap and then it's time for detailed finishing!
@bloudoghardwear.comDaily project update! Liners being finished up, trimming the excess wrap material and getting everything flat and even. Then worked on putting the finish and final burnish on the collar handle!
@bloudoghardwear.comDaily progress!
Tested out some new custom made brass friction washers for the harness, and got 3 rounds of burnishing done on the collar handle! Then finished up the cored liners for the muzzle's replacement straps.
@bloudoghardwear.comBack to customer projects today! Continuing the re-do on the muzzle straps and while the dye is drying, I turned my attention to this collar handle. So much sanding! Got the handle all put together and biased (tension between the layers so it's stiff) and rounded off, then dyed!
@bloudoghardwear.comContinued working on some of the details for the harness today!
@bloudoghardwear.comThank you! Lots of time and effort goes into making sure that there are no exposed cut edges on the liner. It's one of the hallmarks of my work!
@bloudoghardwear.comGot the rest of the buckle holes punched! Working on making a bit of darker patina across the holes, to give a jump-start on the 'well used' effect! It will lighten up as the dye dries, and should blend nicely!
