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Description A book bound in the hide of a young red dragon. The signature and best piece I have yet had the pleasure to work on. This and its twin were a fantastic commission st that I spent roughly 12 years (part-time) learning to build. The final result was absolutely worth the time.

Everything was hand tooled, cut, dyed, and riveted. Each cover is a single sheet of 13oz vege-tan leather with a lot of TLC put into it to create a very attractive scaling that feels even better than it looks. The hinge is a 9oz vege-tan strip of leather riveted tight into place on a 3 inch wide spine. The shoulder strap is a 1 inch wide 12oz belt with a 3 inch wide shoulder pad, and floating sheath for a hand forged steel letter blade. The guts are filled with canvas wrapped dividers with imbedded magnets for holding True Dungeon tokens, locked to the spine via two 1-inch steel 3-ring binders.

I'm planning on having another together for Gencon to act as a display piece and keep my portfolio in. I can't wait to work on more of these.

If you are interested in commissioning one, hit me up at: [link]
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Comments: 12

Branedeadzero [2011-10-17 18:40:45 +0000 UTC]

amazing!

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VaporGecko In reply to Branedeadzero [2012-03-07 04:56:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Archanejil [2011-09-24 15:12:50 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous scales! You have *far* more patience than I do, I think!

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VaporGecko In reply to Archanejil [2011-09-25 16:20:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. I've only been getting better and faster the more I do it. The real trick is getting the right stamps for the job and doing a LOT of samples.

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Archanejil In reply to VaporGecko [2011-09-29 13:48:04 +0000 UTC]

I had a feeling that would be the answer... oh dear, lol!

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AllyCatAria [2011-08-25 03:57:38 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome!

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VaporGecko In reply to AllyCatAria [2011-08-26 16:56:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! It was awesome working on it!

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0torny0 [2011-07-30 10:10:44 +0000 UTC]

Very nice work!

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VaporGecko In reply to 0torny0 [2011-07-31 04:41:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the compliment! Hopefully the future ones like this will be even better. Check back in a couple days and you'll see #2.

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Red-Dragon-Lord [2011-07-25 00:23:19 +0000 UTC]

Amazing piece of craftsmanship! The scale effect is some the best I've ever seen!

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VaporGecko In reply to Red-Dragon-Lord [2011-07-25 05:18:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! That praise means a ton coming from such a skilled craftsman such as yourself. You have some stellar work.

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Red-Dragon-Lord In reply to VaporGecko [2011-07-26 03:54:22 +0000 UTC]

I was just thinking the same about you! Thanks a lot.

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