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There are some images of previous work and the shop at the bottom of the page.

Robin Hood Hello and welcome to Loveduck Leather. Our owner and master craftsman Adam, has been creating fantasy and historically influenced leather and archery gear since 1999.

At Loveduck Leather, our creations are influenced by fantasy and historic cinema, actual extant historic pieces, and the gaming industry (both video and role playing). Our pieces are popular with various costuming organizations and those who put an emphasis in their personal costume detailing.

Our Master Craftsman Adam, is a Medieval reenactor in two different groups. One as a knight captain and the other as an English longbowman and man-at-arms. Adam is also a knight for hire at local events, is a costume model for a local art school and attends events such as San Diego Comic-con in costume. Our belief in all of our work is this: Layers, textures and details will make the piece interesting to look at and capture the eye of the appreciator.

This is one of our signature pieces. It combines several elements that we make and combine with pieces from other armorers. All the leather work in the arms, legs and torso is crafted in-house then combined with the metal components from varous other armorers to create this look. Like the crossbow? Contact David Watson at New World Arbalest www.Crossbows.net I make bolts that will work in his crossbows.

An example of our legolas style shoulder armor in use. These range in price from $135 to $175 depending on options and are available in black or brown. They are wax hardened and very durable. These would be a great centerpiece for a Ranger or other similar costume. They are modeled after a Lord of the Rings piece.

This is Adam in an early harness of his personal armor. This harness would be appropriate if you were interested in hiring out a knight or as a costume model.

We have an interest in sharing our passion. Here, Adam is conducting a school demonstration. He does this several times a year.

Weapons and Armor demonstration at a local middle school.

Adam is a costume model for a local art school, this is a reference photo for his friend Lucas Graciano. Lucas is a wonderful fantasy artist, to see some more of his work visit www.LucasGraciano.com

Painting by a good friend and an even better guy, Court Jones. This oil on canvas is 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide. It was painted at the Watts Attelier art school. As you can see Court is an exceptional artist please feel free to visit him at www.courtjones.com

This is something Adam created for personal use at San Diego Comic-con. You can see the use of layering and different textures in this costume.

Here is a shot from the Pleasure Faire in Southern California. This is a man-at-arms outfit where we have incorporated different materials to make an interesting and artistic piece.

Lucas Graciano is an instructor at Watts Attelier in Encinitas, CA. Lucas is a tremendously gifted artist and illustrator. Lucas completed this sketch of Adam in less than 3 hours. Please view his work at www.Lucasgraciano.com

This is Adam in a pose during a modeling session at Watts Attelier. www.wattsattelier.com

This is a photo from the local Renaissance Faire in Escondido, CA. Adam is in a military archery guild called the Archers of Ravenwood. The Archers of Ravenwood participate in a force on force battle pageant. Adam has a love of traditional archery and manufactures items for use in the field.

This is a photo from the local Renaissance Faire in Escondido, CA. This is Adam performing a volley fire in the battle pageant.

This is a photo of Adam in a nice combo of armor in action on the battle field. This was at the San Diego Renaissance Faire held in Balboa Park.

Adam's reenactment group got together for some photos to post on their website. This is one from the shoot. This is a lighter harness than the full, knightly harness. More munitions grade / man-at-arms rig.

Adam's reenactment group got together for some photos to post on their website. This is one from the shoot. Adam is wearing his man-at-arms, more munitions grade armor.

Adam also enjoys costuming at different venues. You can see here with some work and attention to detail we can transform a normal Stormtrooper armor into a very detail laden Sand Trooper.

This is a photo from a modeling session at an art school. Adam is in his Sand Trooper armor posing for a reference photo for a painting. This photo was later filtered to give it a cartoon effect.

This is an original costume design by Loveduck Leather. It is influenced by post-apocalyptic type video games and movies.

This is a costume Adam has been preparing for San Diego Comic-con. It is influenced by post-apocalyptic movies and video games. This photo was taken at the Comic-con in 2011.

Photos of the shop.

Where the Magic happens!

This is a photo of one of the workbenches in our small shop, we work out of a small space that is packed with everything we need to create our goods.

Some previous work from Loveduck Leather and personal costuming of our Master Craftsman. The command center is on the right.

This is another workbench where we make arrows and glue and assemble bracers.

Leather tooling and assembly station.

Long shot from the leather working table back to the back wall and computer desk area. The whole wall on the right is workbench area.

This is the little area behind the chair at the leather working table...mostly tool boxes.

Here is a closer pic of the three armor stands. These are personal costumes.

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