My Jayne bracer build.1st time leatherwork.

[leafonthewind]

Jayne's Bracer

Wrist Bracer.
Im not going to go into great detail on this project cause I dont want to bore you to death.
If you would like better instructions please feel free to PM me.
I did a little research before begining my Jayne Bracer and found a post on the RPF that gave very good pictures and instructions of a bracer.
www.therpf.com/f9/making-jayne-cobb-wrist-strap-firefly-serenity-113182/
I also used the pictures of the bracer from QMX to get a better view of the original prop.
I made mine from leather and hardware I found at Tandy Leather.
www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/home/home.aspx
I spent about $30.00 on a few tools ( punch set,skiver,rivet setter.) to help with the work.


The leather was around $12.00
Bag of 50 pop rivets around $4:00
The "Roller Buckle" is 5/8 (.625) wide
$5.00 each

The loop is called a "Concho slide".
$3.00 for a bag of 10

I ground the pointy stud off the concho slide to make it the hold down loop.
This was the closest match to the original prop I could find.


I cut the pattern from vinyl then copied it onto the leather.
Overall start length was around 22 inches
The straps are 5/8 wide. ( .625 )
The hardest part was locating and cutting the 4 slots that the straps fit through.
I didn't have a slot cutter so I used a punch for the ends then cut the slot with a exacto knife.
It doesnt look pretty but works well.

When the cutting and shaping was done I attached the buckles then tried it on to locate where the buckle holes should go.
After punching the holes I cut the strap length down to fit into the second set of slots.
I had to thin out ( skive ) the straps to make it bend for the buckles and the ends to fit the slots.
Tool: $12.00







Considering this was my first leather project , overall Im pretty happy with the outcome.
I have a few of the tools now and plan on useing them again soon.

[Crix]

very nice and great tutorial!!

[leafonthewind]

Thanks Crix.
After a little running back and forth I finely found the hardware that looks pretty close to screen accurate.
The first set of 5/8 roller buckle she showed me I did not like ( To thick & bulky looking) so I bought the Double bar buckles and D-rings like in the RPF build.
After looking at pictures of the prop I wasn't happy with them and went back to the store.
Glad I did cause I found the better (smaller) Roller buckles and got the idea for using the concho slide as the hold down.
I am still nitpicking on details that bother me.
Such as the buckles had these little bumps on them to keep the pin in the middle. I didnt like how it kept the strap from laying flat so I ground them off.
In this picture you can see how I turned the buckles so that I could grind off the bumps.
One buckle not ground.


I know these are minor details that no one would see but it drives me nuts till I fix them.
Fortunately Im a Cosplayer not a collector so "really close enough" is good for me cause I am a little anal about looks.


Btw: I have extra concho slides so if anyone needs a couple to make a bracer let me know and Ill send them out to you.
Ill even grind off the point.