Viking

Well, that was a funny old summer. In March I caught the dreaded virus, spent 8 days in Intensive Care Unit at the local NHS hospital. Thank goodness I do not live in the USA otherwise I would be bankrupt by now.

Anyway, things have been very quiet on the sailing and reenactment fronts sadly. Business for us has ticked over but I know many others have not been so fortunate. The ‘new normal’ is not normal at all I am afraid.

The enforced break has led my wife and I to take stock and changes are on the way. I nearly died in March and events like that make one realise what is important and what it just so much froth.

Eyepatches have been selling really well I am pleased to say.

Curiously, small leather items, cases, belts and so on have been in great demand for the past few months. On the other hand, marine work has been almost non existent this summer.

Still, looking on the bright side, my boat does not need antifouling this year 🙂

Time really flies as one gets older. I had no idea the last update here was back in November. Where did the time go?

Having said all that, not much to say really 😄, I recently sold my lovely gaff cutter, I will miss her badly, but with work and family commitments, there just are not enough days in the week.

Just completed re-leathering a gaff saddle for a Heard 28, which seemed a bit on the large side, on the other hand, the bowsprit traveller is a bit on the small side, so it all equals out I guess👍

Had another unusual request for a set of winch handle holders for a classic yacht from across the pond…

Sorry about the photo quality…

The Viking leatherwork is certainly beginning to grow, with Hedeby bags and other goodies building in popularity. If you are in the market for Dark Age leatherwork, from bags to arrow quivers, belts to shield rims, do get in touch.

Viking

C19 and the Lockdown

Hey! Long overdue update…