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I have at last had time to get back to it. I redesigned the ventilation holes, and constucted the canister, making it smaller than my previous respirator. Pictured above is the undyed leather mask and canister prototype.
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Here is the respirator assembled (except for the straps) and dyed and antiqued. I'm hoping to be able to retail this piece for under $100.
Hello Tom, couldn't find your email, so putting all of my questions in this post. Are those canisters custom-made, or are they off-the-shelf?
ReplyDeleteCan you please point me to some good resources for dying and antiquing leather? Do you ever post or share you patterns? Thank you!
The canisters are made by me. I will be posting a tutorial on making a respirator almost identical to this one within a couple of weeks, with patterns. I'll also be selling these same canisters to those who want to build their own masks.
ReplyDeleteBest, Tom