I've remade the straps, and painted them black as shown below. Let me explain why these straps were more of a challenge to design than m...

Returning to the Ichabod , I adjusted the pattern so that the beak opening wasn't so large, and now the fit is good. Next up is making t...

This tutorial is adapted from a workshop I lead at the Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition last March in northern California. I am attempt...

Now I'll make the patterns for the leather pieces (which will support the three cold cast parts). I begin by marking where the seams wi...

I have built the beak with the same sort of relief decoration as the eyepieces. This is the beak in progress with the lasered relief appliq...

I've made the eyepiece cap ( the ring that keeps the lens in place ) with a decorative design similar to the eyepiece itself. Here— le...

With the eyepieces done I move on to sculpting the mask in clay. I place the two eyepieces onto the face form and start adding plasticene,...

After staring at the eyepiece prototype for a few hours I have decided that the foam relief is too pronounced, so I've replaced it with ...