Halloween Plague Doctor Mask

[polarbrainfreeze]

I made a Plague Doctor mask for Halloween. I made it for myself, but as soon as my son saw it, he high-jacked it for his own Halloween party.

It was made using this pattern:

Plague Doctor Mask Pattern - DIY Pattern - Pdf Download - Video Tutorial

The pattern and accompanying video were great! Well worth their price.

I used the GF to cut all the cork fabric I used (it’s Cork Fabric that @Rebecca used for her wallet)

Design Catalog Wallet (in cork fabric)

I’ve been having fun printing and assembling the 6-Pocket Bifold Executive Wallet from the Glowforge Catalog. I’ve made one in cork fabric, and it’s the softest most supple wallet I’ve ever touched. The material feels strong and durable. I purchased the fabric from website Thackery: Thoughtful Products, as it states that its cork fabric is laserable. The backing is made of 50% polyurethane, 35% cotton, and 15% polyester. [IMG_5956] [IMG_5954] If you’re looking for wallet inspiration, here ar…

My son wore it to a Halloween party on the weekend, and made one little kid cry. So … mission accomplished … I guess?

[evansd2]

I like your deceptively cheerful color scheme.

[rebecca]

Both you and your son have great taste!!! What a wonderful mask. I actually have that very mask pattern sitting in a wish list

[polarbrainfreeze]

Just so you know, it took me about 6 hours of stitching to hand stitch it.

[ChristyM]

Very cool

[evansd2]

Zero stitching, zero leather, definitely a step down in cool over the proper version you made… but also no 6 hours of stitching, either.

Doctor Mask

[rebecca]

Thank you for the warning. It takes me about 2.5-3 hours to stitch the executive wallet in the Glowforge catalog.

[rebecca]

My son wore it to a Halloween party on the weekend, and made one little kid cry. So … mission accomplished … I guess?

Mission totally accomplished. “Rad!” cries the person from the U.S.!

[custserv]

Pretty cool. Love the colors.

[cynd11]

Pretty amazing job! It totally looks like leather.

[Jules]

Oh cool…I thought it was leather too. Very spookaaay!

[polarbrainfreeze]

I love the look of this fabric. I find it has a very leathery texture to it, but it’s much lighter. It’s also thinner.

The wallet I made from it is very light and thin, which is what I like for wallets.

[geek2nurse]

I just wish it came in more colors…

Have you tried any kind of color treatments on the natural cork version? Will it take paint or leather dye?

[polarbrainfreeze]

I have not tried any finish on it at all. I only ordered the yellow and red to test things out, and I’m almost out of it. I’m probably going to order other colors soon, since I like it so much. Although I don’t have any other projects in mind yet.

I also have not tested if I can engrave on it at all. That’s going to be one of my next tests.

[geek2nurse]

Keep us posted!

[timtsuga]

Love the geometric objects in the background of the second photo!!!

[polarbrainfreeze]

Those are my giant laser-cut gears. You can see a better picture here:

Giant Wooden Gears

Here are some giant wooden gears I made with a laser-cutter. They are pretty big. The board they are mounted on is 4 feet x 8 feet. [image] You can see more of my stuff at: http://polarbrainfreezethecut.blogspot.ca/

And a video on youtube here:

Those were made on a laser-cutter, but not a GF. I made those before getting the GF.

[AhnoldZ]

Nice mask!

You know, but others may not, that the Plague Doctor has been a point of interest here since the start of the forum.

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Laser Cut Leather Plague Doctor Masks

I wanted to share a sample of one of my leatherwork projects that was laser cut. I do a lot of work in the Halloween and Haunted Attraction industry, and last year I had a client that wanted a couple leather plague doctor masks. [image] The finished masks. [image] Sewing on the goggles. [image] Blue painter’s tape was used to protect the surface of the leather from smoke damage. [image] Pieces laid out after washing (to remove charred material from the edges). They were allowed to full…

[timtsuga]

Your creations are AMAZING!!! Thank you for sharing!!!

[jeanneleigh]

Well done!