The falconers tools

"A craftsman is as good as his tools." If this is true, then we are in good hands as all the falconry supplies used at Falconcrest are hand crafted at Falconcrest falconry by a true master of this ancient art and craft, Fans Lenders.

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Falconry Equipment

In the workshop of the master falconer

Frans Lenders of Falconcrest is world famous for his craftmanship in making falconry equipment like hoods, gloves, hawking bags and accessories. Frans allows us to help him if we want too, teaching us the how and why of this craft as we are ready for it. I really enjoy and appreciate making my own falconry equipment with the knowledge I learn from Frans as this is not something you can learn from school or from text books, it is a true art and craft. Did you know that Falconcrest is the only remaining tradional Dutch falconry equpment manufacturer in the world.

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Each falcon hood gets a protective coating and are then heat dried before the final construction.	Falcon jesses. These are made of soft leather and placed on the bootst of the falcon.
This where the falconry gauntlets and bags sleep.	Int the falconers den.
	Replica's of the orgional 'Adriaan Mollen' falconry blocks.
These falconry hoods are unique Falconcrest creations.	Completed falconry hoods, ready for packaging, dispatch and use.
Finishedfalconry gauntlets on the shelf.	Falconry gauntlets ready for dispatch to falconers over the whole world.
Falconry hoods that have been treated and waiting to be laced.	Falconry hood on the block. The blocks are in various sizes and used to shape the leather.
Leather and a block are used to create the falcon hoods. The hoods are made from several different pieces of leather.	Each falconry hood is induvidualy made from a selection of leather types.
Falconry hood made crocodile and kalf leather.	Falcon hood made using snake and kalf leather.
Various types are leather are used to make falcon hoods, making each hood unique.	Falcon hood in the process of being completed.
Customised falcon hoods. Paintings and images can be put on the falcon hoods to customise them as the falconer wants.	Jeanene placing a rim on a falcon hood to prevent the feathers from damage when worn by a falcon.
Outdoor averies for the birds of prey.	Jeanene learning how to make a falconry hood, with her mentor Frans Lenders keeping a watchfull eye.
To ensure a ferfect fit, Jeanene is trimming the falconry hood and getting rid of all sharp edges.	Each falconry hood can be customised if required. Here Frans uses an airbrush to put some colour on a falconry hood.
Standard model falconry hoods, varnished and waiting to be laced and finished.	Falconry hood ready to receive the 'ploom' on top.
	Arabian style falconry laces.
Jeanene installing the laces on this Dutch style falcon hood	Thread used to sew the hoods.
The falconers tools consist of a hawking bag, falcon hood, lure and gauntlet.	Working with leather is an art and a craft and needs to be mastered if quality falcon hoods are required.