Leather Work
Small heart shaped pouch made out of 3-4 ounce natural veg tan goat skin. Pouch features rolled edges throughout and is fully welted as well as hand stitched with linen thread. I have lined with heavy ticking and a small pocket to put items. Height it 8.75 inches by 7.5 inches at the widest part. This pouch also has a 5-6 ounce cowhide strap that is adjustable by a brass buckle on one end and Read More …
This is a Ostrich Panel Pouch.In fact it’s for the person that wants something different. 2-3oz. Italian Cowhide panel pouch with Ostrich in the middle. Flap and back is lined with cowhide. Pouch has 1.5 inch gusset and all hand stitched with linen thread. Also has rolled edges on flap. 3/4” inch strap with brass buckle. There is a full width divider inside as well as a smaller pocket sewn into the back. Pouch is Read More …
I got inspired couple weeks back by a set of saddle bags that @always_feral made a while back. So I decided to make myself a smallish set of them. Of course rolled edges and short fringe everywhere. The bag section is approximately 8 inches wide by 8.5 inches tall with an 1.5 inch gusset on bottom. Made out out cowhide and lined with cowhide. Also has a inside pocket inside both bags. From tip to tip is Read More …
Beaver tail style pouch made out of 2-3 ounce cowhide with a dark moon & star applique’ on front of the flap along with some brass spots. In addition, this pouch does have a 1.5 inch gusset and a inside pocket. Strap is 3/4 inches wide and features a brass buckle. I lined this pouch with striped ticking. Furthermore, I have hand stitched this pouch with linen thread and has welts on all seams. Rolled Read More …
Finally, my wife and I attended the 40th annual Nebraska Muzzleloader Convention in Kearney, Nebraska this year on January 18th. This convention was held at the Ramada Hotel on the east side of town just off I-80. The show runs for 3 days, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Subsequently we were only able to go Saturday. By the time we arrived at 9:30 am it was packed already inside the convention center. Considering that the weather Read More …
Double buckle squirrel panel pouch. 7.5″w x 10″h with 1.5″ gusset. Pouch has a 3″h x 5″w inside pocket. Furthermore, this pouch is fully lined with green and white gingham checked fabric. Fully welted with rolled edges with short hand cut fringe. SOLD
You can tell by looking at my pouches I like a rolled edged on a pouch! This pouch features two rolled edges on it. One around the flap that has short fringe sewn in. The other rolled edge is around the opening to the pouch which also has short fringe. This pouch features a small 1.5 inch wide gusset that is about 7 inches long. Overall size is 10 inches tall by 7.25 inches wide Read More …
Ago weeks ago I made a panel pouch and I absolutely loved the way it came together. I wanted to make another panel pouch but with some slight modifications. On this one I added fringed rolled edges and fringed welts throughout the construction of this pouch. Materials used in this project was deer, goat and cow hides. It has a nice 1 inch buckle and 1 inch strap that is adjustable. All hand stitched with Read More …
In October I had the privilege to take several classes being taught at Conner Prairie in Fishers, Indiana on some leather working for knife sheaths, accouterments and hunting pouch. In addition these classes were taught by Ken Scott. Furthermore, Ken is an American Frontier Artist who has been named one of the top 200 traditional craftsmen by Early American Life Magazine. For the past 30 some odd years Ken has been teaching these class here Read More …
Last year I picked up a brass tacked knife sheath at a flea market in southwest Missouri. Whoever built it used cheap thin leather not really fit for carrying a knife in! I mainly bought it for repurposing the brass tacks on another project. Well that project just happened to be another knife sheath. I had a Weck & Muller skinning knife that I have been waiting to build a sheath. I used the reclaimed Read More …