latest leatherwork to kick off 2017

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Dreadhead

Bushcrafter through and through
I've not been as active on here since christmas, as the pace in the workshop just goes mad, and doesnt calm down until the end of jan. I thought i'd show off a few of the bits that have kicked off 2017 for me :)

Various book and notepad cover orders have been a lot of fun, must get round to do one of these for myself

HalfGoat Leatherwork A5 Notepad Covers by Hamish Odinson, on Flickr


A few bottle or flask cases I made whilst teaching a course on them.












Some cuffs I knocked up for fun when I had a free afternoon

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A very unusual sporran order



And as always i'm constantly producing the sporran pouches either by commission or whenever I can fit in a bit of time to work on stock



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Thanks for reading :)
 

GGTBod

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Stunning Hamish, always is but that doesn't mean it doesn't need said, can't wait to work under you wing for a few days when i join you on a course.
 

decorum

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:) :notworthy


Nice bit of white work ~ really quite hard to get white right! :yikes:

Liking the wing wolf :D

Really tidy braiding too :approve: :headbang:
 

decorum

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that's because it's silver acrylic ;) still a pain to do, I only touch acrylics as a last resort

Ah, still delicate and difficult to get good coverage and effective ;)

Looks like you've done the bottle carrier straps in single piece braiding ~ fun getting the thickness to strap length ratio correct, isn't it!? :lmao:

(... one, two, tuck it through, three, four, tuck once more ... :rofl: )
 

Dreadhead

Bushcrafter through and through
Ah, still delicate and difficult to get good coverage and effective ;)

Looks like you've done the bottle carrier straps in single piece braiding ~ fun getting the thickness to strap length ratio correct, isn't it!? :lmao:

(... one, two, tuck it through, three, four, tuck once more ... :rofl: )

aye I do a lot of straps, bracelets, belt loops and such with the single braid. It's so simple but a great wee detail to add. Fun to do as well :)
 

decorum

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aye I do a lot of straps, bracelets, belt loops and such with the single braid. It's so simple but a great wee detail to add. Fun to do as well :)

:rofl: Simple, maybe ~ get it wrong and it's a detraction :yikes: (for those who are unaware of the technique, if it's done even a bit too tightly it builds in a curve along the length and across the width ~ useful if you want or need it to curve, a bane if you want or need it flat :yikes: ).

The edge braiding's neat too ~ Spanish? Can't see, which hole version? Have you considered working from each side in toward the mid point? ( Or mid point out?)
 

Dreadhead

Bushcrafter through and through
:rofl: Simple, maybe ~ get it wrong and it's a detraction :yikes: (for those who are unaware of the technique, if it's done even a bit too tightly it builds in a curve along the length and across the width ~ useful if you want or need it to curve, a bane if you want or need it flat :yikes: ).

The edge braiding's neat too ~ Spanish? Can't see, which hole version? Have you considered working from each side in toward the mid point? ( Or mid point out?)

It's easy to even out if you soak the braid and stretch/run it out over a table edge, tends to pull any bends out but I know what you mean when it can take a nasty hitch.

I use the double loop i think it's called, also known as mexican or spanish braid i think. I've worked from both sides before, but then you get a nasty transition point in the centre which is a pain to splice in. I prefer the natural flow around an edge. Much quicker too, when you consider adding the braid onto a sporran adds almost 2 hours work which bumps price up quite a bit
 

Black Sheep

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Beautiful work as ever. I'm always impressed with your carved designs. I can produce nice clean looking leather good but just don't have the eye/hand for the Celtic stuff.

Cheers Rich

P.S. I've sent a commission your way for a Celtic note book cover.
 

Dreadhead

Bushcrafter through and through
Beautiful work as ever. I'm always impressed with your carved designs. I can produce nice clean looking leather good but just don't have the eye/hand for the Celtic stuff.

Cheers Rich

P.S. I've sent a commission your way for a Celtic note book cover.


thanks Rich :) that's what creates such a good diversity of crafts on this forum though everyone has their own style. I can usually tell exactly who made what just by looking at the item
 

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