I've been nattering with Man of Tanith about these and decided to have a go at creating as simple a version as I could using my preferred medium.
Having knocked one up I thought I'd stick it up here .
As a guide, the item held is a Polish poncho shelter half and the holding straps are an inch wide. At the moment the straps are set for just two sizes, there's no reason for this ~ I just haven't put the others in yet .
From the front ...
From the top ...
Straps loose to show available space ...
Close up of a buckle and showing the leather ...
So, what would I change or add?
I still prefer the solidity of sewn and riveted joins and I still have the feeling that I should have stitched the handle strap ~ but I do like the simplicity and doing it this way has led to ideas for improvements .
As I'd initially thought I'd cut the connecting / hand / grab / carry strap piece a bit too wide , it would have been fine at an inch and I may yet reshape the strap .
It really needs a shoulder strap! That's already in the planning stage .
Although I used a couple of 'proper tools' you could easily get away with:
A cutting tool,
A meter rule,
A punch for the rivets,
A punch for the buckle arm,
A rivet setter,
A rubber / nylon / wooden mallet ~ but only if your punches aren't rotary ...
Thanks for taking the time to look .
Having knocked one up I thought I'd stick it up here .
As a guide, the item held is a Polish poncho shelter half and the holding straps are an inch wide. At the moment the straps are set for just two sizes, there's no reason for this ~ I just haven't put the others in yet .
From the front ...
From the top ...
Straps loose to show available space ...
Close up of a buckle and showing the leather ...
So, what would I change or add?
I still prefer the solidity of sewn and riveted joins and I still have the feeling that I should have stitched the handle strap ~ but I do like the simplicity and doing it this way has led to ideas for improvements .
As I'd initially thought I'd cut the connecting / hand / grab / carry strap piece a bit too wide , it would have been fine at an inch and I may yet reshape the strap .
It really needs a shoulder strap! That's already in the planning stage .
Although I used a couple of 'proper tools' you could easily get away with:
A cutting tool,
A meter rule,
A punch for the rivets,
A punch for the buckle arm,
A rivet setter,
A rubber / nylon / wooden mallet ~ but only if your punches aren't rotary ...
Thanks for taking the time to look .
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