hi all.
so, in continuation of the 'bushcraft night' idea this is what I did last night after the weather pushed me indoors. I had wanted to post pics of some of my stuff for a while but could never seem to fin the time. last november I ordered a deerskin, starterkit and a few other bits and bob's from Tandy leather fact. As a result some of my first tuff is the very generic kits that they supply, with little if any changes. It as also before I dicovered the forum so I was jsut kinda making it up as I went along. biggest mistake i made was I had never heard of a stich groover/setter thing, and in looking for an awl bout two awl stiching needles.
first pouch i every made, deerskin, now my tinder pouch.
second pounch. for box of smokes. (still quite rough around the edges)
a deerskin possibles pouch. misstiched the middle piece but it looks alright when theirs is stuff in it.
first stamping and carving projects
two coasters:
belt: only 1 serious screw up.. kind drifted with the pattern and so stamped a line down and stared again from that point.
a credit card wallet thingy: first attempt with dyes, (as can be scene from the mistakes)
cheque book cover Never finished cause I don't have a cheque book!): tried to change the pattern a tiny, tiny bit to get a more celtic design
then there's the two bits I made the missus for xmas
a deerskin A5 notebook cover
and a deerskin clutch handbag with a butterfly stiched into it:
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after taking these photos, I sat down to use some of the beeswax sheets I got during the week.
the rolled ones are between 1 -1.5" thick
the fat one in the glass is a mixture of of 'sticky wax' (used by dental nurses) diluted with more beeswax. (thanks to Toddy for the info regarding the ingredients of this 'sticky wax' - it burns great.) and the taller one is the same mix with some extra beeswax added to the top to give a two-tone effect.
so after I finished this I will admit that I was 'several' drinks in and it was approaching 3'oclock in the morning.
so feeling a little cocky and and the effects of the alchohol I sat down and made these:
a roll-style travel pouch for my needles and thread out of deerskin and a bit of sponge . (pretty happy with it all things considered, knot is a bit messy though.)
and a deerskin belt sheath for my folding saw. (Aldi's finest)
so all in all I think my 'bushcraft night' idea was a success! i got far more done in this amount of time than I normally would and had a great night instead of a disapointed one over a missed trip. (course the down side is that I still had to get up weel early to make breaky for the sick missus.
)
so let me know what ya all thinks.
Regards,
Baelfore
so, in continuation of the 'bushcraft night' idea this is what I did last night after the weather pushed me indoors. I had wanted to post pics of some of my stuff for a while but could never seem to fin the time. last november I ordered a deerskin, starterkit and a few other bits and bob's from Tandy leather fact. As a result some of my first tuff is the very generic kits that they supply, with little if any changes. It as also before I dicovered the forum so I was jsut kinda making it up as I went along. biggest mistake i made was I had never heard of a stich groover/setter thing, and in looking for an awl bout two awl stiching needles.
first pouch i every made, deerskin, now my tinder pouch.
second pounch. for box of smokes. (still quite rough around the edges)
a deerskin possibles pouch. misstiched the middle piece but it looks alright when theirs is stuff in it.
first stamping and carving projects
two coasters:
belt: only 1 serious screw up.. kind drifted with the pattern and so stamped a line down and stared again from that point.
a credit card wallet thingy: first attempt with dyes, (as can be scene from the mistakes)
cheque book cover Never finished cause I don't have a cheque book!): tried to change the pattern a tiny, tiny bit to get a more celtic design
then there's the two bits I made the missus for xmas
a deerskin A5 notebook cover
and a deerskin clutch handbag with a butterfly stiched into it:
.after taking these photos, I sat down to use some of the beeswax sheets I got during the week.
the rolled ones are between 1 -1.5" thick
the fat one in the glass is a mixture of of 'sticky wax' (used by dental nurses) diluted with more beeswax. (thanks to Toddy for the info regarding the ingredients of this 'sticky wax' - it burns great.) and the taller one is the same mix with some extra beeswax added to the top to give a two-tone effect.
so after I finished this I will admit that I was 'several' drinks in and it was approaching 3'oclock in the morning.
so feeling a little cocky and and the effects of the alchohol I sat down and made these:
a roll-style travel pouch for my needles and thread out of deerskin and a bit of sponge . (pretty happy with it all things considered, knot is a bit messy though.)
and a deerskin belt sheath for my folding saw. (Aldi's finest)
so all in all I think my 'bushcraft night' idea was a success! i got far more done in this amount of time than I normally would and had a great night instead of a disapointed one over a missed trip. (course the down side is that I still had to get up weel early to make breaky for the sick missus.
)so let me know what ya all thinks.
Regards,
Baelfore
