Hi everybody,
I have been lurking on this forum for quite a while now, and i must say it's inspiring, especially the diy-section. So it's time for some positive payback time.
I'm interested in experimentel archeolegy and reenactment, concentrated on mostly iron-age and early medieval times. Two years ago i was inspired by Holzfunde von Haithabu written by Florian Westphal. It's an awsome book about medieval woodworking and it described different "Taschenbügel" or baghandles. These handles were connected to an shoulderstrap and below the handles would an hang a bag. When the bag was slung on the shoulder the weight of the bag, connected to the shoulderstrap would automaticly close the bag.
Simple but ingenius.
As i wanted an small bag to carry around but didn't want the weight of a bag on my belt this was a perfect option. I decided to make one but as always i was sloppy and got distracted after finishing the oak handles. 3 month's ago i picked it up again and I finished it after a month. This is the result:
My leather interpretation of a Haithabutasche. Its a small shoulderbag designed for some small items, a firekit, a small knive etc. I made the shouldersstrap long on purpuse so i can position it just above my bottom and strap it down with a belt.This makes sure that if a want to run i'm not bothered by a the bag. Secondly its possible to carry an bigger ruksack on my shoulders at the same time.
The handles are oak, the patern of the handles isn't authentic but plausible. It's a mix off different finds. The leather is vegtable tanned harness leather about 4 mm thick. Stiched with uncoloured linnen thread. Afther stiching I wetmoulded the bag. The bag is made out off 3 different sections. Next time I would make the sides broader at the base and smaller higher up so the bag would have more capacity. But for now, i'm rather pleased.
Thanks for watching, all comments are welcome.
I have been lurking on this forum for quite a while now, and i must say it's inspiring, especially the diy-section. So it's time for some positive payback time.
I'm interested in experimentel archeolegy and reenactment, concentrated on mostly iron-age and early medieval times. Two years ago i was inspired by Holzfunde von Haithabu written by Florian Westphal. It's an awsome book about medieval woodworking and it described different "Taschenbügel" or baghandles. These handles were connected to an shoulderstrap and below the handles would an hang a bag. When the bag was slung on the shoulder the weight of the bag, connected to the shoulderstrap would automaticly close the bag.
Simple but ingenius.
As i wanted an small bag to carry around but didn't want the weight of a bag on my belt this was a perfect option. I decided to make one but as always i was sloppy and got distracted after finishing the oak handles. 3 month's ago i picked it up again and I finished it after a month. This is the result:
My leather interpretation of a Haithabutasche. Its a small shoulderbag designed for some small items, a firekit, a small knive etc. I made the shouldersstrap long on purpuse so i can position it just above my bottom and strap it down with a belt.This makes sure that if a want to run i'm not bothered by a the bag. Secondly its possible to carry an bigger ruksack on my shoulders at the same time.
The handles are oak, the patern of the handles isn't authentic but plausible. It's a mix off different finds. The leather is vegtable tanned harness leather about 4 mm thick. Stiched with uncoloured linnen thread. Afther stiching I wetmoulded the bag. The bag is made out off 3 different sections. Next time I would make the sides broader at the base and smaller higher up so the bag would have more capacity. But for now, i'm rather pleased.
Thanks for watching, all comments are welcome.
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