I made a few bits and pieces for friends in Knutsford recently and was planning on having a little break from leatherwork for a week or two but a new air rifle inspired me to make a simple bag for pellets. For a change I used an oil finish on this to make it softer. This worked out well and made me think of a couple of projects I could do using thin leather and an oiled finish.
So first off I had been planning on making a belt pouch for all the stuff I carry in my pockets. This is the stuff it is always handy to have about, leatherman juice, small torch, lighter, piece of string, secure flash drive, tweezers and diamond sharpening card. Much as all this fitted in my pockets it made them look like a gerbil's cheeks. I had planned a wet formed pouch for this but as it turned out a soft leather one worked better.
It is just a simple pancake style with a clip attached to the back and closed with a couple of press studs.
As usual one things leads to another. I had already made a canvas messenger style bag for my Ipad but was not entirely happy with it. So I remade it in leather but with buckle closures and a better attachment of the "D" rings on the back.
I am very pleased with this but forgot that I should have made it just a little bigger. It fits the Ipad in its cover perfectly well but if it had just been a centimetre or so wider it would also have taken an A4 pad when required. Still as I am as pleased with the result chances are I will make a few more like this.
As usual it is all hand stitched in artificial sinew with all brass fittings.
So first off I had been planning on making a belt pouch for all the stuff I carry in my pockets. This is the stuff it is always handy to have about, leatherman juice, small torch, lighter, piece of string, secure flash drive, tweezers and diamond sharpening card. Much as all this fitted in my pockets it made them look like a gerbil's cheeks. I had planned a wet formed pouch for this but as it turned out a soft leather one worked better.
It is just a simple pancake style with a clip attached to the back and closed with a couple of press studs.
As usual one things leads to another. I had already made a canvas messenger style bag for my Ipad but was not entirely happy with it. So I remade it in leather but with buckle closures and a better attachment of the "D" rings on the back.
I am very pleased with this but forgot that I should have made it just a little bigger. It fits the Ipad in its cover perfectly well but if it had just been a centimetre or so wider it would also have taken an A4 pad when required. Still as I am as pleased with the result chances are I will make a few more like this.
As usual it is all hand stitched in artificial sinew with all brass fittings.
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