post us you some of your leather craft photos mate!

[Ozhaggishead]

One of the things I like about this bushcraft U.K is that a lot of you guys are into doing a bit of leather craft.So I thought i start a thread and ask you to post some pics of you leather projects.

Leather craft seems not the most popular craft.If you look in the book shops there is never a lot of books on the subject the one they have I find a wee bit boring.The best leather craft books are the old ones from the united states in the 70"s that show you how to make thing like hats and possible bags and mountain man stuff like that.

But I love the smell of leather and find It a very satisfying and useful craft.So come on don"t be shy post some pics of some of your work.

 

[fishfish]

heres a few bits and pieces of mine!

some pouches,

and a hip quiver.

 

[Ozhaggishead]

Here is a pouch\sporran I made a while ago I use kangaroo skin for the bottom part and cow hide for the top flap.

 

[Tadpole]

Here is a pouch\sporran I made a while ago I use kangaroo skin for the bottom part and cow hide for the top flap.

Did you use a pattern for that? if so where did you find the pattern, I'm looking for one, that will fit on a belt at the hip.I've not been able to find a good looking pattern

 

[singteck]

These are what I'm making at the moment. Simple pancake wallet/card holder.

singteck

 

[Bootstrap Bob]

Ok, so this is one of my first leather projects.

Can't take credit for the idea but the work's all mine

Leather is off cuts from trimming car seats and the thread is artificial sinue from the group buy.

 

[JohnC]

The last thisng I made was this sheath for a knife

I'm planning to make another of these moulded leather pouches

 

[sharp88]

Ok, so this is one of my first leather projects.

Can't take credit for the idea but the work's all mine

Leather is off cuts from trimming car seats and the thread is artificial sinue from the group buy.

Whats the bottle?

 

[DKW]

Knife sheath. The only one i have pictures of, aswell as the very first i ever made with some sort of carving to it.

Book. Also the first try and the only one i ever took pictures of.

This was the "blueprint" (however it was a better quality than i have uploaded)

 

[Bootstrap Bob]

Whats the bottle?

It's a SIGG 0.4l vintage bottle.

I picked it because I really like the flip lid.

 

[DKW]

It's a SIGG 0.4l vintage bottle.

I picked it because I really like the flip lid.

looks great. Have you got any designs/plans (now whats the word? ) for the cover?

 

[Bootstrap Bob]

looks great. Have you got any designs/plans (now whats the word? ) for the cover?

I did make a paper template to get the rough idea but it was only when the seam (down the back) was stitched that you really get to see where the material needs cutting.

If it helps the order I did things is as follows:

• Sew up to the waist from the base where the two edges meet.
• Push in the bottle and mark where the oval base fits.
• Sew in the base.
• Continue to sew the split.
• Slit the top half in 2 places (each side) while stretching the leather around the bottle.
• Sew up the 2 sides.
• Slit the front in the centre from the waist to the neck.
• Sew the final split to the top.

It's amaising how big you you need to make the slits as the leather stretches quite a lot when you pull it all together.

 

[DKW]

Thank you. It does help, and was all i needed.

Greatly appreciated

 

[DoctorSpoon]

There's some lovely leatherwork here. Here's my contribution. Well, it's actually made by my 14 year old daughter JoJo ... matching sheath and knife set (modified Frosts 106)

She dyed her hair a similar colour for a while too
Nicola

 

[Gailainne]

Some seriously nice stuff here, my contribution;

My first sheath

My second

My latest

Stephen

 

[Eric_Methven]

Here's a few of the things I've made over the past year or so (at least the ones I remembered to photograph).

There's more, but that's plenty for now.

Eric

 

[Chopper]

A few home made bits

 

[brancho]

Here are some of my sheaths I would like to make a tankard but not there yet

 

[Ozhaggishead]

Did you use a pattern for that? if so where did you find the pattern, I'm looking for one, that will fit on a belt at the hip.I've not been able to find a good looking pattern

I got the pattern from a old book(1979)called"so you're going to wear the kilt"by J.Charles Thompson.Drop me a line tadpole mate and I send you a photo of the patten or something.

Here is the first one I made.

 

[John Fenna]

A few of my bits...