Small axe cover and leather bag

[jojo]

I have got around to making a cover and bag for my small axe. Water buffalo leather, hand sewn with linen thread. I forged the rings and used a small square brass buckle a friend gave me.

There are a few more pics on my blog, the computer is playing up now and won't put them here at the moment...

 

[Radix lecti]

Thats cool ,some good work there.Thanks for sharing.
darren

 

[Biker]

I like that a lot! Looks like it's been around 100 years. I went to your blog and saw the other pix of it. Most impressive. Thanks for sharing.

 

[DFCA]

Thats and awesome axe Jojo, where did you manage to find that?

Great leatherwork btw, I am in the process of putting together a hunting pouch and also some hunter pouch inspired modern takes too.

Where on earth do you find water buffalo leather? Completely intrigued here. I used to get leather from a place called Colin Cross up Northampton way. They had a huge room that they called the scraps room and it had some very obscure old leathers hidden away. I believe they have now ceased to be, a real shame. I wonder what happened to that HUGE full crocodile skin they had. They couldnt sell it but it has been there for decades and so was always just hanging there.

ATB
Dave

 

[jojo]

Thanks gentlemen! Much appreciated. I do tend to prefer that old style of leatherwork, I take my inspiration from the "mountaimen" of America and the likes of Horace Kephart and Nessmuk. In fact I just like old fashioned stuff and simple bushcraft. Stuff like steel and flint for fire making rather than ferrocerrium... Just a shame that style does not appear to appeal to too many people

I love that little axe, it only weighs 1lbs. I bought it from North River Custom Knives, in America. If I had a bit of spare cash, I'd love to get my hands on one of the tomahawks! I had very good and quick service from them.

I bought the water buffalo leather from Leprevo, they had some quite a while back, but I am not sure if they have some at the moment though.