Some recent leather work (Pic heavy - ish)

[decorum]

First off, a group shot. The 'curly' cordage at the front is frogging done on a lucet and the other bit of cordage is Japanese braiding - I forget what the disk it was done on is called .

Goat skin bag and pouches

Bags and pouch - Post Apocalyptic style

Squeeze and Squeal bags

Enzo Trapper in it's new clothes. Trapper is D2 flat ground with Vera Wood scales over red and black liners. As I'm not a masochist I'll refrain from using Vera Wood in the future :yikes: .

Thanks for looking.

 

[Andy2112]

Nice work Dec. There are better in the flesh than in the pics mate.

 

[MartinK9]

Lovely work mate.

 

[decorum]

Cheers bud . Despite the wealth of easily available knowledge, I still find photography a dark art .

 

[MrEd]

nice, they look really good

 

[Andy2112]

Cheers bud . Despite the wealth of easily available knowledge, I still find photography a dark art .

Me neither, don't even own a camera, lol.

Tell you what, give me that nasty reindeer hide and i'll replace it with a nice white bedsheet, it will show your work much better, lol

 

[decorum]

... Tell you what, give me that nasty reindeer hide ...

There are two in the pics

... and i'll replace it with a nice white bedsheet, it will show your work much better, lol

Err, nah

 

[Andy2112]

There are two in the pics



Err, nah

OK, just that huge one then, lol

 

[addo]

Good stuff Dec.

 

[SOAR]

Nice work Dec.

 

[decorum]

Many thanks for the kind words, they're very much appreciated.

 

[decorum]

Playing with a new style. Not there yet - but I thought that I'd show it anyway.

I'd intended to use 2mm leather thonging to lace the back up. Unfortunately it wasn't strong enough. Instead I've used 5 strand waxed brown thread. It was then hand twisted to give it extra 'body' and to improve the look.

Flask & stats link

My apologies for the worse than usual pics - I've had to borrow a very old camera while I wait for mine to be fixed after it lemminged itself


Thanks for looking.

 

[Man of Tanith]

i like that a lot mate
different but eyecatching

 

[decorum]

Cheers chappie .


I'm still to attain what I'm trying to achieve - getting there though (says he, hopefully).

 

[addo]

Looking real good fella. Managed to trade some (I think) lovely goat skin hides and a load of thicker moo cow for sheaths the other day for a knife.

Im going to crack on soon and play at making a few pouches and bags. Thought it would end there, but then theres all the lacing gagetery to think about too!

 

[decorum]

Cheers

... but then theres all the lacing gagetery to think about too!

Cast your eye over 'Leather Braiding' (Bruce Grant) the next time you pop into the shop. Lacing's fun and Grant's book explains 'stuff' so well that even a complete numptie like me can follow the instructions

... goat skin ...

Really nice stuff to work with - though, depending on thickness, you might need to take a bit of care when turning it out.

 

[addo]

Cheers for the info, I can see a new addiction starting!

 

[decorum]

... I can see a new addiction starting!

The simple stuff is quite ... well ... simple - and, as you said, quite addictive .

The files came in a thin plastic case :yikes: . Lacing is 'Spanish Edge Lacing of One Loop'.

And the froe came in a plastic bag - lacing is 'Stair step Applique of One Thong'

Close up

Posh names ... but quite simple.


I really hate this borrowed camera


EDIT:

Another bit of 'Spanish Edge Lacing of One Loop'. Knife sheath is the same one that's in the OP, but has had the thread changed.