New From Belgium , I Make Flconry Items In Leather

[dkvv]

I am a falconer in Belgium , i learned to make leatheritems for falconers when i follow a course of falconry.

I make falconry gloves and falconhoods.

Because of my interest , now i give now lessons to the students at the school of falconry in Belgium in leather .

I am willing to learn a lot of different things about leather.

So if someone is also involved in the art of Falconry, i am pleased to learn more about it.

Thanks

Johan

[dirtclod]

Nice work on the hoods !!

[King's X]

Welcome to the forum Johan.....nice work!

[immiketoo]

Johan,

I went to the falconry museum in Hohenwerfen, Austria and it was amazing how significant a role birds played in hunting and culture. How do you fit the covers to the birds head? They looked wet formed, but I cant see a bird suffering through that.

[dkvv]

Thannk for your reply.

Yes these hoods are wet formed on special made blocks. Each size means a different bird.

These hoods are open on the back with a split , the two jesses are pulling together with your right hand and your teeth, Because the bird is on your left hand. You put de hood on the birds by putting the beak into the opening in the front en click then the hood over the head.

Then pull the straps. To open the hood again , you do the same with the short straps to open.

There are different hoods that are made from a different pattern , these have no split in the back.

These hoods are sewing inside out and are not glued. Then make wet and then turned inside out , and will than be blocked on the hoodblocks.

These hoods required 6 hours work.

Edited December 13, 2012 by dkvv

[Mijo]

welcome, the hoods look really good. another forum member posted a link for a hood pattern and how to make one but your hoods look like their on a completely different level.

[educatedcobbler]

nice work with hoods