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calanneh

LW merit badge class in June 09

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Hey folks!!

Been awhile since I posted but thought I would share a little today!!

I taught the Leatherwork Merit Badge this past June and thought I would share a few pix. I went a different way this time and picked one pattern for all the guys to make instead of them each picking different patterns. I used the 'beer bottle holster' design that I have seen on several sites on the net and used it as a 'water bottle holster' for the Scouts to use on campouts. It holds standard water bottles and the smaller gatorade bottle perfectly!

Most of the boys were in 6th to 7th grade, but i even had an older teen girl (staff) come by and take the whole class to make a holster for herself.

I dont have the pattern on this computer to upload, but you can see one laying flat in the middle of the table in the first picture.

It is a simple 3 piece pattern, back, front and tab at the bottom. The guys layed out and traced the pattern onto a piece of vegtan, cut out and then punched the holes for sewing, bevelled and slicked the edges, stamped their designs into them, I spray dyed and sheened them to save class time, I helped them set the rivets and then they sewed them up!!

They all loved the class and had a blast!!!

Enjoy the pix!!

p.s. Yes that is my bald head attached to the fat guy sitting there on the floor... :)

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That is way cool. The kids really look like they are getting into making something by hand.

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