johnggrg

Would like some ideas for a bag to use for hunting. Either a belt bag or a satchel that has a strap long enough to go over the shoulder say from left side to right shoulder. Was thinking about one that can fit a thermos and a few other things in it. Any thoughts? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. John

Well had some problems uploading pics so I just put a link for photobucket. The leather string slips up threw where the sling attaches to the rifle. It's a Mauser rifle by the way. It works perfect for what I needed and it doesn't slip or slide in any direction. I know it is primative compared to the work you guys do but I am happy with it. The fur is wool on leather. The leather I used was 5-6 ounce coated with liquid mink oil with no silacone. It said it waterproofs so I went with it. Hope you like it. John

I am trying to upload some pics of the finished item. If it works hope you like it. John http://s1023.photobucket.com/albums/af351/johnggrg/Slip%20on%20leather%20shoulder%20pad/

Thanks alot for all your help. I will take some pics and try to load them when done. But remember I am a beginer and it won't be perfect but usable. John

I have used the mink oil already when I made a wallet. It did darken it but that was ok. It left the wallet with a dull surface. I hav never used the neetsfoot oil. As there was no one around my house that had that I bought some from ebay. But don't have it yet. Can you tell me what the finished surface looks like after using neetsfoot oil? Just so I know what to expect. Thank you. John

Thank you for the reply. As far as the Mink oil the stuff I already have is the liquid in the bottle. It says no silicone and that it waterproofs. But I was thinking of maybe trying the neetsfoot oil. I probably misspelled that but hope you know what I mean. One question about that. Do you think there is a differance in the finished look mink oil v neetsfoot oil? Thank you again for the help. John

TwinOakes thank you for the reply. As far as the leather I already have the 5-6 ounce leather and the sheepskin with fur on already cut and ready to go. I already had the stuff and figured put it to use. But as far as the treatment goes I will take your go with something other then Mink oil. As far as the finish. Are those flexable? Don't know that much about finishing coats. This pad will end up being a temp till I get better. I'm just using what I have on hand for now then as I get better spend some money on better material and finishs as I learn more. Can you suggest any good reading on the subject? John

Will do. Thanks again. John

Ok I am new to leather work and have only done a couple projects so far. My current project is a slip on shoulder pad for my rifle sling. My question is this. Would Mink oil be enough to protect the leather. Haven't gotten in to dying as of yet so. So this would be raw leather with JUST mink oil. I did this to a wallet I just made and it darkened it but seems really dull. So that is why I am asking if the mink oil would be enough to protect it. I am not to concerned with a shine but after looking at the wallet makes me wonder if it is protected enough. Any help would be greatly apreciated. Thank you. John

Thank you!! for your help. John

Dirtclod thank you for the reply and your help with this. Do you think wool fur could be used instead of suede and the foam? Well sheepskin leather with fur on that is. As for leather I was going to go with 5-6 ounce leather for the outside. John

I am new to leather work and have only done some small projects. I like it and want to do more. I think I'm hooked. But anyways I just need some ideas or examples to go from not necessarlly a pattern but that would be cool to. I never made a shoulder pad before so any help would be appreciated. Thank you. John

I'm Looking for a pattern for a slip on padded shoulder pad for a rifle sling. I want one for my Mauser rifle. The original sling is 1 inch wide. This is my hunting rifle and would like a nice padded shoulder pad. Can anyone help me? Changing the sling all together is not an option for me. Any help would be greatly apreciated. Thank you. John