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I did not know about including a small portion of oats with a new sporran. I will have to start doing that! On the other hand, when I have made billfolds for people, I enclose a $1.00 bill with the wish the billfold will never be empty.

Here is the final product. This is a 5" diameter circle that will be glued to the front of a Scottish Sporran (A Sporran is the pouch worn by men wearing Kilts. It holds essential items since most kilts do not have pockets.) I consider this a prototype and will do it again, correcting the mistakes i have made this first time. The points are too deep, and the holes were punched from the back instead of from the front so some of the holes are off center. The metal emblem on the front is a thistle, an emblem of Scotland. Tom H

I bought the complete DVD set of Game of Thrones and have just finished it. While watching some videos of leather projects on Youtube, I saw someone make the emblem of House Stark. I looked on Google images and found several line drawings and picked one out. Below is the piece I did on a 6"x 6" piece of scrap leather. Not as elaborate as the fellow I saw on Youtube, but I like it. Tom H

Hello Mike02130 and Matt S. Thank you for your suggestions. I am making a one-of for myself, and also just to try a new style of sporran. I made a trial piece on scrap leather laying out the points and holes as show below. I calculated 40 holes around the perimeter and that made the points and punched holes 9 degrees apart. I have a 9 inch diameter paper protractor and I laid out 1/4 of the circle. The radius from the center to the outer points was 2 1/2 inches and the depth of the notches was 3/16 inch. I think I can make this work. I will need to be a bit more precise on the layout and cutting though. I have already tooled the center with no holes or notches so I will not use this method yet. I'll post the final product when finished. Appreciate you help. Tom H

Last week I finished up my first Western Style leather belt. I have had the buckle set for some time now. Got it when I was Square Dancing. Just got around to finishing it up since I'm self-isolating at home these days. (I feel fine, but I'm retired and don't need to go out very often) Learned a lot for next belt project! Tom H

Hello to all. I am attempting to make a Scottish leather Hunting Sporran similar to the one in the picture. I could use some help or advice on how to make the circular device shown in the center. Does anyone have experience making the outer edge of the circle with the points and holes? Is there a special tool or pattern available to lay this out? I have made many other types of sporrans but this detail is one I can't find a video on. Any help would be appreciated. Tom H.

Hello all, It has been some time since I first looked at this site and posted, but I am hoping to progress in my leatherwork now. Below are pictures of a rifle scabbard for a Henry .22 cal lever action rifle I completed recently. I started it several months ago and put it aside and just finished it last week. The finish is an antique tan with an Aussie wax seal.