Sparks

A pair of shoes I made at a class in a Boise area craft store.

Oak tanned leather lock cover for a flintlock rifle...enables a shooter to keep the powder dry in between shots in the rain or snow.

Poster board mold made by wet molded to the lock. Sewn "inside out" with a welt. Turned "right side out" and wet molded to lock. Sewn with tapered thread from Springfield Leather Co., Inc. and waterproofed with a beeswax, mink oil and pine pitch compound.

Eighteenth Century 'suitcase' that was tied immediately behind the rider of a horse. Came in various sizes. This one is 24 x 8 x 8.5 inches. Oak tanned leather, brass buckles, saddle stitched throughout using tapered threads, riveted or double-sewn in high stress areas.

Constructing this case would not have been attempted without the able assistance of Luke Hatley, a member on this forum, who coached me in the more difficult portions. The portmanteau taxed my skills and caused me to obtain new skills (and tools) in the course of this project.

Thanks, Luke!

Images of a pocket-sized bag I made for holding the birdshot I load into a muzzle loading shotgun (aka fowler). The brass part measures out a pre-set amount of birdshot. There are two basic charger heads, English and Irish. This is an Irish charger head.

A couple shooting bags I made awhile ago.

Son gave me a knife that had no sheath. So I made the sheath for this Shrade+ Uncle Henry.

I got tired of not being able to find a cell phone case just like I wanted...so I made one!