GlennR

Awesome, I could see those selling very well during the current Zombie craze. The ears are a nice accessory

Very nice, no more sitting on a helmet for him. Of course you are going to have to make another when he gets promoted again.

Thank you.

Wild Bill, I like the brown quiver better as well, it was the second one so there were some improvements along the way. I went with the reinforcement as a matter of practicality because I went with a lighter leather and didn't want the mouth flattening out, however it provided a nice accent. I need to make a couple more but am not sure of what type yet. Twin Oaks, I am in between Huntsville and Birmingham. I was thinking about the leatherguild, Trussville is just sort of a trek from here, but once a month might not be out of the question.

I made a couple hip quivers for Christmas gifts, basically my first quivers. The first had some issues, and I learned a few things, so the second came out better. I took about 3/4" off the width, changed the way the top fastened to the body from tabs with snaps to slots with rivetted straps (and then went and redid the first), and cut the profile of the top of the quiver a little lower. The edges of the second are a lot straighter (used a straight edge) and the leather is 6/7 oz as opposed to the first which is 7/8 oz. For the second quiver the holes on the back match the holes on the front, the first I would call only serviceable.

Ray, thank you. I am enjoying the site immensely, and hopefully learining. I paid attention to the help on burnishing and my edges look a lot better now. Had to go back and redo the edge on a couple items. These are the last two projects, gifts for my dad and brother to go with the custom longbows we got for Christmas.

I built one where the east-west stitches of the belt loop ran between the north-south stitches on the edges of the pouch. I just kept the loop from going all the way to the edge. To attach the center of the pouch front and back I used one rivet in the center and one at the top, I dont remember but imagine I just put the rivet setter anvil between the loop and back of the belt. Sew the loop, then the sides, then rivet. Unfortunately I dont have pictures, I decided a double pouch was too big for what I wanted and cut it in half. As a double mag pouch it worked well though. Another I did, better I think and will work for you. It's a single, but will double easily, just seperate your belt loop on the back into two loops, one behind each magazine. You can see I found a use for those belt ends that get trimmed off. If you ignore the bad stitching (one of my first pieces), the style is serviceable and easy.

I am a novice here who is looking to learn more about leatherworking, technical tips, finishing and general ideas about what can be done with this amazingly versatile medium. I like the artistic aspect but am primarily interested in practical application of leather such as for holsters, sheaths for knives that I assemble, and my next project of a set of quivers for my brothers and dad. Up to now I have made a couple holsters, a simple quiver, some sheaths, a few magazine/knife cases and a few miscellaneous items. Definitely need to work on the finishing. No experience at all tooling.