Both types of oak grow native in America . The rounded "white" type oak was here when the pilgrims landed in 1620 Native Americans in New England planted by the stages of leaf development of the white oak.
Eight Bits Leather There are several patterns for holsters and 1 for a rifle scabbard that you could probaly modify to suit your needs. Hope it helps. (there are a bunch of gun related patterns as well like ammo loops etc.)
Start here Tandy has a few free patterns you can download there are 2 pages , http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/home/freepatterns/freepatterns.aspx
they also have sample pages of their E-Books http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/home/ebooks/ebooks.aspx
hide crafter has a couple of patterns too http://www.hidecrafter.com/hci/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=19
The flag holders that my troop had for parades etc. have gone missing and I would like to replace them. I am looking for a pattern or evan some pictures or for what it is worth what they are called so I can Google them myself. So far I had a few hits with flag holster but not many.
Thanks I will give thos ea try and see how they work out. It will only be sketches for now I pulled a tendon in my form arm and any real work is off limits for a while.
A young man from my first Cub scout den (11 years ago) just made Eagle Scout and I want to make him a wallet. He is very proud of his Scottish ancestory so I thought either The Lion or thistle would be nice. I sketched out a few thistles but my wife thinks they are too "Girly" and the lions I have found on line are small with a lot of fine detail. Can any one help?
The 16 is good but take a look at your local sporting shops and see what they carry for 16 Ga. shells if they don't carry the shells you want I would suggest keep looking for a 20.