Elastic

[Elastic]

Thanks to all for your help.   Frodo, I would agree with you but the customer specified elastic....I'm using girth elastic so it should last fairly well, and at the very least I'll learn something new.

 

Roger 

[Shooting and fishing...is there anything else ??]

Thanks Dikman,  back in my mid 20's I worked as a maintenance fitter for a timber yard and they made mallet heads, paint brush handles, hence the little hammer, and Jarvis Walker fishing rod handles among other things...the owner did a bit of a shonky on me, so when I left I loaded the back of my ute with as much as I could....luckily a mate of mine bought him out so there was no drama over the " aquisition of goods " 

 

Roger

[Elastic]

I want to make some ammo belts and pouches with elastic bullet loops.

Can you sew them by hand or do you need a machine ??....if by hand , how ??

 

Roger

[Shooting and fishing...is there anything else ??]

Made a couple of pocket ammo holders and a fly wallet.....first ones, ( buggered up the stud hole ) a bit rough but getting better....I think...I hope !!

[Leather handles]

I've started doing a bit of leather handled tool restoration.  This is my geologist pick I've had since I was 10, cleaned it up, re-pointed it and replaced the plastic spacers with brass and leather from an old pony club saddle I picked up at the re-cycle shop for $4.

 

 

[A couple of questions....]

Thanks for the downloads Fred, always welcomed, especially anything by the god of leatherwork.   

 

Roger

[A couple of questions....]

Thanks Rocky, impressive work !!

 

Roger

[A couple of questions....]

Thanks to all for their replies.

 

Roger

[A couple of questions....]

Showing my ignorance here, but if you don't ask, you don't find out....with the trend of leather bags with wooden ends, how is the leather attached to the wood ? is the stitching just for effect ?

Second question.....When wet forming a pouch, I assume any carving or stamping is done first and then positioned accordingly in the former ?

Curiously yours

 

Roger

[Working with Kangaroo leather]

Nice....I assume they are double thickness ?

 

Roger

[NEW MEMBER]

Thanks Rocky but it's a bit of a trip for me....I'm in Tassie.

 

Roger

[NEW MEMBER]

Doc, it's the remains of an old hide that I've probably had 30 odd years, about 1/8 thick. Its hard, stained, very dark on the outside but great for experiments.

 

Roger

[NEW MEMBER]

Just joined yesterday, hoping to learn stuff...here's a couple of jobs I've done recently....please feel free to critique .

These were made with old pieces of leather...bit of a test run 

 

 Roger