Custom Round Case

[Handstitched]

G'Day,

This my latest effort. Its for a client. Theres a board game inside. The board is soft/flexible with components & instructions rolled up inside a custom made 'velveteen draw sting bag' . 

The leather is 3-3.2 mm veg tan, dyed with a whisky antique , and all hand stitched ( complete with sore fingers & hands lol )   and with solid brass hardware.  

I  very rarely make ' round ' stuff, but this turned out alright .   I modified an awl.  I still need practice using curved needles  , my ( sore)  fingers just couldn't hold them, I went with straight needles  in the end.  I also need a bit more practice sewing ' round' things' .  I got this done just in time for Christmas.

 

* the blue "thing" in the background is  a  modified canopy for a boat....but thats another story...' again... just in time for Christmas '*

HS

 

 

[rleather]

Man that is really nice! How tall is it? Looks like a bunch of leather, and a little bit of stitching lol. 

[chuck123wapati]

very nice !! no wonder your fingers hurt thats a lot of sewing for any shape.

[Bawarrior]

Nice work

[Hags]

Pretty dang cool!

[Basically Bob]

Nice work!  

[DwightT]

Nice.  I especially like how you did the cap for it.  Most of the cylindrical cases that I've seen usually just have the cap as just a little larger than the main cylinder so that it just slips over the cylinder.  I think having the cap be the same size as the main body looks better.  Once I get a few other projects out of the way I plan on making a cylindrical case similar to this to carry a flag on the motorcycle, and  I may use this style of cap.

    /dwight

[Dwight]

Just make sure DwighT . . . when you get that dude done . . . you show us your handywork.  

I did one "almost round" item once . . . have sworn off the things . . . did it for a wedding gift . . . about 4 months later . . . got an email from a stranger . . .  had a picture of the gift . . .  wanted to know why I made it . . . what the function was.

They had picked it up in a second hand store . . . 

So much for hand stitched wedding gifts.

May God bless,

Dwight

[TomE]

Highly skilled work right there.  I'm interested in the modified awl.  Heated and bent in a curve?  How long?  How do you sharpen it?

[DaveP]

Very nice! I like the way you did the cap as well! Good job!