19th century bison shotgun chaps

[billybopp]

10 minutes ago, chuck123wapati said:

Interesting indeed Fred I never knew that. fringe could have started life as a multipurpose thing. if you think about it does add a lot of extra surface area for evaporation. I haven't worn or used enough leather clothes to really know what use they could have originated from i guess. Maybe a i should make me a huntin shirt and do some research  this fall lol.

Hmmm  i wonder if fringe on wool would help now that is a material that wicks down as it dries. My daugther could knit me some fringe on my woolies.

I've actually put something like this to use in my house.  We have some plumbing that can sweat like crazy in certain weather conditions.  A couple of those run right over the breaker box and would occasionally drip onto it: Not a good situation!  I shredded up a towel and tied it to the pipe upstream for the box, so now the water hits the towel and stops there - the towel gets wet up near the pipe, but the water dries out even before it can drip to the floor.

- Bill

[chuck123wapati]

Just now, billybopp said:

I've actually put something like this to use in my house.  We have some plumbing that can sweat like crazy in certain weather conditions.  A couple of those run right over the breaker box and would occasionally drip onto it: Not a good situation!  I shredded up a towel and tied it to the pipe upstream for the box, so now the water hits the towel and stops there - the towel gets wet up near the pipe, but the water dries out even before it can drip to the floor.

- Bill

that's a good idea !!

I have a canvas Sioux lodge, teepee, I haven't set up in years but  We would tie strings to the lodge poles to divert the water and drip it off where it did no harm to our belongings.

[fredk]

On 4/23/2023 at 12:58 PM, chuck123wapati said:

. . . a nice western style vest would look great with them

 

On 4/23/2023 at 3:13 PM, hickok55 said:

Thank you now I just need to find a photo of one

I just found this Tandy Vest kit on ebay

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195501906345?hash=item2d84d259a9:g:PmIAAOSwHkNji0SP&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwFmfLJzONoYa15knBiCFU9EEXUzJarN0UA3r1nwNt%2BWLKrV9miO5fDVJ7%2BIvTgHBWqCdQOHFZ%2B2jM8koCFGoQQ%2FQW1Dm7TzGFfYFQtgSEUk2cc9zmvT5Xl3GhzABfm8op5whZdVR%2FmFRAstMqsnwx5HoR5IaOF3fDWFV3rf8FzAe6gW2fslBQD0dssYwH3CtNNagD3WoXEvFkG7ifhE3nflVQ4kkbFpJzZUIR5fpzkzPpx26g8hGRkMBSPoLmg4iRg%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR9bn-f_4YQ

If you don't buy it I will !

[hickok55]

Oh wow, that looks really cool. I didn't know Tandy sold kits like that, but I don't have the money now, so you. go for it, plus I'm gonna make mine with the same bison hide I used to make the chaps.

[fredk]

I think I have the Tandy pattern packs for Western vests. I think I can share them with you

7 hours ago, hickok55 said:

Oh wow, that looks really cool. I didn't know Tandy sold kits like that, 

Tandy used to sell a wide range of kits, but they stopped, afaik a few years ago, or now its just limited to a few small items

[hickok55]

12 hours ago, fredk said:

I think I have the Tandy pattern packs for Western vests. I think I can share them with you

That would be great if you can