Leather Wrapped Canteen

[ArkieNewbie]

Hey everybody! I finished up this project over the weekend. My customer keeps this canteen with her at ALL TIMES!! She finally wore out her original cover she had for years and years. This is her replacement. This is 3/4oz veg tan with horse hide laces. The loop on the strap is to go around the horn of her saddle. I stitched the bottom half on the Class 26 and then punched holes and laced the top together in case it ever needs to be removed. Both sides of the cover were laser engraved. What do y'all think?

Edited August 28, 2023 by ArkieNewbie
apparently I can't do the words and the spelling

[chuck123wapati]

very nice that's gonna get a nice tan on the back of horse.

[ArkieNewbie]

9 minutes ago, chuck123wapati said:

very nice that's gonna get a nice tan on the back of horse.

Thanks, Chuck! I almost dyed it, but then thought better of it. I did coat the body and strap with Feiblings Carnuba Creme.

Edited August 28, 2023 by ArkieNewbie

[Gezzer]

Absolutely !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Nice job .

[ArkieNewbie]

1 hour ago, Gezzer said:

Absolutely !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Nice job .

Thank you sir!

[Rohn]

I like it a lot! I like the message too.

[MarshalWill]

Looks great. Lacing the top for possible future removal is good but it also looks really nice. 

6 hours ago, chuck123wapati said:

very nice that's gonna get a nice tan on the back of horse.

There's that, too. Nothing beats naturally darkened leather.

[ArkieNewbie]

 

14 hours ago, Rohn said:

I like it a lot! I like the message too.

Thank you sir! I had made a hat for someone else with the same message and she saw it and had to have it on her canteen. 

13 hours ago, MarshalWill said:

Looks great. Lacing the top for possible future removal is good but it also looks really nice. 

There's that, too. Nothing beats naturally darkened leather.

Thanks so much! I appreciate the kind words. Totally agree! I try to talk folks into leaving veg tan natural all the time. Thankfully Mrs. Delma gave me full rein on this one. Leaving it natural to me completes the "custom made" because no one else on earth will have the same patina as she gets. 

[Hags]

Yeah, the sun is going to give that a very nice color.