Batwing chaps

[Carriesleatherworks]

Hi I'm wanting to make a pair of batwing chaps for myself. Can I make them out of 1 side of leather or will I need 2 sides? Also any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated. Thanks 

[JDFred]

I have the same question so I asked a friend that builds a lot of leggin’s and she said that one should be enough but for me because I have a 38” inseam it might be close.  She buys her leather from Panhandle Leather she said to call them they could help with some bigger sides for longer legs.  I have bought some stuff from them before and they are good people to deal with.  I still haven’t got around to building mine yet so I can’t speak from experience but I hope this helps.

[Northmount]

16 hours ago, Carriesleatherworks said:

Hi I'm wanting to make a pair of batwing chaps for myself.

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[Beehive]

Tip. If you're not using them while riding a horse. 

 

They are the bees knees for walking through brush that has mesquite tree saplings. While dove hunting. 

[Mulesaw]

19 hours ago, Carriesleatherworks said:

Hi I'm wanting to make a pair of batwing chaps for myself. Can I make them out of 1 side of leather or will I need 2 sides? Also any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated. Thanks 

I got a lot of really good tips after I made my first set of chaps. 
If you look at this thread: 

There are a lot of good suggestions, from how to orient the patterns to get the least amount of wrinkles, to video suggestions etc. 
Have fun making them.

Brgds Jonas