Single-Ring Purse

[kiltboy]

Another ring purse, this one not made from a specific one, but rather from several woodcuts and all the wonderful information from "Purses in Pieces" by Olaf Goubitz. The purse is made mostly of elk of uncertain origin- probably from Tandy. The edge detail is black suede from the good 'ole scrap bin, and the drawstrings are dyed hemp and silk. The beads are bone and brass, while the rings are simply mild steel and brass and copper beads. It is sewn with linen and sinew- the real stuff, as I'd had no excuse to try before. It is sticky to use, so beeswax is your firend! Anyhow, here it is!

First, here is the single ring, it is large, as this is for a big fellow...

Next, a pic of the swivel, to show it's articulation. The rings are of mild steel and the beads on it are brass and copper-alloy.

Here is the whole purse, with 2 pouchlets on the front.

And, finally- the open pouchlet. I made these large, as the fellow this is for is not a small person. The pouchlets open by pulling the bead on the front; they close by pulling the strings at the top of the pouchlet.

Hope you like it! Lat real leather work I'll be able to do for fun for a bit. Now I'm off to make sheaths for monetary gain... hopefully!

Take care, all!

[jana]

It is nice to see more of your work, you certainly are staying busy. Also, it is really great to see these pieces 'come to life' from drawings and illustrations that are in the book. Thank you for sharing.

[kiltboy]

Thamks for the kind words- as you may have guessed, I just really like to make things. First off, it's fun; second, it lets me better understand why they did the things they did. And, of course- there is that fact that people love the nifty stuff, so I can make my "builder habit" pay for itself... Does it count as profit when you buy leather and steel with all the proceeds?

Also currently working on the "one-piece" money changer's purse. Mad one serious failure so far, the next few will be awesome! I'll post it as soon as I get one cut correctly...

[amuckart]

That's neat. How thick is the leather you used? Looking at the way it's gathering at the top I think if you could find some nice supple 0.8 or 0.9mm calfskin you'd get a much neater gather at the top and a better overall shape to the bag.

Did you make the frame yourself? I like it a lot.

[jana]

" Does it count as profit when you buy leather and steel with all the proceeds?"

i have asked myself this question many a time as I go to restock the latest 'I need this, this, and of course more of this' after the sale of a piece. Unfortunately I still have to work a 40 hour job to pay for rent and the like, so I spend the profit from the projects to restock. It works well for now...

A money changer purse... is it going to be a 'mother' or a 'father'? and please post when you are done.

[kiltboy]

That's neat. How thick is the leather you used? Looking at the way it's gathering at the top I think if you could find some nice supple 0.8 or 0.9mm calfskin you'd get a much neater gather at the top and a better overall shape to the bag.

Did you make the frame yourself? I like it a lot.

Yes, I know- but the elk was exactly the right color, and I liked the "stretchyness" of it. I just got some super-light calf today, for a different project- strangly enough there seems to be enough extra for a ring-purse or two... hmmm...

Yes- I also made the rings for the Double-ring a few items down in this same thread. I usually make knives, buit sometimes need something dfferent, and these ring-purses are a lot of fun to figure out. I am going to re-work the hanging hook on the double ring in the next few days, but for noe am dedicated to clean-up. Curse real-world obligations!

Thanks! I enjoy making it; even better when other folks like it!

As for the other purses Jana- it is the mother purse, all in one piece. I made a failed one, and am now going to logoff and cut the next attempt! I shall post if it works. If not, I'll try again.

Bestens!

Edited March 9, 2010 by kiltboy