Trox Posted January 8, 2013 Report Posted January 8, 2013 I put together this 2 inch diameter 22 inches long fly rod case for my back packing trips so i would not end up breaking my small fly rod. I dyed the case using Tandys Caynon Tan dye and applied 5 coats of dye to achieve the color i wanted, I hand stitched the case using waxed white thread and attached the straps using brass rivits. Once i finished the case i sealed it with Fiebings " Tan Kote" and waterproofed it with Aussies Leather conditioner also made by Fiebings. Here are some photos. Thanks for looking at my work. Nice job, This is a project I will do too when I have some spare time for it. I would have used a 45 degree angle on the joint before gluing and sewing it together. Its best done with an French edger. Nice work. Tor Quote Tor Workshop machines: TSC 441 clone/Efka DC1550, Dürkopp-Adler 267-373/Efka DC1600, Pfaff 345-H3/Cobra 600W, Singer 29K-72, Sandt 8 Ton clicking machine, Alpha SM skiving unit, Fortuna 620 band knife splitting machine. Old Irons: Adler 5-27, Adler 30-15, Singer 236W-100
Members jessebeckham Posted April 25, 2013 Members Report Posted April 25, 2013 Nice! I just finished one a couple months ago. Almost exactly the same, except for 4.5' long... Needless to say, after the hand stitching, took about a week for my fingers to straighten out. Quote
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