Tinder Pouch

[sramelyk]

Was wanting to replicate something I noticed Ray Mears use in an episode of his Bushcraft series.. A leather coffee bag or leather tinder pouch.. Something really soft with an drawstring.. Anyone have a pattern for this? Never made a bag before and honestly am not sure were to start.

[Nighthawk]

Was wanting to replicate something I noticed Ray Mears use in an episode of his Bushcraft series.. A leather coffee bag or leather tinder pouch.. Something really soft with an drawstring.. Anyone have a pattern for this? Never made a bag before and honestly am not sure were to start.

Those kinds of bags, if I'm thinking of the same thing you are, are pretty simple. Get some chromium tanned leather, cut a circle, cut the circle in half, sew it together around the round part, leaving the flat part open as the top, punch some holes for lace, and pull it tight. I have one that I'm making right now- it's a little more complicated with a veg tanned lid- and when I'm done, I'll post some pictures.

[Peter Ellis]

I took a look at Ray's website and the picture of his coffee pouch there. The body on that bag is three or four pieces, and the top where it closes up looks to be another four pieces.

Way more complicated than it really needs to be

You can do a nice, functional drawstring bag by just cutting a circle of leather and punching holes evenly around the circumference, about half an inch in from the edge. Run a length of leather thong or lace through the holes and pull it up. Bingo, a simple leather bag, like people have been making and using since at least Roman times.

There are lots of ways of doing this sort of bag, but the simple circle with a drawstring is pretty much where it all started.