Gunsmith Mat

[BearMan]

Hi Everybody,

Here is a Gunsmith Mat, I made for my Son's friend who is learning Gunsmithing. It's 12" x 18", & backed with 1/16" thick heavy brown rubber, to keep it laying flat.

This is some leather from a roll, that his wife's grandfather had. It's about 10-12oz side, with lots of the range marks I like. The Grandfather died about a year ago, & he was a Leather person also. From what I'm told, his old shop is still full of leather. Just from the way this leather tooled, & some markings on the back, I think it may be some Herman Oak skirting. Even after a year or more, it still tooled pretty nice, a bit stiff, but the tooled burnishing is quite stunning.

Here are a couple pictures of how it turned out. I've made a few of these in the past, but I really like the way this one turned out.

Thanks for looking,,, Ed the"BearMan"

[gtwister09]

Ed,

That is a very nice gun mat for sure. I am sure he will be extremely happy with the mat.

Regards,

Ben

[rgepting]

Ed, that is outstanding!!

[sinpac]

Hi Everybody,

Here is a Gunsmith Mat, I made for my Son's friend who is learning Gunsmithing. It's 12" x 18", & backed with 1/16" thick heavy brown rubber, to keep it laying flat.

This is some leather from a roll, that his wife's grandfather had. It's about 10-12oz side, with lots of the range marks I like. The Grandfather died about a year ago, & he was a Leather person also. From what I'm told, his old shop is still full of leather. Just from the way this leather tooled, & some markings on the back, I think it may be some Herman Oak skirting. Even after a year or more, it still tooled pretty nice, a bit stiff, but the tooled burnishing is quite stunning.

Here are a couple pictures of how it turned out. I've made a few of these in the past, but I really like the way this one turned out.

Thanks for looking,,, Ed the"BearMan"

Very Nice!

[Tinneal]

Very beautiful indeed!!

[Rhide]

Beautiful work. I'd almost be afraid to lay a gun on it. That's a piece of art there, Ed.

Edited December 19, 2011 by Rhide

[OdinUK]

Very nice work!

[gtwister09]

Ed,

You probably should mention that this is a presentation style gunsmith mat and not one to be used for tear down and builds.

Regards,

Ben

[BearMan]

Hi Everybody,

Thanks for all the wonderful comments!! Ben is right, this type of bench mat is more for displaying the finished Gun,, or knife. As far as using it,,, I feel that the true character of most any leather piece, doesn't really shine, until it gets some "patina" from use. I guess that's why I like tooling leather that has lots of range marks, & "fat" marks. Thanks for looking! Ed the"BearMan"

[hidepounder]

Really nice Ed!!!

[oldtimer]

Beautiful, Ed !