Round Gusset Advice

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Hey guys,

Ok, so I need some advice on how to put together a thing I'm working on. It's for a recreation tall ship in our area, which is really cool, so I want this to look as good as possible.

I've been asked to make a thumbstall for blocking the primer hole on a cannon, which has come together pretty easily (I think). The other thing is a "bag" for a cannon charge (the bundle of powder that you put in the cannon). The example they showed me was basically an 8"x18" rectangle, rolled around a 3 3/4" gusset. The example piece, was saddle stitched with the gusset piece "inside" the roll. It's hard to explain, but imagine if you started the roll and the gusset flesh sides together and stitched like you would for a regular rectangular gusset.

Anyway, I was thinking it might look better of the edges were whip stitched.

So, first question is, what do you all think of that?

Second, is which would be the flush edges? Here at least a picture is worth a thousand words..

Thanks for any advice you have...I'd like this to look as awesome as possible...

[billybopp]

I make something similar to this in a smaller size as a beer can cozy. In my case, I use a French edger to bevel the edge of the round, and the bottom edge of the side part to about 45 degrees. It makes a very nicely finished piece. Full directions for this are found in Al Stohlman's "The Art of Hand Sewing Leather" which can be found at Tandy and other places.