Custom Spats

[MonicaJacobson]

Those are very cool. Love them.

[Wild Bill46]

Always heard of these, My mother is from the N.E. but this is my first visualization. Really nice leather idea.

They look as if, moisture and snake bites might be thwarted even if somewhat ??.

Thanx, for the experience in photos.. ------------ Wild Bill46

[Greenwood]

Very nice and functional Spats. Do you have a pattern with measurements that you are willing to share? I'm wanting to make a pair for a friend of mine here in Sask.

Thanks, Leo

[TRHLeather]

Very nice and functional Spats. Do you have a pattern with measurements that you are willing to share? I'm wanting to make a pair for a friend of mine here in Sask.

Thanks, Leo

Sure. Just give me a little time to get the parts together and scan them. The guy I made them for had a 15" measurement around his calf so I will show on the pattern where to add material for larger leg sizes.

[Tinkerton]

I'd love a copy of the pattern as well, please. They look wonderful!

[Greenwood]

Tom

Thank you very much. Wherabouts are you located in Nova Scotia, we have a daughter residing near Bridgewater that we visit from time to time.

Leo

[byggyns]

Those are sharp, wonder how well something like that works for brush busting and keeping snow out while hunting.

A similar design is used for snow gaiters that are sold for showshoeing. Those are make of medium to heavy weight nylon. Keeping the snow out of your boots is something that these should handle easily. There are also heavier weight canvas or cordura gaiters / spats for use in brush. So again, leather would work really well.

Those are beautiful! I want to make something similar but not as pretty out of 10oz for snake protection but not sure if a rattler can bite thru it? Don't really want to test it either. Really awesome job!

I would think that since most snakebite prevention gaiters are made of heavy Cordura Denier fabric, that 10 oz leather would do an even better job. Growing up on the Carolina coast, we had to worry a lot about snakes. Plenty of guys I knew had leather & canvas gaiters for when they went hunting. Some farmers wore them frequently in certain areas & brush conditions on the farms. It's hard to count the number of times I had encounters with snakes growing up. I always wore sturdy, high top leather boots when I was out in the wild. Between the eastern diamondbacks, cotton mouths, copperheads, and the various large non-venemous snakes, it was a pretty regular event to come across one in the spring through fall. I only once ran into a coral snake in SC, but saw a couple when I lived in FL later.