l2bravo Report post Posted October 18, 2015 So I made a couple of shell pouches to sell, but wound up keeping the stingray bag. Bag number one, is a brown oil tanned, with a stingray front, and lined with 8oz. bullhide on the front and back panels. Bag number 2 is a latigo leather, with a cayman belly front, lined with a high end 4oz. veg tanned. Let me know what you guys think of my work. Take care, Josh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeG Report post Posted October 18, 2015 Really nice looking from the outside - how do they work? Do you have to take them off your belt to open them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
l2bravo Report post Posted October 18, 2015 I'm not sure I understand. They are for skeet/sproting clays shooting. You just pour the shells into the top of them. there is no closure. Here is a top pic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oakley Report post Posted October 18, 2015 They look really nice !!! The only thing I would change is the unpolished/undyed edge, but that's a matter of taste. In my opinion they would look even better with a finished edge. Is that your own pattern or is it available somewhere? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaymack Report post Posted October 18, 2015 Very nice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
l2bravo Report post Posted October 20, 2015 They look really nice !!! The only thing I would change is the unpolished/undyed edge, but that's a matter of taste. In my opinion they would look even better with a finished edge. Is that your own pattern or is it available somewhere? It's hard to burnish oil tanned, and dyes don't usually match, in my experience in trying to do that. Those are my patterns, that I came up with, through trial and error. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oakley Report post Posted October 20, 2015 I wouldn't try to get the same colour like the bag itself, that's really difficult. I would choose a different one, for example black if the stitching is black, too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
l2bravo Report post Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) Or I guess if I was going for a 2 tone look. I could just leave it natural, and not worry about colors matching or not. Edited October 20, 2015 by l2bravo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites