Members dhaverstick Posted February 4, 2018 Members Report Posted February 4, 2018 Well, after many long hours and sore fingers, I finally finished my donation to the United Bowhunters of Missouri Festival live auction. This year's offering is a back quiver and matching arm guard. The maroon leather is bull hide and the golden leather is cape buffalo. The light trim and bling are deer hide. I burned the shapes onto the leather with a wood burning tool. I carved the lace hooks and buttons from deer antler and sewed everything up by hand using artificial sinew. Hopefully, these items will make the club a little money. Darren Quote
Members Texson Posted February 4, 2018 Members Report Posted February 4, 2018 Wow! Very nice. I'm sure it will be appreciated. Quote
Members DJole Posted February 4, 2018 Members Report Posted February 4, 2018 Lovely design work! The multi-colored leather is very striking, and the primitive archer designs are nicely done. Great work, with a lot of attention to detail. Quote \D. Jole \ --> <http://djole.altervista.org/djole/Publications/Leather/Lindex.htm>
Members kiwican Posted February 4, 2018 Members Report Posted February 4, 2018 That's some stunning work Quote
bikermutt07 Posted February 4, 2018 Report Posted February 4, 2018 Awesome, Darren. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members Sheilajeanne Posted February 4, 2018 Members Report Posted February 4, 2018 Wow, that's a LOT of stitching! No wonder you've got sore fingers! Very, very nice work! I am curious as to why there look to be two bumps at the top and bottom of the arm guard. Is that where the edging strips begin and end? Quote
Members thefanninator Posted February 4, 2018 Members Report Posted February 4, 2018 (edited) Nice work. You've got a style all your own. Edited February 4, 2018 by thefanninator Quote http://www.instagram.com/fannintexas/
Members Peter Darby Posted February 4, 2018 Members Report Posted February 4, 2018 Very very nice. Quote
Members battlemunky Posted February 4, 2018 Members Report Posted February 4, 2018 Great looking work! I'm sure it'll pull in a good chunk of change. Quote
Members dhaverstick Posted February 4, 2018 Author Members Report Posted February 4, 2018 Thanks, all! Sheilajeanne, those two bumps are where I put a small piece of leather over the spots where the trim edges meet. I hate leaving a raw edge showing! Darren Quote
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