dhaverstick Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Texson Report post Posted February 4, 2018 Wow! Very nice. I'm sure it will be appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJole Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwican Report post Posted February 4, 2018 That's some stunning work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikermutt07 Report post Posted February 4, 2018 Awesome, Darren. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheilajeanne Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thefanninator Report post Posted February 4, 2018 (edited) Nice work. You've got a style all your own. Edited February 4, 2018 by thefanninator Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Darby Report post Posted February 4, 2018 Very very nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
battlemunky Report post Posted February 4, 2018 Great looking work! I'm sure it'll pull in a good chunk of change. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dhaverstick Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fire88 Report post Posted February 5, 2018 Great work, I hope they bring Great money at the auction as they should! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
