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[garypl]

Finishing up a couple of projects for gun club buddies.  Shotgun Shell box holder is made from 5-6 oz veg tan and saddle stitched with Tiger thread.  Shell pouch is 8-10 oz Wickett & Craig veg tan for front, middle and rear panels, 2 oz W&C veg tan for the gussets, and rear of back panel lined with pigskin.  Everything sewed with 207 thread on CB4500 except the top trim, which used 138 thread.  I ended all of the stitching at the tops of the gussets by leaving 10" of thread and saddle stitching the last 3-4 holes.

I had a heck of a time getting smooth edges around the bottom curves (obvious from the pictures) always bunches up on me.  Any tips on how to do a better job with this will be greatly appreciated!

Gary

[battlemunky]

Looks pretty good! The oak leaf looks really nice and capping the edges looks classy and will keep them from delaminating better than a burnished edge I imagine. I don't know how to help you with your bunching though.

[garypl]

52 minutes ago, battlemunky said:

Looks pretty good! The oak leaf looks really nice and capping the edges looks classy and will keep them from delaminating better than a burnished edge I imagine. I don't know how to help you with your bunching though.

Thanks!  I forgot to post a pic of the gussets - see below:

[noobleather]

Very nice work.your gun club friends will be happy

[garypl]

26 minutes ago, noobleather said:

Very nice work.your gun club friends will be happy

Thanks Noob!