Members dhaverstick Posted March 13, 2019 Members Report Posted March 13, 2019 I finished this shooting bag last night for a friend of mine. He was adamant about me making the bag as plain as possible but I snuck in a little carp hide bling on the front and back flaps to cover up some stitching. He was quite pleased with the end product. Now he has to wait 9 long months to get the black powder fowler he ordered to go with the bag. The body and straps of the bag are made from bison hide and the saddle colored trim is elk hide. It has a small gusset pocket on the front, a small patch pocket on the inside of the main compartment, and a large gusset pocket on the back. I carved the D rings and hooks from moose antler and the buttons from deer antler. I then sewed it all up by hand using artificial sinew. Darren Quote
Members kiwican Posted March 13, 2019 Members Report Posted March 13, 2019 Very nice and certainly not my idea of plain! Quote
Rockoboy Posted March 18, 2019 Report Posted March 18, 2019 WOWOWOW!! That is so nice, definitely not my idea of plain either. Excellent job, AND the natural handmade elements add to a beautiful job. Quote
bikermutt07 Posted March 18, 2019 Report Posted March 18, 2019 That is a work of art. We should all strive for such plainness. Quote
garypl Posted March 19, 2019 Report Posted March 19, 2019 Really nice looking bag. Have you used D rings made of horn before or have you tested their strength? Just wondering if they will hold up in the long term. Gary Quote
Members dhaverstick Posted March 19, 2019 Author Members Report Posted March 19, 2019 Thanks, all! Gary, yes I have used horn before and if you use green horn it is tough as shoe leather. I seal all the pieces with polyurethane to keep out moisture and they are impervious to pretty much anything else. Darren Quote
garypl Posted March 20, 2019 Report Posted March 20, 2019 8 hours ago, dhaverstick said: Thanks, all! Gary, yes I have used horn before and if you use green horn it is tough as shoe leather. I seal all the pieces with polyurethane to keep out moisture and they are impervious to pretty much anything else. Darren Good to know! I have powder horns made from cow horns that I have used for 50 years and they look as strong as ever, but they really don’t have any stress points on them. I’m sure your friend will enjoy this bag for many years! Gary Quote
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