Looking for something new

[loflyr55]

I am a leather worker by hobby, making mostly bags, pouches, holsters and other accessories. I’m looking for suggestions or needs that will give me a chance to do some research and move into some new projects. Any ideas would be welcomed.

 

[Kansas Jake]

Look into rawhide items such as parfleche boxes etc.

 

[Brokennock]

Period shoes? From say, 1700 to 1830?
Leather book binding? Could re-bind and cover old books or make blank journals.

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Double Pouch Shooting Bag.
Upland Game Shooting Bag.
Functional Leather Haver Sack w/wo tomahawk sheath built in
Knife Sheaths for 7” & 8” knife blades
Adjustable Rifle Slings

 

[William Sublette]

I am a leather worker by hobby, making mostly bags, pouches, holsters and other accessories. I’m looking for suggestions or needs that will give me a chance to do some research and move into some new projects. Any ideas would be welcomed.

I need a pipe bag/ tobacco pouch.

If it looked like something from the rocky mountain fur trade era that would be great.

At least 12" long. Maybe 5" or 6" wide.

 

[loflyr55]

I need a pipe bag/ tobacco pouch.

If it looked like something from the rocky mountain fur trade era that would be great.

At least 12" long. Maybe 5" or 6" wide.

I like that idea, I will do some research and play aroun wit the adornments a bit.(hello crazy crow?)

 

[loflyr55]

Double Pouch Shooting Bag.
Upland Game Shooting Bag.
Functional Leather Haver Sack w/wo tomahawk sheath built in
Knife Sheaths for 7” & 8” knife blades
Adjustable Rifle Slings

I like the haversack idea, I will get on that this week.
I have done a lot of knife sheaths but I generally need the knife or a scale drawing .
thanks for the input.

 

[user 48679]

FWIW, I've long made small (1"x1") thonged leather squares to seal off my percussion ignition channels during storage, and tampions to seal off the muzzles.

The thong is loped around the hammer, the leather held atop the nipple, then the hammer dropped down onto the leather.

Very helpful for me, when storing a loaded (ball/powder) frontstuffer at the end of a hunting season.

No foreign object (or critters) in my bores.

 

[andy52]

I've been doing leather work as a hobby for over 30 years, I'll give you an idea of what I've made that doesn't sell well and what does.
The don'ts:
Sheathes
belts
small medicine bags
Beaded items (time-consuming)
Gun sleeves, scabbards, and cases (unless custom ordered).
The do's:
Mocs
fur hats
leather garments, pants, shirts, leggings, coats.
Shooting bags
Probably a few I've forgotten but that covers most of it.

 

[loflyr55]

Double Pouch Shooting Bag.
Upland Game Shooting Bag.
Functional Leather Haver Sack w/wo tomahawk sheath built in
Knife Sheaths for 7” & 8” knife blades
Adjustable Rifle Slings

I finished a nice haversack with detachable cloth inner bag. It came out great except…dang I put the shoulder strap on backwards and it has a rivet. I’ll finish it after I drill the rivets out and post an image.

 

[loflyr55]

I finished a nice haversack with detachable cloth inner bag. It came out great except…dang I put the shoulder strap on backwards and it has a rivet. I’ll finish it after I drill the rivets out and post an image.

Fixed the strap problem and finished the bag, doesn’t have tomahawk or knife sheath but it was a first model leather haversack

 

[Cattywompuss]

Maybe true colonial style shot pouches/possibles bag? Lotta folks slap together their own idea of them, but real historical ones are hard to find to replicate.

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Fixed the strap problem and finished the bag, doesn’t have tomahawk or knife sheath but it was a first model leather haversack

That looks amazing

 

[loflyr55]

Maybe true colonial style shot pouches/possibles bag? Lotta folks slap together their own idea of them, but real historical ones are hard to find to replicate.

Do you have any examples? I have made a few that I saw in a book on historical hunting pouch.