What I've been doing

[Trkdriver99]

This is some of what I have done since I have been off for Christmas 3 weeks. The strap is one I did on my inkle, the bag is commercial tan, lines with pillow ticking and the flap is lined with pigskin. The little knife on the right is for a friend up in the NE and is 3 1/4" blade made from stainless with antler handle, poured pewter boolster and leather sheath. The large knife is a damascus blade I got at Smokey Mtn Knife Works and added moose slabs with steel pins. I have not made a sheath for it yet. I also made a wool watch cape, a weskit from scratch with no pattern, a bunch of wool bags, and 4 wool gun cases. O yes also a ball block out of moose.
I been a busy little beaver.
Ronnie

 

[rabjr]

Thats the best kind of busy. :thumbsup:

 

[Trailgunner]

Really nice accessories! I've got to be brave and make the plunge into making some items myself. I guess I should start with something easy, like a ball-block?

 

[PitchyPine]

Very nice. :thumbsup:

 

[Trench]

Something to be proud of. Nice jobs!

 

[chance]

Great job!

 

[40cal]

Looks good

 

[pichou]

Did you do that strap????

Closest I have seen to the originals. :thumbsup:

 

[Muskeg Stomper]

Impressive! Looks like you WORKED during your vacation but I bet it came as a nice break from the normal routine.

 

[Trkdriver99]

I made the strap. It is hemp and wool made on an inkle(I know not period)loom. Weaving is one of the things I do when sitting around in my truck in the evening when waiting for loading and unloading.
Ronnie

 

[pichou]

Well I know there is a lot of fuss over inkle looms, but they are just a type of loom, and loom weaving is 100% PC. :grin:

So really you can't tell what kind of loom something was made on. You can only say it is a simple weave. Nothing wrong with that.

Straps like this
http://www.cottoneauctions.com/old/images/TomWnuck/belts-pouches/pouch-access.jpg

Are very PC and very American. They are linen, though.

This pouch BTW is shown in Neumann and Kravic's Collector's Encyclopedia of the American Revolution.

 

[dodgecity]

Trkdriver99, where did you get your inkle loom?

 

[Trkdriver99]

I made it myself. I looked at a couple and some on line and thought I can make one. So about 4 or 5 later I have 2 unusable ones, not heavy enought and 2 that I use at home or in my truck functional but not pretty and 1 real nice one I carry to places to use in public.
Ronnie
ps If you want I can measure it and post a drawing or something.

 

[Goldhunter]

Well I know there is a lot of fuss over inkle looms, but they are just a type of loom, and loom weaving is 100% PC. :grin:

So really you can't tell what kind of loom something was made on. You can only say it is a simple weave. Nothing wrong with that.

Straps like this
http://www.cottoneauctions.com/old/images/TomWnuck/belts-pouches/pouch-access.jpg

Are very PC and very American. They are linen, though.

This pouch BTW is shown in Neumann and Kravic's Collector's Encyclopedia of the American Revolution.

Links not working.

 

[pichou]

Yeah I know. :cursing:

It is a really old site that has been down, and I was lucky enough to get in the other day, now its gone again.

Should have downloaded all the pics.