Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: PEARL DRUMS on January 06, 2016, 06:45:58 am
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If you stop and think about it, we collectively do a lot of recycling in our hobby. Many things that would go to a landfill become our tools or keepsakes. I'm far from a leather smith, very far :). But I can punch holes and run needles through them! I made this satchel last week. It will double as a dead bunny carrier and a general side bag when needed. The front, back and flap are made from leather I knifed off an old curbside couch. The sides, bottom and strap are made from scrap boot leather the Wolverine factory threw out sometime in the mid 80's. My buddy collected it and gave me a massive box about 10 years ago. I considered fancy buttons and leather lacing. But why? Just more work and it wont make my satchel any more useful. So I left it plain Jane.
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Very well done , I have one similar I carry stuff I think I might need in the woods and dead Squirrels in. ;) Very handy. :)
Pappy
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I love getting leather from old couches, nice and broke in
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That will do the job, all that hand stitching gets old fast don't it 😉
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Nice, Drums! That ought to come in handy. Are you going to the rabbit hunt at Elm Hall?
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Yep....Good work.Always need a good possibles bag for anything.
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Very nice Chris,
I'll never look at an old couch the same way again, and if I ever find a leather one, I'll be the guy skinnin' it by the road side.
Kevin
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hmmmmmm ... thought ya might use your "Marshall" purse as yer possibles bag. :P
But this one ya made is cute too!
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That will do the job, all that hand stitching gets old fast don't it 😉
It wasn't bad with good football on TV bubbly. Before I knew, it was halftime and I was nearly stitched up.
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Nice, Drums! That ought to come in handy. Are you going to the rabbit hunt at Elm Hall?
No sir. I will be at Drew's St Jude's Bunny Stomp. Not exactly sure when that is?
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Very nice Chris,
I'll never look at an old couch the same way again, and if I ever find a leather one, I'll be the guy skinnin' it by the road side.
Kevin
Kevin I took the whole back off :). That is a damn lot of leather. Something like 7-8 feet by 30" or so. I've used a good share of it up already. The cushions were checked and wrinkled up, so I left them.
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hmmmmmm ... thought ya might use your "Marshall" purse as yer possibles bag. :P
But this one ya made is cute too!
I gave that sweety to my sister who has twin gilrs! At the time they were on bottle and diapers.
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Nice job. I dont make many leather items but when I do I remind my self that the extra time stiching pays off. Everything I have made I still have and is functioning. My gramps made a vest from deer hides, he wore it to work for years and years as a lineman, and its still functional.
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Looks good Pearly - Your "Haversack" will come in handy ! Bob
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That satchels not half bad Chris. I'm sure you'll be quite manly looking out in the field with a couple bloody wabbits hanging out the side of 'er. ;)
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Looks pretty handy to me....
DBar
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Good Job Chris, it's always feels better when you make something useful from discarded or scavenged items as opposed to paying cash for things.
Plus when you design it, and make it yourself you can call it a satchel, or possibles bag. If you bought it at a high end store, it would be a man purse and you wouldn't dare put dead bunnies in it. ;D
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Looks like it would make a good mushroom pouch for Marshall.
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Almost makes you cry to think of how much leather goes to the landfill, doesn't it ,Pearly? I've skinned several couches myself. At first I was a little self conscious (I live in suburbia) but have had people ask what I'll do with it. When they find out , they are fascinated and supportive. I also take the Ivory and ebony off of old pianos and raid peoples curbside brush collection piles for yew ,ERC and other hard to come by woods. when I bring a load of leaves /brush to the dump , I'm always on the lookout for rose canes and dogwood there as well. New subdivision going in ? Great place to grab the commercially unviable trees like Hop hornbeam ,Dogwood, Small elm and hickory.
That's the way it should be done! Keep it up !
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Looks like it would make a good mushroom pouch for Marshall.
X2, we know who's going to be carrying the shrooms this year. Nice job bud
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I'll gladly carry them if we find some. That is really something else when we can gather up mushrooms on the grounds and eat them with a meal of venison.
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I'll gladly carry them if we find some. That is really something else when we can gather up mushrooms on the grounds and eat them with a meal of venison.
Can I put my order in now for this meal ?
Nice bag Pearly
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You already know you are always invited Guy!
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Good bag. it should keep good shape with that stiffer leather as sides. Nice touch. I also have skinned many a couch backs over the last 2 years.
Most of the cushions smell like Butt tho. :o
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My mother made me a real nice bow case/sock from a pair of leather pants (probably from the 1970's) that she found at the thrift store. It turned out real good.