Monday, August 26, 2013

Shooting bag


This bag is 8" wide and 7 1/2" deep. It is deerskin with a walnut dyed ticking lining. It's sewn with linen thread and has a steel buckle for strap adjustment. The knife is one I made a few years ago and have been using as my personal patch knife.

Leg Ties

The center of these ties are pieces of old woven wool leg ties I had. The leather is deerskin sewn with linen thread and the buckles are steel.

Haversack

This haversack is 9 1/2"x14". The bag is made from an old feed bag treated with linseed oil and beeswax. The flap is heavy deerskin and the strap I believe is jute.  It has an inside pocket and the blanket pin is forged steel.

Throwing Knife

Blade is forged from a york rake tine and handle is walnut. I'm interested to see how well the handle holds up as they take much abuse. The knife is 13" overall and is stamped with my maker's mark.

Friday, August 2, 2013

Patch knife



This is a patch knife I just finished up. It is 8" overall with a 3 1/2" blade forged from an old file. The whitetail antler handle has a bullet starter and a pewter bolster. The sheath is vegetable tanned cow hide sewn with linen thread and dyed dark. It is made to be tied onto a shooting bag. I may age the leather some to make it match the knife. I will have to see what it looks like after it dries some more.