Buffalo hide possibles bag

[hobowonkanobe]

Nice! I have been using buffalo for almost 10 yeras now, but have never gotten mah booger hooks into some "fur on" hide. How was that to sew? Did you have to "shave" the edges so the hair wldnt tear the skin like w sheep?

 

[wmaser]

I'd be a little nervous carrying a hairy bag around. Are'nt you afraid someone might shoot you in the hip?

 

[Rifleman1776]

I'd be a little nervous carrying a hairy bag around. Are'nt you afraid someone might shoot you in the hip?

Oh! You must have read the story about "three balls" too. :shocked2:

 

[hobowonkanobe]

:rotf:

 

[Rick Son]

Where do ya get buff pieces.Like 12x12 or whatever?

 

[Kentuckywindage]

i bought the entire hide so cutting what ever size i need is easy.

 

[hobowonkanobe]

I buy 1/2 and whole hides at Oregon leather here in Portland Ore. You have to order them through them (or elsewhere, but I been buyin from them for 20 years..) as they don't carry em on the prem. anymore. They sell rarely enough as to not warrant having a bunch on the tables getting handled by every snot nosed SCAer that cant afford them anyway.
They aint cheap, but I prefer quality to cheap.
A "cheaper" option and almost as nice is Moose. Bout a 3rd the money as for Buffalo and almost as supple. Not "cheap" by any means as quality goes, but some of my work goes BECAUSE it's buffalo. An odd affection Americans have with that particular critter... well, it's bits n pieces anyway.

 

[Rick Son]

Ya might as well do a bufller holster too. Let me know if ya make one ta sell.

 

[Rick Son]

I made a hatband out of some scrap i had,you can clip it down so it's closer to the hide.