Young Buck Bag II

[SpottedBull]

One I made to give away next weekend at our first event. Sorry the first pic is so blurry.

 

[Glenfilthie]

Sheesh, you run a steady hand on those stitches, Mister! :thumbsup:

I tried my hand at leatherwork and didn't have much luck with it...

 

[BadHeart]

looks great, those stiches look alot better than mine for sure. keep up the good work

 

[longshot one]

Nice work! Whoever ends up with your bag is going to be a happy buckskinner. :thumbsup:

 

[rabjr]

:thumbsup:

 

[scobrien]

I agree on the stitching. It is much straighter and more evenly spaced than what I can do.

I tip my hat to you for making an item to give away at an event. Around this part of the country, all that is ever offered is low end store bought items.

Steve

 

[SpottedBull]

Thanks gentlemen. The stitching is easy. I'm sure you all use an overstitch wheel and all. The best way to get straight even stitches is the WAY you stitch. With the saddle stitch, its important to always use the needle on either the right or left side first. I always go right to left first, or front to back if its laying down. Then I will pull that thread upwards towards the edge of the bag. This allows me to insert the other needle kind of under the first thread. If you do this with every stitch it comes out looking more even and straight. I also use a groover which allows the leather to hold the stitches straight as well.

 

[50cal.cliff]

Shazam, somebody is going home a happy camper. That is a really great bag! :thumbsup:

 

[deanscamaro]

I'll second Mr. Bull's advice. As I do more and more leather stitching, I have found, by experience, that how you lay the stitches down (repeating the same pattern) and clearing the hole for the subsequent stitch, is what makes a neater job.......especially avoiding running the latest stitch through the previous thread. Good advice!
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :grin:

 

[hoochiepapa]

Whooeee! That's nice!
Two questions. First, do you use something to hold the parts that you are stitching so that they don't give so much? And second, what did you rub on ot make it look like that?

 

[JamesG]

Very nice and eveb stiches who ever get the bag is going to be lucky

 

[MSW]

Great looking bag!

 

[Glenfilthie]

I had this wheel thingie that poked dents in the leather to mark the holes, and then I punched them in with an awl. I did some chit house stitch or other and the knife sheath I made sucked so bad I am ashamed of it. :redface:

We need some leatherwork tutorials on the forum one of these days...

 

[LaBonte]

We need some leatherwork tutorials on the forum one of these days...

here's some for you.... http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/tutorials/aging-leather-zurl.jpg
http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/tutorials/_baseball.html
http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/tutorials/_leatherstitch.html
http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/tutorials/_stitchpony.html - this is how to make a stitch pony
http://www.wrtcleather.com/1-ckd/mexloop/_mexloop.html

 

[SpottedBull]

Whooeee! That's nice!
Two questions. First, do you use something to hold the parts that you are stitching so that they don't give so much? And second, what did you rub on ot make it look like that?

Some folks like to use a stitching pony but I just have the parts laying on a table and hold them together. Second, the leather I use is veg tan and I dye it with Feibings (sp) Dye...usually I don't get it real nice and even, but I like the look of an aged bag.

I look at it this way. Most of us that reenact the Mountain Man, and such, are not gonna be acting out a greenhorn, right? So the gear that you carry should reflect the fact that its been seeing a few winters of hard use. I try and make my bags look like that.

 

[DanC]

That is really nice work.

Really nice!

Dan C

 

[Glenfilthie]

Thanks Labonte! :thumbsup:

 

[Sinner]

Wow! That is awesome!

 

[Sinner]

Thanks for sharing those links!