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General discussion => Contemporary Accoutrements => Topic started by: Dancy on February 17, 2009, 12:37:57 AM

Title: New Hunting Pouch
Post by: Dancy on February 17, 2009, 12:37:57 AM: Here is a new hunting pouch I just finished, do you think it is aged too much or just right or not enough. It actually looks a little more worn in the photos than in real life. All feed back welcome, good or bad.

James

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Title: Re: New Hunting Pouch
Post by: G. Elsenbeck on February 17, 2009, 12:40:55 AM: It definitely looks older than dirt! Nice job James.
Gary
Title: Re: New Hunting Pouch
Post by: lew wetzel on February 17, 2009, 12:42:33 AM: looks good,definetly looks old and worn,like it spent the summer hanging in a tree or in the desert...
Title: Re: New Hunting Pouch
Post by: Brian on February 17, 2009, 07:12:30 PM: Nice job. Did you distress the leather like that or did you find a piece of leather in that shape and make the bag out of it? If you did it - how?

I can relate to it. Old, tired, worn out .......... :D
Title: Re: New Hunting Pouch
Post by: Dancy on February 17, 2009, 08:11:14 PM: I made the pouch from new veg. tanned leather. After completing the bag, I got all the oils out of it, soaked it in walnut hull stain for a week, dried it out real good and stressed it by bending and twisting which cracked the surface. Next I applied some Neats Foot oil to preserve and soften the leather back up and finished the job by burying it in leaves and dirt to get the grimy look and scuffed it on concrete and with sand paper to get the worn look. You can get the oils out of the leather by using alcohol or lye (careful with the lye!). I used the methods described in Mr. T. C. Albert's book "Recreating the 18th Century Hunting Pouch" and recommend it highly, being some what new at leather work, his book was a great help!

James
Title: Re: New Hunting Pouch
Post by: Jefferson58 on February 17, 2009, 11:02:03 PM: That looks really nice James. I particularly like the edge/binding treatment and the aging.

Great job.

Jeff
Title: Re: New Hunting Pouch
Post by: David G on February 19, 2009, 01:53:45 PM: I like it, but I'm one that that perfers the old tattered look which you really pulled off. Keep em' coming as you have and eye for it. ;)
Title: Re: New Hunting Pouch
Post by: omark on February 20, 2009, 06:22:26 AM: i would like to see it a bit less cracked, etc. just my humble opinion. ;D
Title: Re: New Hunting Pouch
Post by: Dale Halterman on February 20, 2009, 07:16:39 PM: Not to be a downer here, but for a bag as old as the cracking indicates, I would expect to see really significant wear on the back of the bag where it rubbed against the shooter's body. I have an original bag with leather in better shape than that, yet the back is completely worn through.

Dale H
Title: Re: New Hunting Pouch
Post by: T.C.Albert on February 21, 2009, 02:54:36 AM: James...that bag looks great! Very nice job with design, construction, and the antiquing.
TCA
Title: Re: New Hunting Pouch
Post by: Dancy on February 21, 2009, 06:06:05 AM: Thank you all for the comments and honest feed back, that's what I like about this site. Gives me some things to consider when making my next one.

Sincerely,

James
Title: Re: New Hunting Pouch
Post by: Ken G on February 21, 2009, 06:24:34 AM: Hi James, It depends on what look you are after. I like a worn look and that looks worn and old. I do agree with Dale on the back needing to be worn more than it is for the amount of cracking. That wear is easy enough to add if you wanted.
Great job!

ken
Title: Re: New Hunting Pouch
Post by: Clark Badgett on February 21, 2009, 08:03:21 AM: Love the color, style and construction technique, but I am one of those that thinks wear should be gotten honestly. Very interesting bag.