Author Topic: Bill Smith Haversack  (Read 1277 times)

Offline heinz

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Bill Smith Haversack
« on: July 17, 2018, 04:04:22 AM »
Bill Smith is a perennial auction supporter with his hunting bags and haversacks. His auction donations always have some unique features.  The herringbone weave hemp cloth really sets this haversack off.

The haversack is approximately eleven inches by eleven inches.  The leather flap is a very dark brown as is the one and a half inch wide leather strap.  The bag is fully lined in duck cloth with two accessory pockets on the inside.  The Hemp cloth is almost black and the weave is distinctive.  Bill Smith’s precise stitching is decorative as well as functional.  The strap is equipped with a forged iron buckle.

Bill may be contacted by email.

William Smith  wsmithblackpowder@windstream.net







« Last Edit: July 17, 2018, 04:12:46 AM by heinz »
kind regards, heinz

Offline Greg Pennell

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Re: Bill Smith Haversack
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2018, 05:25:37 AM »
Another great piece...this auction is going to be fantastic!  I love the materials used in this one...do you know if he wove the hemp material himself?

Greg
“Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of your walks” Thomas Jefferson

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Re: Bill Smith Haversack
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2018, 05:32:46 AM »
I do not think so but I will ask him where it is from.
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Offline BOB HILL

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Re: Bill Smith Haversack
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2018, 06:12:33 PM »
Another fine looking piece of work. Thanks again for posting these for all of us to enjoy.
Bob
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Offline heinz

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Re: Bill Smith Haversack
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2018, 01:08:17 AM »
Greg, Bill says this is a commercial product that he ages.  You can find it on the web.  You can also find "basket weave" at the Hemp Warehouse.

If you win it in the auction you can reverse engineer it  :)
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Offline Greg Pennell

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Re: Bill Smith Haversack
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2018, 05:22:29 AM »
Many thanks, Heinz!  It is one of the items I’m placing bids on!

Greg
“Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of your walks” Thomas Jefferson