Re-worked Haversack

[Greg Pennell]

I spent this past weekend customizing my haversack. It started out as a plain canvas commercial model that I bought a few years ago from Townsends (I think).

Anyway, I added a leather bottom, covered the flap with leather, replaced the canvas webbing strap with leather, and a nice brass buckle for adjustment. I also replaced the pewter buttons with brass ones, to match the strap buckle. 2-3 ounce veg tan cowhide on the bag, 4-5 ounce veg tan strap, dyed saddle tan with Fiebings Pro Dye.

I’ve been meaning to make me a nice haversack, but this one will have to do until I find the perfect material to make a new one from scratch.

Greg

[DougS]

Very nice Greg!

I like the stitching on the flap, as well as the color of the leather.

Thanks for sharing.

Regards,

Doug

[Einsiedler]

Nice work!!!

[Marcruger]

The whole thing looks super Greg.  You'll enjoy using that one.  Nice stitching.  Your stamp is really cool.  God Bless,   Marc

[BOB HILL]

Beautiful haversack, Greg. It looks great and you have surely extended it’s iLife by many years
Bob

[jbigley]

Nice looking haversack. Looks like a "user." --JB

[Frank Barker]

That's a nice job on that one Greg. What are the dimensions of your haversack and where did you get that buckle ?

[Robert Hill]

Definitely an improvement on the all canvas haversacks I see. Good work.
-Robert

[Greg Pennell]

Thanks for all the kind words, fellers!  Sometimes my hare-brained projects work out, and sometimes I just make a mess!  Seems like I can never leave well enough alone.

Frank, it’s about 14” square, and I got the buckle from Richard Lanni in Florida. He casts some very nice buckles...you can find him on Facebook, I don’t think he has a website.

Greg

[Frank Barker]

Thanks Greg, I see some of the guys walking around at the CLA show carrying haversacks and I have often thought about making one. They are handy to carry all your loot in. I'll be sure to check out Mr. Richard Lanni I really like that style of buckle.
Kind Regards
Frank Barker

[Mark Elliott]

That haversack seems pretty good to me.  I don't know how you would improve it.

[Top Jaw]

The workmanship is first rate. If it were mine, I would dunk it all in walnut hull stain, let it drip dry. And finish up with an application of snowseal on everything, heated with a hair dryer as I went.  That would tame the “new” look, and take it to the next level - in my opinion. 

[Greg Pennell]

The workmanship is first rate. If it were mine, I would dunk it all in walnut hull stain, let it drip dry. And finish up with an application of snowseal on everything, heated with a hair dryer as I went.  That would tame the “new” look, and take it to the next level - in my opinion.

Thanks!  I’ve already been scheming on what to do about the “new” look...no walnut stain for me this year, we had a late killing frost and completely lost our local black walnut crop.  I have been thinking about a tea bath, and treat with beeswax...but I have a tin of Sno Seal too, so we’ll see. Of course, by the time I drag it through the mountains hunting turkeys and mushrooms this spring, I might not need to do anything to it!  I do sincerely appreciate the ideas, I’m always trying to do better!

Greg