another bear hide bag, tinder horn and a "pipe" hawk

[bob in the woods]

It has been absolutely ridiculously hot and humid here for the last 2 1/2 weeks. Relentless .
I can only do outside work until about noon, and then must retire inside for the duration.
2 1/2 weeks of puttering produced a bear hide , ticking lined bag with ankle loomed strap,
a horn tinder box, and a pipe hawk filed out of a Davis casting, heat treated, and handled with a scrap of maple. I'm really looking forward to the Fall !!!

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

Nice Bob!  the braintanned bear skin looks to have some body to it.  It's an open topped bag, n'est pas?

[bob in the woods]

Yes. Open topped.  The bear hide , was brain tanned, worked and worked over a stake, then smoked and worked some more. Very tough stuff. Definitely not the "chamois" result I get with deer hides.

[DougS]

Very nice work Bob!

Great combination.

Thanks for sharing.

Regards,

Doug

[Frank Barker]

Hey Now, that's some nice plunder ya got there Bob. It's going to be awesome to see what comes out of the shop when it cools down...
Kind Regards and stay cool.
Frank Barker

[jbigley]

Two thumbs up, Bob. Really like the bag. --JB

[flinchrocket]

Nice Bob , can you sew that with a glovers needle?

[bob in the woods]

Nice Bob , can you sew that with a glovers needle?

Yes.

[Craig Wilcox]

Beautiful and useful!  You've done a darn good job.

[Miles42]

Nice work.