Mmmmm, the feel of new leather

**berserkbishop** · 21st April 08, 09:55 PM

I am never one to buy something without first seeing it in person, but my local leather shop was pretty disappointing in their selection of deer hide. They would have to order some, and that does me no good either. The hand and tactile quality of leather is very important to me, so I was wary to order online. Anway, I found a deal that I just couldnt pass up. Even if the leather was not exactly what I wanted, at least I wasn't loosing all that much cash on the deal.

I received the leather today and it is everything that I wanted. Buttery soft yet very substantial. The hide was advertised as nearly perfect, which it is not, but at the price I paid I really cant complain. There are several little scuffs and holes that are going to be a pain to work around to get the most mileage out of this hide. It will be a matter putting the surface flaws where they are not going to detract from the quality of the sporran.

Anyway, those of you who have sporrans coming from me-you know who you are-should be very pleased with this leather. I can't wait to get started.

BB

**michaelbeeman** · 21st April 08, 10:04 PM

Good find. I understand about your hesitancy in ordering online. I have 2 sides of upholstery leather without much use for it at the moment.

**ardchoille** · 21st April 08, 10:08 PM

The feel of new leather.. there's nothing quite like it

**Bugbear** · 21st April 08, 10:10 PM

Sounds good. Good luck. I like the feel of deer hide too.

**Arizona Scot** · 21st April 08, 10:46 PM

As a you know who I am very excited about this. Sounds wonderful, take your time, enjoy the details. I can wait, patiently until it is done.

**alikws** · 22nd April 08, 02:30 PM

Holes in deerskin are no big deal, Trim the inside of the hole - Keep it round, just square off the thickness, and whip stitch a hole sized patch in place. Deer is like neoprene, and the patch will adjust nicely.

**berserkbishop** · 22nd April 08, 11:20 PM

Originally Posted by alikws

Holes in deerskin are no big deal, Trim the inside of the hole - Keep it round, just square off the thickness, and whip stitch a hole sized patch in place. Deer is like neoprene, and the patch will adjust nicely.

Its not a matter of just patching it, I am well aware of how to do that. A patch on the leather will be distracting. As said originally in my post I will have to put the problem areas with the leather in a place where they will not detract from the quality of the sporran.

BB

**Rogerson785** · 23rd April 08, 07:12 AM

BB,

Sometimes it is the flaws in things that make them unique to the creator and owner.

**Pleater** · 24th April 08, 06:36 AM

For me it is the smell - the opening the box on new shoes/boots odour, though it is some time since I bought any leather item - they just last so long.

Maybe - in the interests of making the most from a hide, you should offer sporrans which are made from the not so perfect parts of the hide, as well as selected for perfection ones - maybe even three grades, and even a patchwork option.

I remember one of the manufacturors of tweed caps allowed the sewers to use scraps of cloth to create caps for themselves in a patchwork of really quite small pieces. Then the patchwork caps became fashionable and were sold at full price in the shops.

Sometimes the pursuit of perfection can be counter productive.

I can think of several times when I should have taken that advice and saved myself so much extra work...

**acaig** · 24th April 08, 06:43 AM

Hi BerserkBishop. I am in the market for a new daywear sporran and I do not want one that you can buy just anywhere. Are you in a position to make one for me - nothing fancy and there is no rush.

Kind regards.