My First Hunting Sporran

**KiltedSurveyor** · 24th March 09, 12:23 PM

Thought I'd post my first attempt at a leather cantled hunting type sporran. Although I did not get quite the "pear" shape, I was attempting something like the Britt Ferguson sporrans. Being too poor, I couldn't afford one of his works of art, so I ended up with this. I found the leather at a remnants store, and bought enough to make three or so sporrans for about $25 US. The vegetable tan was scraps from a bundle sold by our local Farmer's Co-op for five bucks. The stitching is hemp thread (which I waxed ) normally used for hemp jewelry. In retrospect the holes for the fastening braid should be smaller. Here is a picture (please excuse the cell phone pictures) with the stuff I normally carry: wallet, tobacco pouch, lighter, pipe tool, cigar cutter, tin of Bengal Slices (more pipe tobacco!), pocket knife (don't leave home without one!), guitar picks and change (flask is for special occasions).

I included a cell phone pocket on the back, but my wife thinks I shouldn't use it in public (looks too suspect fumbling around there, she says). The scrap holding the D rings is from an old belt, and is held on with 2 Chicago screws.

Here's a picture with everything in:

My sporran strap is a belt from Good Will ($1 US), with 2 rings held in place by Chicago screws, braided leather and 2 quick release scraps.

In all I guesstimate that I have less than $30 in the sporran and belt. Here's a picture of me wearing the rig with my buddy Punch at our local smokeshop:

Comments and suggestions welcome. Constructive criticisms much appreciated!

**Cynthia** · 24th March 09, 12:27 PM

I think you did a great job! I love the look of those kinds of sporrans. Thanks for sharing with us.

**RedBeard** · 24th March 09, 12:45 PM

Looks great man !

**celtic cowboy** · 24th March 09, 01:50 PM

Very nice, I hope to do somthing like this for my next one.

**tulloch** · 24th March 09, 02:25 PM

That is great! Start to finish is thrifty, personal, good looking, practical. When you win the lottery you can buy a nice dress sporran. For practicality I think you get an A+! Good job.

**turpin** · 25th March 09, 02:52 PM

That's such a classic look. Like it's been passed lovingly from father to son several times, and gets better with each generation.

**Malcolm MacWilliam** · 25th March 09, 02:56 PM

Well done!! I have a simple sporran pattern of which I made my first sporran 15 years ago....I still use it, often when doing Jacobite. Yours is a good look and very practical.
Malcolm MacWm., 42nd RHR GrenCoy
ASM, British Brigade
www.britishbrigade.org