New Sporran just finished

[Whiteraven]

Thought that I would post some pics of the sporran I just finnished yesterday. It took me about 6hrs. of hand stitching ( except for the ribbing around the flap, the wife graciouselly did that on her sewing machine ) that time included the designing of the pattern.

The sporran is made out of full grain Moose hide, the trinity knot was burned into the flap using a soldering iron ( I really must get a wood burner), on the inside I installed a handy dandy knife pocket.

I like it. It should make for a nice casual sporran, and should stay very quiet. Which is a problem I have with my semi formal. It makes to much noise, not a good thing when out hunting with a longbow, or even just hiking.

Anyways here are the pics, the first one is of the area I live in ( I allways like to see others areas so here's mine ) The other pics are of the sporran.

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Oh yah the button is made out of an old Whitetail deer antler that I had laying around.

So let me know what you all think.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------Whiteraven

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[Shotdir]

OKay, you asked so here's my opinion.

#1 You look much way too at home in those mountains with that kilt!

#2 You look much younger whilst inside the house.

#3 Where did you buy that sporran as I would like to get one?

Actually I like it's look better than my puchased sporran.

It has a nice outdoor- rugged apperance to it.
It has a truly made to perform a task look, with out looking unfinshed.
More "manly man" looking than some of the "stuff" sold as sporrans.

You said you did the trinity knot with a soldering iron? Freehand? Damn, you do good work!
Must be nice to have some artistic talent.

Ed

[Freelander Sporrano]

Nice work ;)

[Southern Breeze]

That is one excellant sporran.I like the belt also,it's a nice alterative to the traditional narrow ones. Thanks for sharing the pics.

[Riverkilt]

Great work, you must be proud.

I like the larger size...and, the circle triangle look...but then that's the AA symbol too

This board is a wealth of men with talent.

Ron

[GMan]

I am impressed! Not only with you on the lookout, but with your handiwork.

[Alan H]

I really like the pic of you above the river valley. VERY nice. Looks like someplace I'd enjoy hiking in.

Oh, and the sporran is nice, too!

[Whiteraven]

Thank you all for your kind comments. It is much appreciated.

First I would like to take the kudos on the artwork, but I can't. I downloaded the design off of the net and then just simply transferred it to the sporran with a pencil. Then I freehanded the design with the soldering iron. I'm just not that artistic, but I do copy good.

As for the comments about the area. Yes it is a great place to hike, and hunt. We have about 2.5 million acres of forest reserve at our disposal, put aside for the sawmill and pulp mill. Also it boarders on Jasper National Park, which is aproximatly 4 million more acres. The pic of me on the lookout is looking towards Jasper. The peeks in the background are the park boundry. Very few roads lots of walking.

Once again thanks all.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------Whiteraven

Bad spellers of America untie!

[GlassMan]

The sporran looks great. I think you did an excellent job. And don't apologize about tracing your design. In "Artist's Magazing" there was a whole article and then a back-and-forth in the letters section about tracing or mechanically transferring images from pictures onto convas before painting. You'd be surprised at the number of professional painters who use tracing or a similar device to transfer a design from either a drawing or a photo onto their canvas.

For some of the large windows which I've made that depict landscapes or major landmarks I've used photographs as a guide while I'm working on the exact pattern for the stained glass window.

I've also done that when working on portrait windows. This commission was for a woman that wanted a memorial to her favorite cat. Since I wanted it to be as accurate as possible I worked off a photo of the kitty.



So don't think that because you had help in tracing the design for the Celtic Triangle that your achievement is any less artistic.

You deserve the praise of your peers here on kilt review.

[Kiltman]

I'm on my third skunk sporran. My son and I both have one and my daughter wants one for her fiance! It's a great hobby for me.