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    Oh, my. Yes.

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    Congratulations, excellent work on the bag, is it oiled pigskin, just asking as it looks very similar to my Filofax - yep still use one despite laptop, smartphone etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nomad View Post
    Congratulations, excellent work on the bag, is it oiled pigskin, just asking as it looks very similar to my Filofax - yep still use one despite laptop, smartphone etc.
    Cow hide, about 2mm to 3mm thick and was quite stiff to start with. It’s a lightly dimpled “pull up” leather. The patina and colour should improve greatly with wear and age.
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    Quote Originally Posted by StevieR View Post
    Cow hide, about 2mm to 3mm thick and was quite stiff to start with. It’s a lightly dimpled “pull up” leather. The patina and colour should improve greatly with wear and age.
    I'm unfamiliar with the term "pull up" leather. Is that a description of its use?

    It looks like what we might call chap leather (if on the softer side) or latigo leather (the very thick/stiff kind used to make cinch straps for saddles or other load-bearing tack).

    That's a fine looking sporran!

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    Pull up leather

    "Pull up leather" is waxed or oiled leather.
    "All the great things are simple and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honour, duty, mercy, hope." Winston Churchill

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    Gorgeous sporran.

    I love the cantle and love that weathered-looking leather. The red backing is a nice touch.

    Well done!

    (It would be wonderful to see it worn with your full outfit.)
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    Quote Originally Posted by OC Richard View Post
    Gorgeous sporran.

    I love the cantle and love that weathered-looking leather. The red backing is a nice touch.

    Well done!

    (It would be wonderful to see it worn with your full outfit.)
    The sporran will get its first outing this weekend. I’ll be sure to get a picture!
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    Very Nice. The design is unique and will stand out in a crowd. Well done!

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    Very nice job! Interesting to see you using pull-up leather. I'd hesitate to use this type of leather due to the possibility of getting oil-stains on my kilt (been, there done that...but not with a kilt, thankfully). But not all pull-up leathers are created equal - what type of pull-up are you using?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alisdair View Post
    Very nice job! Interesting to see you using pull-up leather. I'd hesitate to use this type of leather due to the possibility of getting oil-stains on my kilt (been, there done that...but not with a kilt, thankfully). But not all pull-up leathers are created equal - what type of pull-up are you using?

    No no problems at all, thank goodness. Bought the leather as an off cut from a local leather producer, who told me it wouldn’t stain. Being a trusting sort, I used an old white pillowcase and spent an evening watching tv and rubbing/polishing the back of the bag - no marks at all!
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