Help needed finding a Jacobite style sporran

**Nighthawk** · 25th July 11, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by Joe Gondek

A very nice historicaly correct leather is German braintan sold by Crazy Crow Trading Post and others.

German Braintan is a fish oil taned elk that has been used in Europe for hundreds of years.

good leather to work ,strong,easy to sew, and has an unique old time texture

It has the same color and appearence as the original you are copying

Mine isn't the German... but it is braintanned. It has a lovely historical look and feel, and it's nice and strong. I actually made myself a pair of moccasins from this same hide. I've been wearing them all summer, and they're holding up like champs!

Originally Posted by Mule

I might be able to help with that one.
Do you have access to someone that can tan a hide and get it ready for you to work? If so, I can furnish a few deer hides by end of the year.

I would be willing to get them if I could have one after tanned

***disclaimer, both family and friends have way too much time and land (KS) on their hands in which Deer hunting from stands on said land is overly used.***
I do not use said land or time for things like that, I get to work.

Seriously though, I do know a lot of people that hunt like madmen in Kansas and on any given year will produce about 7 hides. Those being close to me, I suspect others that I work with would chip in on the count too.

I don't. But if anyone wants to part with the antlers, I can always use those!

**Joe Gondek** · 25th July 11, 07:41 PM

Mine isn't the German... but it is braintanned. It has a lovely historical look and feel, and it's nice and strong. I actually made myself a pair of moccasins from this same hide. I've been wearing them all summer, and they're holding up like champs!

You can't beat braintan

**Nighthawk** · 25th July 11, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by Joe Gondek

You can't beat braintan

No sir!! It's buttery soft! And I love the color. It looks more garish in the picture than it actually is.

**Loch Sloy!** · 26th July 11, 03:29 AM

Originally Posted by Joe Gondek

A very nice historicaly correct leather is German braintan sold by Crazy Crow Trading Post and others.

German Braintan is a fish oil taned elk that has been used in Europe for hundreds of years.

good leather to work ,strong,easy to sew, and has an unique old time texture

It has the same color and appearence as the original you are copying

I searched for "German Braintan Leather" on Crazy Crow's website, but didn't get any hits. Do you have an item number for their product?

Thanks!

**Joe Gondek** · 26th July 11, 09:09 AM

go to craft supplies,hit leather

go to buckskin

it is listed on page 2 and 3

German-Tan Buckskin, White (10-12sf)
Code: 1600-605-026
Price: Price: $55.00

Grade #2 German-Tan Buckskin, Natural (10-12sf)
Code: 1600-605-028
Price: Price: $55.00

http://www.crazycrow.com/mm5/merchan...age=&offset=18

**Ryan Ross** · 26th July 11, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by Nighthawk

There! It's in progress. Happy?

So- I haven't got a deer hide to work with, so I'm using elk. I know it's not technically correct... but who's gonna know anyway?

Very happy!

...and don't worry too much about using elk, rather than deer.

The Scottish Red Deer's scientific name is Cervus elaphus.

And while our own White-tailed Deer's scientific name is Odocoileus virginianus, and our Mule Deer's is Odocoileus hemionus, the North American Elk's scientific name is Cervus canadensis.

So in reality, the elk hide you're using is very likely more authentic than if you had used what we in the U.S. consider "deer" hide.

**Nighthawk** · 26th July 11, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by Ryan Ross

Very happy!

...and don't worry too much about using elk, rather than deer.

The Scottish Red Deer's scientific name is Cervus elaphus.

And while our own White-tailed Deer's scientific name is Odocoileus virginianus, and our Mule Deer's is Odocoileus hemionus, the North American Elk's scientific name is Cervus canadensis.

So in reality, the elk hide you're using is very likely more authentic than if you had used what we in the U.S. consider "deer" hide.

Ah!! Thanks for that information! I decided to do a braided stitch for the outside ring of lace on the flap, and discovered 2 things- I'm nearly out of deer hide lace, and Tandy has

DISCONTINUED THEIR LACE!!!

I now have on order one of the last spools of their deer hide lace. Once I get that, it's gone!! CRAP!!! Oh well... At least it's a whole spool, so that should last me... a little while.

**Mule** · 27th July 11, 01:59 PM

Sorry, no time to answer earlier... Probably not on the Deer antlers, they only harvest the big ones. I do have two Elk racks coming this weekend from my brother, I might be talked out of half of one

The leather guy has some Deerskin lace 1/8" and 3/16" spools.... No 5/32" though... But, you probably have more places to look than I know of.