New fox sporran with a flip top brass cantle

[Nomad]

This is a rebagged sporran that I fashioned a flip up cantle for. The pelt is from a recycled fur coat and the bag is based on an inexpensive ebay sporran that was reworked using recylced scrap leather and a brass cantle.

Lovely sporran, the brass coloured cantle fits very well with the fur which I think is paticularly beautiful. Have you used magnets to ensure the sporran stays closed, or some other method I can't quite see?

[Shinenotburn]

Lovely sporran, the brass coloured cantle fits very well with the fur which I think is paticularly beautiful. Have you used magnets to ensure the sporran stays closed, or some other method I can't quite see?

I actually did not use a closer on this piece. I simply added enough leather on the back of the sporran to accomodate the cantle and make the back stiff enough to hold the flap closed. The added leather acts as a hinge of sorts.

I'll try and post some images of it later but I hope this explains the concept a little at least.

[Shinenotburn]

Here are some sketches that might help. If you blow the page up to 11 x 17 they should be to scale for this sporran.

Hope this helps.

Cheers.