Welsh Dragon in Leather

**A Hay** · 17th September 06, 05:53 AM

Recently I've been brushing up on my Leather working skills. Haven't done much for the last 20 years, but I still have most of the tools.

I'm getting ready to try making a sporran. I'm thinking of designs to tool onto the flap that comes over the front. One idea is for a Welsh Dragon.

I got a picture from the Welsh Flag and started working on a scrap of leather.

Here is how it came out, along with another piece I did earlier of the Celtic Croft's symbolic knot. (I'm sorry but I haven't figured out how to put a photo into a message here yet. It's at the link below in the folder "Leather")

These are just practice, but I'm about ready to start on the sporran, and then a matching kilt belt.

Any tips or comments from other leather carvers would be welcome.

Thanks,
Tom

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 17th September 06, 06:31 AM

Both of those look very nice. And I really like the dragon odne in brown leather. That would make a great casual sporran.

**Kid Cossack** · 17th September 06, 06:46 AM

but that's sharp looking work.

I have owned some well made factory leather goods (holsters and belts and boots) and I have owned some well made hand made leather goods. I can appreciate the difference between factory work, and a real craftsman's touch, is all I'm saying, and I can see that you brought your "A" game.

I like both of 'em.