Looks good. What will you use to protect the leather?View attachment 3451
Gusset is now attached to the front flap
Worked at a leather tannery a long time ago. Worked for awhile behind the splitting machine. Side (half-hide) is fed in sideways. Big long knife rolling between roller wheels splits off the top grain. Top grain is what shoes, boots, belts, wallets, upholstery is made of. The bottom piece is a “split”. They sold these to Mexico. These became items for the tourist trade and sold as “suede”. Real suede is actually the top grain just buffed so it has the tightly wound fibers of top grain. The bottom (split) is really weak stuff. Not worth a crap. Just a FYI.As for the leather protection, there are several choices depending on if you want to stick with historically correct or modern. Pure neatsfoot oil is good, and if you want or need water resistance then Sno-seal is a good choice. Thoroughly modern is a product that I used on my stovepipe boots as well as on my gun rig and such (back when I was still doing the SASS thing/SASS #35973 just in case you care) is Leather Lube. I found it to be quite useful and coated most of my current possibles bags with it. Never on suede though. Please stay away from suede BTW, you'll thank me later.
One last suggestion is Bear oil. Which is not sold in stores and can't be legally sold in most states if
memory serves me correctly. In that case hopefully you can find someone to barter or trade with you.
Forgot to mention good old beeswax. Warm it up a little or place your leather item in the sun light and rub it in.
Plus, use of suede in places and for items where top grain cow hide or deerskin is traditional just makes for a farby look. By that I mean showing up wearing clothing or carrying accoutrements that existed only on a Hollywood set because the folks in wardrobe don't know any better. For instance, one of John Wayne's movies begins on a riverboat, sometime in the early 19th century. He's a Texas Ranger hunting for a wanted man, which he gets and then takes back to Texas. Clothing and firearms while on the riverboat is somewhat correct for the period but as soon as they get off the dock and on horseback the Duke is wearing pants with belt loops, a suede vest, ten gallon hat and of course his trademark 1873 Peacemaker. The Duke can do no wrong but anyone else is going to get called on it.Worked at a leather tannery a long time ago. Worked for awhile behind the splitting machine. Side (half-hide) is fed in sideways. Big long knife rolling between roller wheels splits off the top grain. Top grain is what shoes, boots, belts, wallets, upholstery is made of. The bottom piece is a “split”. They sold these to Mexico. These became items for the tourist trade and sold as “suede”. Real suede is actually the top grain just buffed so it has the tightly wound fibers of top grain. The bottom (split) is really weak stuff. Not worth a crap. Just a FYI.
it is a great looking bag. where did you get the buckle? it looks like it is a blacksmith one?View attachment 3452View attachment 3453
Buckle attached to the shorter strap. Next step is to attach the shoulder straps to the bag
it is a great looking bag. where did you get the buckle? it looks like it is a blacksmith one?
I see alot of guns sent from the 1890's era in 1870's era movies. Didn't think they had time machines back then.Plus, use of suede in places and for items where top grain cow hide or deerskin is traditional just makes for a farby look. By that I mean showing up wearing clothing or carrying accoutrements that existed only on a Hollywood set because the folks in wardrobe don't know any better. For instance, one of John Wayne's movies begins on a riverboat, sometime in the early 19th century. He's a Texas Ranger hunting for a wanted man, which he gets and then takes back to Texas. Clothing and firearms while on the riverboat is somewhat correct for the period but as soon as they get off the dock and on horseback the Duke is wearing pants with belt loops, a suede vest, ten gallon hat and of course his trademark 1873 Peacemaker. The Duke can do no wrong but anyone else is going to get called on it.
I have noticed quite a few 92 Winchesters before they were being made and one western even showed a round bolt Marlin for a split second. These might have just been prototypes I guess¿Plus, use of suede in places and for items where top grain cow hide or deerskin is traditional just makes for a farby look. By that I mean showing up wearing clothing or carrying accoutrements that existed only on a Hollywood set because the folks in wardrobe don't know any better. For instance, one of John Wayne's movies begins on a riverboat, sometime in the early 19th century. He's a Texas Ranger hunting for a wanted man, which he gets and then takes back to Texas. Clothing and firearms while on the riverboat is somewhat correct for the period but as soon as they get off the dock and on horseback the Duke is wearing pants with belt loops, a suede vest, ten gallon hat and of course his trademark 1873 Peacemaker. The Duke can do no wrong but anyone else is going to get called on it.
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