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    Purse I'm making my 11yr old

    The bag is goat skin and the flap is 14oz cowhide. It's a bit nerve-racking painting such small detail but this is what it looks like before I put the protective coating of sheen on it:

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    That's awesome!! I love the rose. So out of curiosity, why 14 oz leather for the flap? Seems a bit thick to me!
    "Two things are infinite- the universe, and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." Albert Einstein.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nighthawk View Post
    That's awesome!! I love the rose. So out of curiosity, why 14 oz leather for the flap? Seems a bit thick to me!
    Very nice...and bulletproof!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nighthawk View Post
    That's awesome!! I love the rose. So out of curiosity, why 14 oz leather for the flap? Seems a bit thick to me!
    the Flap on my Sporran is 16oz leather. its just what we hand on hand.


    to the OP - looks great!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nighthawk View Post
    That's awesome!! I love the rose. So out of curiosity, why 14 oz leather for the flap? Seems a bit thick to me!
    Thanks.
    Aside from the fact it's what I had on hand at the time, the flap is thick so it can be tooled [as you can see]. Thinner leather can be tooled but not as deeply as something like this.

    Quote Originally Posted by The Thirsty Viking View Post
    the Flap on my Sporran is 16oz leather. its just what we hand on hand.

    to the OP - looks great!
    Yep. On hand and takes tooling very well.

    Thanks all!

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