Sunburst and oak leaves hunter sporran

[Alisdair]

Hi Guys,

Here's my latest...I'm quite happy about this one.

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[Taskr]

Great design!
I'm contemplating a leather cantle for my next project. What do you use for the cantle form/foundation?

[Blupiper]

Very sharp. I enjoy when creativity is used in a way that fits into the whole. Those oak leaf 'leaves' on the hunter are brilliant. Really make it special.


JMB

[Alisdair]

Great design!
I'm contemplating a leather cantle for my next project. What do you use for the cantle form/foundation?

Thanks!

My leather cantles are made out of...leather! In the first hunter I made, I thought that a frame was necessary, so I integrated some brass wire...but this proved cumbersome, difficult to stitch and unnecessary.

Using the natural stiffness of leather is more than enough. I use vegetable tanned leather which is 1.8 mm thick. If you count the layers at the top you have:

1) The base layer
2) The semi-circular layer above the targe
3) The top layer which wraps around the edge on both sides...so two layers

That gives you 4 layers of 1.8 mm...so about 7.5 mm leather, plus the stitching, which makes it more than stiff enough without adding any metal.

[piperdbh]

Are you accepting commissions for similar sporrans?

[Alisdair]

Are you accepting commissions for similar sporrans?

Erm, I've never really given that much thought...This is a hobby for me, but I'm always up to a challenge!

As I've mentioned in other posts, I'm going to have to start selling some of my creations, to keep the wife happy and make some space at home! I was thinking of selling one of them in the "for sale" section of the forum - as I can do as a registered hobbyist.

[Feathers]

That is a beautiful piece of work and I especially like the leather cantle you created!!