Rebagging MOD cantle, correct leather weight

[Benning Boy]

Since our Artificer is down for the count, I'm considering undertaking the task of rebagging my MOD cantle myself. I'm pretty good a crafty things, but have limited experience working with leather, only making a few moccasins and possibles bags.

To start with I want a plain leather bag of simple design made from bison leather. What weigh should I choose? I'm guessing somewhere around four ounces of soft flexible leather. Is that close? Would soft leather need to be stiffened a little where it joins the cantle using thin tooling leather or the like?

I like the idea of lining the sporran. Perhaps with red velvet, or something else a bit "classy." Would a bag within a bag be the best approach, or should the lining be sewn in at the same time the leather is stitched? Or is lining a good idea at all?

I want other bags for my cantle, so it can be worn on a variety of occasions. I have a piece of bison hide with the wool on that's black in color and very plush. It as also been split to make it thinner, as it was very thick when taken from a bull bison. So it should make a nice bag, I think. This is to be made into a dressy bag. Also, I want bags made of prairie dog and kit fox To be fancier than a plain day bag, but not quite full dress. (I want my sporrans to be linked to my home region, the Great Plains, and not necessarily made as sporrans are made in Scotland of badger and such.) And, if I ever feel a need for a sporran of rabbit, the skin will come from a jack rabbit, not some pen raised critter. I've never worked with furs.

Any advice? I'd like opinions on sporran making in general, any thoughts at all. Every bit of it will be greatly appreciated.

[Bluescelt]

I've done a thin red suede lining inside the bag and that comes out nice. I bonded the suede to the leather panels and then sewed them together. If you line it I would keep the bag on the thin side or you will have trouble hand sewing. The soft supple leather makes for a nice bag. If you have a Tandy near you and I think there is one in Wichita go there and check out to see what you like. Plus you may find some scrap instead od buying a bigger piece

Here's the suede lined bag I did.

[Benning Boy]

I like what you've done. I see you used clips to hold the bag on the studs. I'm not clear on what you've done to the back. Are the studs under the black leather?

[Bluescelt]

The back is a flat brass plate and the leather is bonded over it. Those bumps are threaded inserts soldered to the brass that the belt eyelets screw into on the back.

[Downunder Kilt]

Benning Boy, a couple of old threads that maybe of some assistance to you. Cheers



http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...-cantle-85460/

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...sporran-75145/

[Downunder Kilt]

After some more searching here is another thread which shows the M oD method of attaching the bag to the sporran. It may also give you some idea of the thickness of the leather used. Cheers

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...99/index3.html