Hunting sporran for Bible Monkey!

[Nighthawk]

I'm pretty excited by this one! This is designed so that Bible Monkey can put a metal cantle on it. The bigger, darker rivets have screw backs so as to be removed for the posts for the cantle. There will be pictures of that to follow soon, since the cantle doesn't actually fit... I used a chrome Stillwater Kilts cantle to pattern the holes, and the chrome seems to be slightly different from the brass, so I have to figure out how to address that issue. Otherwise, I'm really happy with it! I do think I'll be making one for myself in the new year!



You'll notice the lack of a tab folding over the top of the sporran. I know hunting sporrans have those, and I tried to make it work, but with the metal cantle, I had to make it so that the tab would attach like it does on a typical dress sporran, which is there isn't one!

[greenfordranger]

Looks great! Very fine work I'ld say

[Mipi]

Great work as always! Congratulations to master and happy wearing to Bible Monkey!

[Nighthawk]

Great work as always! Congratulations to master...

Thanks for that! I wish I were a master... I'm just a hobbyist who happens to have admirers! There are so many little details that I'm just not happy with. I seem to always have that problem, though! I have to say that having never tackled a hunting sporran before, I'm really amazed at just how much work goes into one!! This has taken me a week to do, and now that it's done, I'm just not sure what I'm going to do with myself! Guess I'll have to put up my Christmas tree.

[Slowburn]

I really like the work you've done here!
Not to be disparaging and mostly from ignorance I speak but is not a hunting sporran supposed to fully close so as to allow nothing to spill while stalking and such? Or is the style hunting just to mean less formal than say day wear?

[biblemonkey]

I really like the work you've done here!
Not to be disparaging and mostly from ignorance I speak but is not a hunting sporran supposed to fully close so as to allow nothing to spill while stalking and such? Or is the style hunting just to mean less formal than say day wear?

Actually, as far as formal vs. daywear, the hunting sporran is one of the most versatile designs. That’s why I prefer them. That and I’m not big on tassels. That is also why Nighthawk and I went with a combination of brown and black and why we came up with the removable cantle with replaceable riveted screws. That way, when the metal cantle is on, more black is shown than brown for formal wear and when it is off, an equal amount of both colors is shown for daywear. It can go equally well with brown leather accoutrements and black. As far as closures on hunting sporrans go, all of the hunting sporrans I have seen in person are closed at the top in a similar fashion. The stiffer leather used in hunting sporrans usually presses together so tightly at the top that between that and the way a sporran hangs, you would have to be skydiving to have so much as a penny fall out. If anyone is interested, I can explain the significance of the visuals used and the particular verse I had him stamp into the cross. At least what they mean to me and why I requested such specific detail. Don’t know if anyone would care but it makes the item just that much more special to me.

Hugh

[Nighthawk]

I really like the work you've done here!
Not to be disparaging and mostly from ignorance I speak but is not a hunting sporran supposed to fully close so as to allow nothing to spill while stalking and such? Or is the style hunting just to mean less formal than say day wear?

They actually close like a normal formal sporran. This one doesn't close quite as tightly as other hunting sporrans simply because of the removable metal cantle. See this hunting from Sport Kilt-

http://www.sportkilt.com/product/214...k-Leather.html

Gives a good idea of the closure, and of what I meant when I said that the tab on Bible Monkey's doesn't come over the front like it does on others. I found in test fitting of the parts that doing it that way interfered with the cantle.

If anyone is interested, I can explain the significance of the visuals used and the particular verse I had him stamp into the cross. At least what they mean to me and why I requested such specific detail. Don’t know if anyone would care but it makes the item just that much more special to me.

Hugh

Hugh, I have actually been meaning to ask that very thing. I just got so caught up in making the thing that I didn't get around to it! So yes, I would love to know what the significance of the verse is. I looked it up and read it, so I have a basic, general idea.

Also- I'm putting the final touches on your sporran. I didn't make the D ring attachment because I was out of D rings. That's done. And I realized that I didn't put the trim on the back side- top of the sporran. So I guess it wasn't quite finished. Stupid ADD!

[tripleblessed]

As ever, I am impressed with with Nighthawk's tool and dye work. Being a
gatherer and purveyor of people's stories and what makes us tick, I do have an interest in knowing the rest of this story, if you're of a mind to share.
While I do have strong acquaintance with being out in left field by myself,
I would think I'm not the only one who would be happy to share what's important to you.

[biblemonkey]

I'm pretty excited by this one! This is designed so that Bible Monkey can put a metal cantle on it. The bigger, darker rivets have screw backs so as to be removed for the posts for the cantle. There will be pictures of that to follow soon, since the cantle doesn't actually fit... I used a chrome Stillwater Kilts cantle to pattern the holes, and the chrome seems to be slightly different from the brass, so I have to figure out how to address that issue. Otherwise, I'm really happy with it! I do think I'll be making one for myself in the new year!

I am jonesing so much right now! Calm down Hugh, It'll be here soon enough. I can't wait to show this thing off over Christmas!