Menagerie Week Here Again

[artificer]

It's funny, but sometimes commissions come in waves. I might get 3-4 brass cantle orders at a time, or several horse hair sporrans back-to-back.

This time it was "Unusual Hides" time.

Fish Skins with Commissioner's Own Sigil tooling-

Detail


Zebra Hide With Crest


I found some kidskin embosses to look like elephant, so we used that for the rear



And a more typical hide-

Red Fox

With matching waistplate


Finally, no fur at all, but a pattern less commonly seen today-


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[Father Bill]

Beautiful stuff, Scott... as always! I'm still a very happy customer!

[JohntheBiker]

Lovely work, as always. "Suitable for framing".

[David]

They are all nice. I really like the last one as a day sporran

[creagdhubh]

Simply outstanding, Scott! As always!

[Hawk]

Beautiful, if not totally outstanding work, Sir......I am so very envious of you talent and Sporran making gift.....

Hawk

[ShaunMaxwell]

Always a pleasure to see the latest from your workshop!

[Destin_scot]

Awesome work. I've come to expect no less than impressive things. I really like the red fox sporran. Is the cantle a cast piece in white bronze/brass/pewter?

[artificer]

Thanks all for the kind words. It's always interesting getting to work with a new material, each one presents it's own challenges.

Awesome work. I've come to expect no less than impressive things. I really like the red fox sporran. Is the cantle a cast piece in white bronze/brass/pewter?

That cantle is from ClanArt and it is cast pewter. It's their "Viking Knotwork" model.

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[IsaacW]

Some day... when I get some extra spending money... I NEED to have a wonderful sporran made such as this. I have easy access to many wonderful hides and would love something like this made of one. Beaver would be a number one choice of mine for personal reasons but muskrat or something else would do fine as well. WOW... I can never stop looking at the fabulous sporrans you make!