DIY First (Aluminum Cantle Sporran)

**Harold Cannon** · 26th July 12, 11:32 AM

That is an easy solution to make a bag. I am VERY impressed at your work. For a novice you are doing great. Makes me think I need to try my hand a brass cantle making.

**Thomas H** · 26th July 12, 11:33 AM

Thank you all for checking this out , I was so nervous , I all most did not post , But I firgure any comments
would be done right .

I have some Goat hair still left

Any one interested in it ? I would like to trade it for enough horse hair to make
a horse hair sporran . in a darker color hair .

I have pictures of the remaining hair -if any one wants to trade hide for hair ?

51" long x 32" wide

sew on hide white mix Long goat hair 5" long pile

**Harold Cannon** · 26th July 12, 11:35 AM

I would be interested in some. I am getting ready to buy hair for a project in a couple of weeks.

**Thomas H** · 26th July 12, 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by Harold Cannon

That is an easy solution to make a bag. I am VERY impressed at your work. For a novice you are doing great. Makes me think I need to try my hand a brass cantle making.

You should do it , that alum. welding rods work on Brass too .

**English Bloke** · 26th July 12, 11:50 AM

I'm ever so envious of the people here who possess such skills. I'm hard pushed to make a bed.

**Thomas H** · 26th July 12, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by English Bloke

I'm ever so envious of the people here who possess such skills. I'm hard pushed to make a bed.

The hardest part is actullay finding time to just stop every thing and work on it . once you get to work on them they are fun and
I am looking forward to finishing it .

You should just try and see what you can come up with . then plan to make it .
I had been holding on to the aluminum for 7 years and finally siad one week end , I am going to try ( and it worked )

**sydnie7** · 26th July 12, 12:37 PM

As for sewing the bottom of the bag, the pix I've seen of "real" hair sporrans show the hair mounted to a flat backing, and any bag/pocket is sewn to the backing. That lets the hair hang down freely at bottom without being involved in any seam.

If I understand your issue, I'd suggest carefully trimming/shaving away about 1/4 to 3/8 of the hair from the edge of the hide to create a seam allowance. You should be able to sew along the edge of that "bald" section so that the bare leather bends upward but from there the hair can hang down straight. Hard to describe but I hope that helps.

**Thomas H** · 26th July 12, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by sydnie7

As for sewing the bottom of the bag, the pix I've seen of "real" hair sporrans show the hair mounted to a flat backing, and any bag/pocket is sewn to the backing. That lets the hair hang down freely at bottom without being involved in any seam.

If I understand your issue, I'd suggest carefully trimming/shaving away about 1/4 to 3/8 of the hair from the edge of the hide to create a seam allowance. You should be able to sew along the edge of that "bald" section so that the bare leather bends upward but from there the hair can hang down straight. Hard to describe but I hope that helps.

That is a great idea - I did not think of shaveing the hair - that would get the hair out of the seam - in which I was affraid of
Thank you - I will try that

**sydnie7** · 26th July 12, 12:53 PM

I'd test the idea first on some small scraps. I haven't done it this way myself. I had the idea when planning to make Bob's mink sporran but tested some scraps and found that fur was so short, I could just "tease" it out of the finished seam. Obviously that goat hair is a different matter!