My Wonderful New Sporran

[HippieLee]

Outstanding - as always I am inspired by Artificer's work.

If I may ask (and if this is infringing on personal trade secrets/practices feel free to ignore - I truly do understand) how does one get the scalloped edges (is that even the right term?) around the trim? (and is that the part that makes it "brogue"?) I haven't really seen a tool for that at my local Tandy store but I am still very new to leather-work so I know I haven't seen all there is (and I also know that Tandy isn't the only place out there for this stuff - it's just the place near me and they have been pretty good to me so far in my learning.) It looks like it would be mighty tough to do each little cut out by hand lol....

[ThistleDown]

There! Scott does it again!

[Downunder Kilt]

Can't tell how the scalloped edges are done HippieLee, but the brogue part are all those little holes/indentations that make a pattern, as on a pair of brogue shoes.

[Llama]

Wow! That's absolutely fabulous. Well done, Scott!

HippieLee, I think it's done with a set of pinking irons or punches. Much like pinking shears that you'd use on fabric. And brogueing refers to the holes punched in the fabric, though the scalloped edges often go along with that.

[artificer]

Thanks for the pics, Father Bill- you look absolutely smashing!
I love 'action pix' as I so rarely get to hand deliver my work.

Outstanding - as always I am inspired by Artificer's work.

If I may ask (and if this is infringing on personal trade secrets/practices feel free to ignore - I truly do understand) how does one get the scalloped edges (is that even the right term?) around the trim? (and is that the part that makes it "brogue"?) I haven't really seen a tool for that at my local Tandy store but I am still very new to leather-work so I know I haven't seen all there is (and I also know that Tandy isn't the only place out there for this stuff - it's just the place near me and they have been pretty good to me so far in my learning.) It looks like it would be mighty tough to do each little cut out by hand lol....

Can't tell how the scalloped edges are done HippieLee, but the brogue part are all those little holes/indentations that make a pattern, as on a pair of brogue shoes.

Yup- Downunder's got it.

EDIT: Llama beat me to it.
No big secret, the scalloped edges (technically called pinking) are actually cut with a small pinking iron I made from a chisel. Each 'scallop' an individual strike with the mallet and chisel. Like I said, no big secret, just a fair bit of practice and patience.

You CAN buy ready made pinking irons, but they are ridiculously expensive- on the order of +$200/each, and given that I have 4 main styles of pinking and sizes that I use, it's a bit cost-prohibitive.

Likewise, there is a special broguing tool which will punch the larger hole AND the two 'flanking' holes in a single strike, but because it's a specialty tool ONLY used by bespoke shoe makers (and therefore the tool is not produced in any volume)
it runs almost $400US, and then you still need to buy the various heads for punching odd-size combinations. So all the the brogue holes are done individually by hand as well. Let's just say that I'm happy that I have a really nice set of compasses and wing dividers.

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[English Bloke]

... So all the the brogue holes are done individually by hand as well. ...

Blimey!! That must take a while. Great work Scott.

[orionpyoung]

Nothing more beautiful then the marriage of beauty and function. Congrats to the owner and creator.

[HippieLee]

Thank all you guys for the answers! Maybe I'll leave the pinking for later lol...I might be able to manage brogue holes though - I have lots of punches and a wing divider and compass...Seriously beautiful work!

[MacGumerait]

Thank all you guys for the answers! Maybe I'll leave the pinking for later lol...I might be able to manage brogue holes though - I have lots of punches and a wing divider and compass...Seriously beautiful work!

HippieLee , if you have a fabric store nearby , ask them to show you " pinking shears " and perhaps ask them to demonstrate them . It's a type of scissors used to give this effect on fabric . This might help you a bit . Pinking shears aren't recommended for most leather ... just fabric , although it might help you on the concept of the scalloped edge and the " pinking " edge design .

Cheers , Mike

[Nathan]

This is yet another masterpiece. A gorgeous bespoke sporran. So impressed. Always so impressed. One of the things delaying me from ordering one is deciding what I actually want! So many options!