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    Quote Originally Posted by berserkbishop View Post
    A full mask is pretty ambitious for a first time sporran maker. Just curious, have you done much leather work before? If you have then are you planning to hand stitch this sporran. . . I cant imagine machine sewing a full mask but I am sure it can be and is done. As for where to acquire your skunk. . . Google is your best friend. Barring Google do you have any raw leather suppliers in your area. Depending on the season they often carry exotic pelts like for instance Skunk. Here in southern MO, I shop at Springfield leather company and they often carry rabbit pelts, alligator, there is even stingray-again depending on the season (I am considering making my next sporran out of stingray, it would be one of a kind I have a feeling). I dont know if this was any help but if you want any advice on stitching or anything like that, I am experienced in leather work-no where near the level of Freelander or Turpin-but I am am happy to share my knowledge as well. Good luck.

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    Actually, I was planning to super-glue the pelt to a 20 buck all leather sporran I have.

    Yeah, I'm not very ambitious.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Coemgen View Post
    Actually, I was planning to super-glue the pelt to a 20 buck all leather sporran I have.

    Yeah, I'm not very ambitious.
    I guess that would work. I have not actually built a full mask sporran myself nor do I own one, but I was under the impression that USUALLY. . . (im not really one for sticking with whats "traditional") the entire sporran was made of the animal, in this case skunks, pelt. Correct me Xmarkers if I am wrong on that. Oh and I would recommend going with a contact cement rather than a super-glue. In the end the contact cement will be easier to apply over that large of an area and provides a great hold in my experience.

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