Seal skin sporrans?

**beerbecue** · 28th March 10, 09:16 AM

Originally Posted by Ted Crocker

I think if I were ever going to get a sporran, I would get a full mask skunk sporran, and not worry about all this silver and seal or fake silver and fake seal business.

Seeing as how useful skunks are in keeping pests down, I have reversed my decision some time ago to have a skunk sporran....

Am going to stick to horsehair or goat hair at this point.....

**Bugbear** · 28th March 10, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by beerbecue

Seeing as how useful skunks are in keeping pests down, I have reversed my decision some time ago to have a skunk sporran....

Am going to stick to horsehair or goat hair at this point.....

I will have to settle for a little skunk lapel pin, if I can find one, because a new sporran is not in my near future.

I wonder if a zebra design could be made of a horse hair sporran; better yet, a zebra hair sporran. That would probably be very expencive.

**okiwen** · 3rd April 10, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by Ted Crocker

I will have to settle for a little skunk lapel pin, if I can find one, because a new sporran is not in my near future.

I wonder if a zebra design could be made of a horse hair sporran; better yet, a zebra hair sporran. That would probably be very expencive.

It is an older hide that I have been researching the perfect pattern for a sporran myself. I want to insure that the hair stays on so I have been trying to see how to fix it. I also have hyena and a giraffe. Do you know anyone that wants a full elephant skull? I have had to move it four times and it is very heavy!

**okiwen** · 3rd April 10, 10:47 AM

I know of about 500k fishermen that would love to see this trade take off. They are really big really aggressive and very destructive. Ruin hundreds of thousands of dollars in netting and fish loss. The only natural enemy I can think of is the killer whale. Not so common in the harbors where the sea lion have begun to remain (due to the abundant people food).

I bet you could make quite a few from their massive hide.

The problem as I see it is the crappy cantle supply. I've got my wife working on that now. Quality at a reasonable price. Notice the emphasis on quality. Those stamped tin cantles are terrible.

I'll get back to you all when I see a bit of interest and I can get this moving. Seriously.