Reworking a Hair Sporran

[artificer]

your best bet would be to remove the cantle and tassels and simply have a new body made. Save the original as well for posterity and collector's value.

[MacBean]

your best bet would be to remove the cantle and tassels and simply have a new body made. Save the original as well for posterity and collector's value.

So do you make hair sporrans?

Was your recommendation in part based on a suggestion not to dissassemble an old sporran worth keeping, or perhaps that old leather is likely to be brittle?

I'd have thought that the front leather would come right off once the binding was removed. Perhaps I could replace it alone?

[artificer]

So do you make hair sporrans?

Was your recommendation in part based on a suggestion not to dissassemble an old sporran worth keeping, or perhaps that old leather is likely to be brittle?

I'd have thought that the front leather would come right off once the binding was removed. Perhaps I could replace it alone?

My recommendation is based on a few things:

1) we don't know how the face is attached to the back
- it would be a pity to dissect a vintage piece only to find that it's glued on the inner faces.

2) depending on the leather, a 'recrafter' would have to be VERY careful about the sewn edge and re-sewing the trim. If the leather is older and brittle, considerable damage could be done to an area that's already weaker from the original stitch holes.

3) Simple cost. You're probably going to pay MORE to have the piece disassembled than you'd pay to have a new body put on your original cantle.

4) I personally would ALWAYS prefer to keep old objects intact, or at least if they are changed, make sure the changes are reversible. You can swap bodies and keep the original, and that way if you ever choose to sell it, you can offer both the original and updated bodies.

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