Artificer's General "Catalog" thread

**Mael Coluim** · 5th June 11, 04:28 PM

Here’s the happy customer with his new Artificer sporran and belts. Scott is a real delight to work with. He keeps you informed of the process and sends you photos or artist renditions of options you are considering. My sporran even came in a nice cloth presentation pouch where it can be safely stored. I heartily recommend The Artificer to you. Well done, Scott! Cheers!!!

**Mike_Oettle** · 6th June 11, 07:17 AM

Very nice indeed, Ern!
Regards,
Mike

**artificer** · 7th June 11, 05:25 AM

Originally Posted by Mael Coluim

Here’s the happy customer with his new Artificer sporran and belts. Scott is a real delight to work with. He keeps you informed of the process and sends you photos or artist renditions of options you are considering. My sporran even came in a nice cloth presentation pouch where it can be safely stored. I heartily recommend The Artificer to you. Well done, Scott! Cheers!!!

Looking great, Ern! Thank you for the very nice recommendation.

So... What's in the goblet?

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**Mael Coluim** · 7th June 11, 06:49 AM

Originally Posted by artificer

So... What's in the goblet?

At that gvein time, I can't seem to remember Scott. But there wasn't a bad beer there!

**artificer** · 8th June 11, 07:42 AM

I had a pair of similar goblets in college, although mine were of seeded glass, and a touch larger than yours.

I love the bar you're at as well. Very cool atmosphere for a drink at the games.

**artificer** · 14th August 11, 05:22 AM

New update:

Jack Daw had contacted me a while back regarding a few brass cantles he'd gotten his (lucky) hands on, and was wondering whether I'd be able to make new bags for them.

After a few emails back and forth about what he had in mind, he posted the cantles off to me. Below is the result.

On the left is a hand made cantle, bag in very supple black cow hide. We'd originally planned for pigskin, but finding good pigskin is quite hard at this point, and the material I'd originally sourced was disappointing (to say the least) when it arrived and was sent back.

On the right is an Ex-MoD cantle, bag in tipped brown pigskin. I love working with pigskin, as it's incredibly tough for a given thickness, while still maintaining a good level of softness. It makes for a fantastic sporran.

Below shows both bags open, displaying the varying attachment methods in the two pieces.

The hand-made sporran is laced to the cantle with leather thong (the original bag was laced with thread). The MoD cantle uses E-clips to attach the bag to the cantle on the brass studs inside.

**Joshua** · 14th August 11, 07:19 AM

Mein Gott that pigskin sporran is beautiful! Do want.

**longhuntr74** · 14th August 11, 09:16 AM

just drooled all over the old one...doesn't work anymore!! Scott...your work is exquisite...and those brass cantles are awesome. I really want to get MY hands on one someday!!