Good day rabble,

a couple of weeks ago my brother mentioned to me that he was starting to get back into leather working. At that time, he was working on a black-powder possibles bag for my father. I mentioned in joking that it would be great if he could make a black rob roy sporran for me at some point and then didn't think anything else of it.

Today a rather large box appeared from where my brother resides and lo and behold, look what was contained there-in;



This is his interpretation of a rob roy sporran! I have to admit, I LIKE IT. The leather is for the bag is smooth and supple and the flap is very stiff. The carving is a celtic raven with my initials stamped into it. This is going to get quite a bit of wear!

The other thing in the box was a huge surprise...




He decided to make a Targe for me. This this is a very large item and it fits my mammoth forearms quite well. He covered it in a deep red leather and the brad pattern is from a targe found at the battle of Glenlivet See Here The backing is calf-skin and the seam is covered in a strip of the MacKinnon modern tartan. Talk about a gift for a king!

Now I have to decide where to hang this thing and how I talk my wife into letting me purchase that basket hilt sword I have been lusting after.

What a great gift from my brother... I think I will hang onto him for a while yet.

(by the way, he has asked for any input that the rabble would like to leave. I will pass your comments onto him)