hey hey
Found a leather jacket thats been sat about in a cupboard for time, so i skinned it and got some fairly nice bits out of it.
After getting fed up with my man made nylon cases that i was using to store my tinder & survival tins in fraying up or tearing, i sat down and drew up some designs for a few cases that i could wear on my belt, nothing amazing as i'm still using simple tools
left pouch is for my tinder tin, hence why i left the flaps on the sides to go under the main flap, box wood toggles, left this one a loose fit for stashing some bark or other materials into the pouch with out having to remove the tin (damp tinder etc)
right side is my survival tin, bit of a tighter fit as i dont need the extra room, London plane toggles and brass eyelets, didn't know how to finish the edges off so i waxed the knots and the edges and then heated it to melt it into the leather to stiffen up the knots
all they need is for a belt loop to be attached to the backs of them and they are done.
i have a few more projects that are in the pipe line for today so some more pics might follow later if i can be bothered to make them, if not it will be tomorrow.
Total cost so far is £1.50 for the tins (not including the contents) and 6 hours ish work
cheers
Madz
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