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Offline Sjfriend

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First shooting bag
« on: September 10, 2019, 03:25:43 PM »
Had a friend who was just getting into leather work so asked him to make me a shooting bag. Gave him a couple websites to look at for reference. Told him just something simple as it would be used during hunting as well as range. Guess some just don't get the simple idea too well. Not only the bag but a knife and sheath! Bag has 2 inside pockets, cow and deer leather, deer antler buttons, and antler tip flap strap holder. All hand embossed and sown.

Pics aren't best as had to crop the daylights out of them to fit sites limits. (On phone can't just resize yet)

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Re: First shooting bag
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2019, 04:43:04 PM »
Told him just something simple.  Guess some just don't get the simple idea too well.

I know the type.  Did some trading with a fellow one time and I told him I wanted one of his horns.  Like you, I told him something simple.  I got this beautifully engrailed horn in the mail a couple of weeks later.  I called him up and thanked him and said, "but what about that simple thing?"  He replied, "John, I just don't do simple."

Nice bag.

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Re: First shooting bag
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2019, 05:42:00 PM »
Both bag and knife look mighty fine.  :hairy
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Re: First shooting bag
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2019, 08:18:17 PM »
Good lookin' outfit!  :hairy :toast
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Re: First shooting bag
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2019, 09:09:40 PM »
 :bl th up :bl th up :bl th up :yessir:
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Re: First shooting bag
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2019, 08:12:37 AM »
 :hairy Nice work! A friend like yours is one you definitely want to keep... :lol sign
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Re: First shooting bag
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2019, 11:19:05 AM »
:hairy Nice work! A friend like yours is one you definitely want to keep... :lol sign

Yeah, now I'm waiting a little before I try and trick him into making a scabbard  ;)

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Re: First shooting bag
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2019, 09:28:32 PM »
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Lovely, just LOVELY! Now you have to build him a rifle in return...  :lol sign

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Re: First shooting bag
« Reply #8 on: September 11, 2019, 11:30:12 PM »
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Lovely, just LOVELY! Now you have to build him a rifle in return...  :lol sign

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HA! That's never gonna happen  ;) If I build one from legos it would probably be better looking then if I tried wood ;)