Yeoman's Leather

photo 4 on Flickr.

photo 3 on Flickr.

Colonial Ranger on Flickr.

Marrakech, a set on Flickr.

I had a bit of time recently so I made some mods to my hawk which originally came from Jas Townsend. I fitted a leather hand grip because it was a little too slippery and bound beneath the head with hemp rope to stop the head coming loose. I also made a new belt hanger so that I can wear it on my belt beneath a coat when re-enacting:

Today I finished a simple mask for the blade:

I've had a bit of time over the last few weeks to work on some projects two of which I finished off today. Firstly a new satchel; this is designed to fit a small laptop and a couple of books, enough stuff to bring to work without being too heavy. The bag is made from 3.5mm veg tanned leather, stitched by hand with waxed linen thread, dyed a nice walnut colour and finished with beeswax and neatsfoot oil:

I decided to fit a handle because one of the problems I've missed not having one on my other bag. The dye job ended up a little strange but I quite like the dappled effect.

The strap is quite thin and I fitted swivel clips to attach it to the bag. I might make a shoulder pad at some point in the next week or two depending on how comfortable it is.