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This bag is made the same as all of my bags are. The bag size is 6" wide by 7 3/4" deep, 1 3/8" gusset tapering up the side of the bag with welted seams. The strap is 1" wide fitted with a forged iron buckle. Tooling done on the flap and strap of the bag. Small inside pocket.

Summer is almost over and Fall is just around the corner. I can't wait to get out in the woods again to enjoy what Mother Nature will have to offer.

Finished size is 6" wide by 5" deep. The bag flairs out to 7" and has a tapered 1" gusset. Made with 3/4oz veg. tanned leather, hand sewn, dyed a dark brown and treated with neats-foot & bee's wax. Inside is a small 4" wide by 2 1/2" deep pocket.

Here are a few photos of a small belt pouch and fire starting kit that I put together and will donated to the Schoenbrunn Village Trade Fair, held in October. It is complete with a flint & steel, the steel fits in a leather case, burning glass also in a leather case. The small tin holds char and tinder and flint also in the pouch is a small amount of tow. Everything to start a fire. "The steel was made and donated by Ben Hoffman of Hoffman Reproduction"

This excellent early 18th century style shot bag is donated by Darrel Lang.  This bag is of a style that would come from a professional leather worker, perhaps a shoemaker or harness maker raising a little extra cash.  It is totally hand sewn, each and every piece, using veg. tanned leather, waxed linen thread, and hand dying.  The precise hand stitching is itself a decorative element.  Darrel finishes each bag with neat’s-foot oil and bee’s wax, giving that rich warm finish.  Hand forged iron hardware completes this fine bag.   (Written by: Heinz Ahlers) Eighteenth century artisans, while experts in their respective trades, were nonetheless known to regularly broaden the scope of their business operations.   It’s a practice that’s quite familiar to their 21 st century counterparts.   One fine addition to the 2016 CLA fundraising auction bears mute testament to the age-old custom of artistic diversification: a straightforward shot bag by M...

A completed shot bag along with a few accouterments for a customer. The shot bag is 6 1/2" wide at the top, 6 1/2" deep, the widest is 8 1/2" I also added a 1 1/4" gusset. It's makes a small bag but it's open enough to get your hand in to get what you need. It also has a nice size inside pocket. The cows knee is made from pig skin light but strong.