Handmade leather pipe pouch, the early years

[fiddlegrin]

Beautiful work Tim!

Thanks for showing us!

[GWBowman]

Well, I'm extremely unhappy with the stitching on that buffalo, so I'm taking it all apart and trimming off the edges enough that I can start again. Good news is I've practiced some more and think I can do it right the next try.

I also completed one with a softer leather that I'm very happy with. I'd put my name on this one.



I also finished a veg-tanned and put it in the mail for somebody to check out - 9405903699300394246609

That's sweet.

[quo155]

Tim, you're just getting better and better!

You're on to something........

[Gunther7912]

Wow those look really good. Isn't it fun how fast we can pick up a new hobby?

[Cardinal]

It is a blast finding something like this that I really enjoy doing. It's almost like discovering pipes for the first time or something.

I'm working on a different layout based on one of my friends pipe cases that I got to look at last weekend. His is made of heavy canvas and rolls up, so I looked around online and found a few similar ones in leather and I'm trying to recreate one now. I used stiff veg-tan because that's what I've got on hand, but I think a more supple oil-tanned would be better for this application. I'm still going to finish it. The idea is to make a few vertical pockets, with a flap on the top and the left side which should help contain the pipe/tobacco when I roll the thing up.

First pic of some leather I dyed and conditioned heavily with coconut oil earlier this week -

[Cardinal]

Couple new ones going, the first being this new one based on my friend's canvas roll. Unfortunately the leather is too stiff to roll up well, and the top flap needs to be a little longer. I'll try some more conditioned and trim it up a little. It may end up working, but I think I'll need to start with a softer leather if I try this style again. It gave me an opportunity to model Branzig's pipe though!



The other one I just finished is the buffalo leather. I was displeased by the stitching being so uneven, so I took it apart, trimmed 1/4" off the edges, and started again with a new technique. It turned out straight and beautiful, and I'm happy with the result. This is the thickest leather I've used, but also the most supple, and it really hugs the pipe and lighter and feels like it offers decent protection. It's my favorite to date, and I want to get some more of this leather to try another one in the style like the roll above.

[Tobias Lutz]

Very nice, Tim! I'm extremely impressed. I've never been one for much hand craftsmanship... but I did fashion a few decent bongs back in the day

[Cardinal]

Very nice, Tim! I'm extremely impressed. I've never been one for much hand craftsmanship... but I did fashion a few decent bongs back in the day

Lol thanks. Maybe that'll be my...last project, after I retire.

[Lostmason]

@Cardinal

Couple new ones going, the first being this new one based on my friend's canvas roll. Unfortunately the leather is too stiff to roll up well, and the top flap needs to be a little longer. I'll try some more conditioned and trim it up a little. It may end up working, but I think I'll need to start with a softer leather if I try this style again. It gave me an opportunity to model Branzig's pipe though!

Tim, are you going to sell this one, and if so how much?

Matthew

[Cardinal]

@Cardinal



Tim, are you going to sell this one, and if so how much?

Matthew

The stitching and alignment on this one are so sloppy and poor that I wouldn't even give it away. It works as a prototype/lessons learned I guess. Will let you know if one works out at some point. I like the concept, but the execution needs major work.