Handmade leather pipe pouch, the early years

[Basment_Shaman]

So glad I stumbled upon this thread, I'm always trying to reinvent the wheel or the better mousetrap you get the idea. Hand made crafts are rewarding.
Pipe Holster.jpg l just won a hand made pipe holster from ebay[attaches to your belt] looks simple enough. I like to duplicate it for gifts to my pipe smoking friends.

[Cardinal]

Just my 2 bits...

I don't like latex. It's great at first but it has a tendency to dry out and crumble to dust over time. I hate that. I'd go with the thick plastic. Would be awesome if you had a heat sealer and could heat-seal a seam just inside of the stitch line on each side. You could also try leaving a plastic flap sticking up on one side, then maybe a guy could tuck the flap down over the top of the open end and slip it between the plastic and leather so it would help keep the baccy from spilling out.

Just a thought anyway...

Another thought: have you considered some other leather than cowhide? Pigskin is pretty supple and goat skin even more so. Might make for a less bulky roll. I believe you can get whole pig hides, tanned for pretty cheap.

I have handled a bunch of different leathers including pig, deer, and sheep for sure. They're extremely soft and would be less bulky, but they'd give almost no protection and most that I've seen wouldn't hold much structure at all.

Maybe a double layer so that I'd have a nicely finished inside though.

And I think that plastic lining would be the best. I'll mess around with it sometime.


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