This is my second effort at sporran making and ready to start #3. A picture of the back is on my website.

http://home.comcast.net/~kfm44/Moncr...porran%202.jpg

looks good mate, whats the loop thingy (don't know term) where you tension the cord? looks like bone? or horn?

It's shed deer antler cut cross ways. There was already a hole in the center where the marrow is, I just knotted length leather on both sides to hold the "button" then ran the remaining length through two holes in the flap and knotted it agian. I used the deer antler again for the small light colrede bits on the tie ends.

Looks awesome. I hope mine turns out just as good looking as yours!

it looks great, you did a very nice job

Looks good.. What's #3 going to look like?

I have a piece of hair on sheep skin, angora I was told, that is if I can figure out a way to comb it out some!?

My #2 diy sporran has its issues.... any suggestions for making the back more stiff/solid? I have three pieces of boning added to it, no to much help.

The back of mine aren't really stiff, is there a particular reason you want it to be? I have a mass made sporran with a stiff back and I think it is just a piece of cardboard sandwiched between 2 pieces of leather. Another idea would be to use a really heavy piece of leather, like a 6-8 oz. thickness.

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Originally Posted by hylander

The back of mine aren't really stiff, is there a particular reason you want it to be? I have a mass made sporran with a stiff back and I think it is just a piece of cardboard sandwiched between 2 pieces of leather. Another idea would be to use a really heavy piece of leather, like a 6-8 oz. thickness.

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I used canvas, and it flops down in the back, so the back becomes the top, which isn't what I want of it.