Originally Posted by
Phicong
Hi Turpin,
I have ortdered a heavy deer skin (in black) of 3-4 oz weight to use for a sporran. Will this work ok for the pouch and the flap/front stiffner ?
Gordon of Clan MacHardy origin.
That should be fine for the pouch, but you'll need something more substantial for the stiffener in the fron and the closure flap. One square foot of 7-8 oz tooling leather (about 1/8 inch or 3 mm thick), or a similar stiff type of leather is needed. You might find an old pair of boots or handbag at a thrift store that would do. To keep all the parts that show looking good I glued and then sewed the elkskin over the flap, which you can see here. Sorry for the slight focus problem.
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