Rob Roy sporran

[backwoodzboy]

I tend to like the Rob Roy sporrans, I made myself one last year for the Ren Fest, and my wife one that was altered into a purse, and my little boy I believe has one for when he gets a little older. The one pictured I started Saturday evening, and finished Sunday night. It is made primarily out of soft deer hide with some heavier pieces where stiffness is needed. I braided goatskin lacing for the drawstrings. I also cut up a nice size 9 point rack for the button and string ends. I added a little bit of piping in the front, on the lid, and around the rim. I to increased the depth by about one inch, the gusset by about an inch. Enjoy!!!

[parker_db]

So what I want to know is it a secret ,the dimensions, or can someone with a copy scan the pics/ dimensions for all of us to see?

Ranald, I don't have them with me but I will be glad to post the dimensions that I used for mine.

[DWFII]

So what I want to know is it a secret ,the dimensions, or can someone with a copy scan the pics/ dimensions for all of us to see?

The original recipe cites a front and back piece as "U" shaped, 8" from top to bottom and with a 4.5" radius in the lower, curved section. Which means that it is a truncated (chopped off) 9" circle...except the sides are straight.

Again, two are needed.

The gusset is 2.5" wide.

The over-flap is shaped somewhat like a ping pong paddle with a wide handle. The "handle" is 2.5" wide and 5.5 inches long. The "paddle" is, naturally, attached to one end of the "handle" and its radius is 2-1/8".

I am making one of these currently and I have changed some of the dimensions and the shape of the over-flap. I think many do. But I don't think that there is anything wrong with the original recipe. Thompson takes issue with commercial sporrans as being too small to get your hand into and, as a consequence, I feel certain that he addressed that issue when setting out the dimensions of the Rob Roy sporran.

What with all the photos in this and other threads you should be able to figure out how to put one of these together pretty easy.

Good luck....

[parker_db]

I just realized that I never posted the dimensions for the sporran I made. I do apologize for that oversight.

Here you go. You should be able to get the dimension from the photos. The grid is 1" square.

The front and back panel - cut your web (I made mine 2-3/4" wide) and sew it to each edge of the front and back panel to form the sides. Be careful to line them up properly or your front panel will be miss-aligned with your back panel and not lie right.


The reenforcing panel for the front and the back


The over-flap


Good luck with your projects!

[Bart_In_A_Kilt]

Very Nice. I am going to try one too.

[medic78]

nice work that is my next project

[JolyStNicholas]

The brown is very very nice too, but I still like the earlier Black offering much better, don know why I prefer Black much more. Just my opinion!