Oh dear.. yes, a purse made from the scrotum of a cape buffalo. Adorned with black springbok, lined with tobacco lamb and a warthog tusk for a handle. Unique eccentricities… love it …
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Feb
17
2010
17
2010
Cape Buffalo Scrotum…
Feb
4
2010
4
2010
Silk Purse From A Sow’s Ear or….
It’s not done yet but can you guess what this is? It is a purse smarty-pants. Can you identify the raw materials?
You probably guessed the handle is made from the tusk of a warthog.
You hunters may have guessed the flap is a center-cut hide of a black springbok.
Fancy a guess as to what the “bag” is [...]
Feb
3
2010
3
2010
Inside-out and rolling the seams …
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Feb
3
2010
3
2010
Beginnings of self-matching side welt…
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Feb
3
2010
3
2010
More of the same greatness…
Notice the way the top bead and the side welting is from the benedictine colored
calf the tops are made of. Then the counter and vamp are side-welted with the black
French calf. This is a great custom look! Takes more time on my part but I love the
way it looks.
In this picture I had just gotten [...]
Feb
3
2010
3
2010
French calf on the bottom, American calf on the top
I really like the way these are coming along. French calf vamp and counter with a great toe bug. The owner picked two blue rows of stitching similar to the color of this font and one row of black in a classic western stitchdesign. Love the pull holes on a pair of boots. Not sure I would [...]