#115 - 1st Prize Pouch and Horn Set for the 20th Annual Shandaken Primitive Biathlon

I was honored to be asked to make the 1st Prize for the 20th Annual Shandaken Primitive Biathlon for the second time.  I constructed a double pouch made from cowhide with a calf hair flap.  The screwtip powder horn was generously donated by Ron Hess, and I aged it to match the condition of the pouch.

About the 20th  Annual Shandaken Primitive Biathlon: http://www.shandakenprimitivebiathlon.net/

Bruce Horne knife and sheath

Knife by Bruce Horne, sheath by me made from cowhide.

#114 - Coverlet Haversack

Antique coverlet, linen lining, barktan flap, linen strap, and a brass button.

#113 - Game bag or haversack

This is a primitive game bag or haversack.  The body of the bag is made from pillow ticking and lined with linen, and closes with hemp cord and river cane bands.  The flap is made from the rump and tail of an alum-tanned raccoon hide. It is worn with a pig hide belt loop.

#112 - Open top coverlet

Pouch #112; made from antique overshot coverlet remnants, green fustian fabric, antique bone button, leather strap with antique buckle.  The knife is a re-purposed antique with a barktan sheath.

Flintlock Tool Pouches

Flint and tool wallet; braintan ladle and mold pouch.

Rifle & Accoutrements

40 cal rifle by Roy & Tom Stroh, powder horn by Jeff Bottiger, primer horn by Harris Maupin, turkey bone powder measure by Steve Skillman, knife by Brian Anderson; everything else by me except the wingbone turkey call. Buckeye for good luck from my friends in Missouri, the Fennewalds.

Autumn

Ball and Shot Pouches

This is a new batch of ball and shot bags, using a mix of different leathers.  The spouts were turned by different makers as described below.

Calfhide and cowhide pouch, barktan deer loop; maple spout turned by Ron Hess with cane shot measure and hemp cord.

Left: Cowhide pouch with maple spout. 

Right: Pigskin double pouch with horn spout & wood stopper. Spouts turned by Ron Hess.

Left: Braintan pouch with antler spout (turned by Jeff Bottiger), corncob stopper.
Right: Barktan pouch with antler spout turned by Ron Hess with wood stopper.

Left: Cowhide Pouch with maple spout turned by Ron Hess.

Center: Cowhide pouch, wood spout turned by Kris Polizzi with corncob stopper.

Right: Cowhide pouch with walnut spout turned by Ron Hess.