No. 160: Game Bag

No. 160; Game bag made with chestnut tanned kip hide (immature cow), bark tanned deer hide, alum tanned woodchuck, hemp net, steel hardware.

Winter Begins

Sunrises & Gunpowder

Slow Start to Autumn

Seems like the late acorn crop and leaf-fall has the squirrels and other game less on the move...

Autumn

Goodbye Summer...

Goodbye summer...hello hunting season....

Open Top Pouch #1

This open top pouch was inspired by illustrations in "Sketches of Hunting Pouches, Powder Horns and Accoutrements of Southern Appalachia" by Jim Webb.  It is made from homespun fabric with a brown linen lining for extra strength and was treated with beeswax and linseed oil.  It measures 7.25" wide by 8" tall.  There is an antique bone button for closure and an adjustable leather strap.  The powder horn was made by Tim Crosby.  I made the small copper vent pick and 25 grain measure from cane.

Game Bag in use

Update to this post: http://ewingscreekpouches.blogspot.com/2013/11/game-bag.html.  My friend sent me photos of the game bag I made, in the field where it belongs. Its great to see your work put to good and proper use.  Note that the guy shoots squirrels with a flintlock pistol!

Game Bag #2

This is a simple game bag for my personal use.  The size is 8.5" tall by 10.5" wide.  The back panel, flap, and all edge bindings are made of a lightweight pigskin. The inside front panel is a hemp fabric, and the netted front game holder is hemp.  The flap is decorated with a pair of rosettes and a folk art moon.  The wide strap was woven from woolen yarn and has no provision for adjustment.

Game Bag

This is my first attempt at a game bag. The body is made of cowhide, and the bindings and rolled welts are a lightweight pigskin.  The strap is made from hemp and has a brass buckle.  The overall size is 12" wide by 11" tall.  There is a large pocket on the inside back of the bag.  The netted front is made of hemp.  There are two pairs of removable game hooks made from antler tines.