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I do not custom make sporrans or frequently offer them for sale. If you have a sporran that needs repair or re-bagging, or if there is something in particular that you are looking for that you think I may be able to help with, feel free to contact me.
I do not custom make sporrans or frequently offer them for sale. If you have a sporran that needs repair or re-bagging, or if there is something in particular that you are looking for that you think I may be able to help with, feel free to contact me.
A rebuild of a horse hair sporran. This was a Liverpool Scottish (military regiment) sporran that I rebuilt into an elegant, civilian design. All the leatherwork is new and by me and the silver crest was made by David Dittmer of Cousin Dave Trade Silver
Different bags that I have made for an original 1880s brass cantle.
Different bags that I have made for an original 1880s brass cantle.
Clockwise from upper left:
Brown elk hide, black bear fur, Angora goat, black cow hide, seal fur, muskrat fur.
Another bag rebuild from the orginal muskrat bag I made for this cantle. I built and added a "targe" to create a furred "hunting sporran."
An early-style, full-mask sporran made from a raccoon.
An early-style, full-mask sporran made from a raccoon.
I skinned and tanned the hide myself. The form for the head was not a modern taxidermy form but rather I hand carved it from a piece of birchwood. I found some antique glass eyes which I used as I did my "taxidermy" work. For the remainder of the leather, I chose the historical option of using bark tanned deer hide. This hide was tanned with willow bark by Sylvain Ouellet of Quebec.
A full-mask sporran made from an otter
A full-mask sporran made from an otter
I skinned, tanned, and made this sporran like the above raccoon. The head form is hand-carved birch and the eyes are antiques.
Wanting a fancier sporran for 1790=1815 era piping, I made this of angora goat and pit-tanned Moroccan goat leather. The flap is trimmed in metallic lace and the silverwork was again done by Dave Dittmer.
Wanting a fancier sporran for 1790=1815 era piping, I made this of angora goat and pit-tanned Moroccan goat leather. The flap is trimmed in metallic lace and the silverwork was again done by Dave Dittmer.
MOD Mk2 sporran cantle rebuild and re-bag with willow bark tanned deerskin.
Not a sporran but similar in skills to create, this is a medieval girdle pouch that I made. I also carved the antler stamp for tooling the flap.
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