Fittings were successfully completed and now Mr. Legendary Leather would like to reveal the special requested project for Mr. Top Brass in Arizona. Drum roll please . . .
You guessed it! The project that had Mr. Legendary Leather tied up in knots was a vest . . . completely out of the realm of "comfort" for Mr. Legendary Leather. However, sometimes that big Cowboy in the sky has some other ideas. He will stretch us whenever He feels the need.
Mr. Top Brass had an old buckskin from 1965 (dating back to his deer hunting days) and requested that Mr. Legendary Leather fashion him a vest. Cutting the pattern around bullet holes, Mr. Legendary Leather found that there wasn't enough usuable hide for the backside of the vest. So he and the "missus" made a trip to the fabric store to pick out a matching color to complete the pattern.
Afterwards, the missus fell back on her "home economics" classes from way back (waaaaaay back!) and was able to sew the backing to the vest, complete with a lining. Together, they were surprised to find that the old Singer Featherweight was able to handle the stitching through buckskin . . .
. . . creating a nice "finished" look for the outside edges of the vest.
With this project under his "cartridge" belt, Mr. Legendary Leather made the comment,
"Don't try this at home buckaroos!"
I think Mr. Legendary Leather prefers to stick to fashioning a good old holster or knife sheath!
Stay tuned for the big reveal of Mr. Legendary Leather's special project for Mr. Wild Game Hunter in Wisconsin!
