Mr. Legendary Leather: May 9, 2011

Monday, May 9, 2011

A PAUSE FOR THE CAUSE . . .

Well, Mr. Legendary Leather has taken a quick break from his "special request" project for Mr. Top Brass in Arizona. Mr. Legendary Leather couldn't supress his latest creative vision any longer and decided to craft it for sale in his Etsy shop. Take a look at this pair of "Hair on Hide" Spur Straps, complete with spurs!

Yup, this is another "first" for Mr. Legendary Leather. He knew he could work the raw bovine hide, but was curious what it would be like to craft the "hairy hide" of that good ol' bovine. I think Mr. LL has been readin' too many of them thar cowboy books, cuz his vision was rough-crafted style spur straps, as though they had been crafted all those years ago . . . maybe along the trail at the campfire, or perhaps in the bunkhouse after a long day's work out on the range. Not only did he craft the spur straps, but he also stripped the paint off the spurs, embellished them with pounded copper pennies, and then finished those spurs off with a touch of gun blueing giving them that old antiqued look . . . straps complimenting spurs, spurs complimenting straps.

For more details on this set, or if you are interested in purchasing them for your next work-out on the ranch, visit www.Etsy.com/shop/MrLegendaryLeather

PROFILE

A Graphic Designer by trade . . . a cowboy artisan at heart, Mr. Legenday Leather developed an interest in leather-crafting back in his Boy Scout days. Around the same time, he also acquired what would eventually develop into an overwhelming interest in knives. As he grew older, he unknowingly "married" his two interests together and would occassionally craft a knife sheath to satisfy the "leather craving" within, sometimes with years in between crafted projects.

In his 40's, Mr. Legendary Leather added rifle and pistol shooting to his hobbies, while his curiosities about the old west developed into a passion for more knowledge about the "cowboy". Once again, "marrying" his interests, he discovered the "Single Action Shooting Society" (SASS) which is an international organization that was created to preserve and promote the sport of cowboy action shooting. SASS members share a common interest in preserving the history of the Old West and competitive shooting; "Each participant is required to adopt a shooting alias appropriate to a character or profession of the late 19th century, a Hollywood western star, or an appropriate character from fiction. Their costume is then developed accordingly. Many event participants gain more enjoyment from the costuming aspect of the sport than from the shooting competition, itself." . . . the key word in this quote being "costuming" . . .

In his enthusiasm to develop the ultimate cowboy costume, Mr. Legendary Leather called upon all of his resources and interests, which encompassed everything that would be needed to satisfy yet another "calling". The variety in his leather-crafted projects is a testament to his growth in crafting the bovine hide. With each new creation, he carefully refines and hones his skills.

The imagination holds endless possibilities . . . and Mr. Legendary Leather eagerly seeks the "dusty old trail" he will travel to create every one of them!

Monday, May 9, 2011

A PAUSE FOR THE CAUSE . . .

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COMMENT REGARDING MARBLES BLADE AND BLACK FLORAL CARVED SHEATH SET:

COMMENT REGARDING COWBOY CARVED LEATHER SPUR STRAPS SET:

COMMENT REGARDING COWGIRL LEATHER CUFF SET:

SPECIAL REQUESTS AND PROJECTS . . .

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