HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVIN' Y'ALL!

ADDING ANOTHER LINK TO THE CHAIN . . .

Mr. Legendary Leather was commissioned to add yet another

diverse creation to his leather-making repertoire.

 

 

Do you remember Craig from "F395 Photography" a few posts

back? He and his crew did the great tintype photo of Mr. Legendary

Leather and Sugar N. Spice. He had asked Mr. Legendary Leather

if he could make a sheath for his Swiss Army Knife that was heavily

used in his craft. Now this wasn't for just any Swiss Army Knife . . .

I'm sure you are all familiar with the 'gadget pocketknife', however

Craig's knife was so thick and had more gadgets than a cowboy

would know what to do with! Mr. Legendary Leather complied and

Craig was very happy with his new sheath. He took it home and

showed the missus. She was so taken with it that she wanted

to know if Mr. Legendary Leather could create somethin' to

hold her prized salon scissors.

 

 

Now Mr. Legendary Leather is hesitant when it comes to creatin'

a sheath or holster when he doesn't have the actual item to form

it to for a good fit. However, the Missus was able to get a pair

of salon scissors from her hair stylist that were very similar to

the measurements required for this type of sheath.

 

All in all, the Legendary Leather Clan breathed a sigh of relief when

they received word that the sheath fit the scissors and Craig's missus

was happy with the result. Now that is truly a one-of-a-kind item!

 

Many thanks to hair stylist Maria for the loan of her salon scissors!



TIMES ARE A-CHANGIN' . . .

Have you ever come across somethin' you crafted years ago and

want to give it a facelift? I suppose in a way, it would be like renovatin'.

 

 

 

Many years ago, Mr. Legendary Leather created this bowie knife.

Back then, his leather work was very primitive and he created

this sheath for that fine lookin' bowie. However, he recently

decided he wanted a different look for the sheath.

 

 

 

He ended up carving this beauty. Two totally different looks

for the same knife, both fitting into the cowboy genre, yet one

more refined than the other . . . can one use the word

'refined' in the same sentence as 'cowboy'?

 

As he does with most of his old discards, Mr. Legendary Leather

sold the old primitive sheath to make money that would go

toward his next leather project . . . and I wonder what that might be!



WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Brand, maker's mark, or cartouche (if'n you want to be fancy about it).

All words used to define an artisian's signature on his work.

When working with leather, it's hard to put a defining mark that

will identify the creator. Mr. Legendary Leather used to burn his

initials into the leather knowing he would have to wait awhile

for somethin' more professional lookin' since brands can be expensive.

 

 

It all started two years ago when the Sinistral Kid wanted Mr. Legendary

Leather to make a holster to match one that he already had. The

Sinistral Kid welcomed Mr. Legendary Leather to add his "cartouche"

to the band on the front of the replica. Cartouche? Mr. Legendary

Leather hadn't even thought about signing his creations prior to that day.

 

 

Two years later, after signing many leather creations by burning his initials

into the leather, Mr. Legendary Leather saved his money and created his unique

autograph. Since, his leather creations include all sizes, it was difficult to decide on the

dimensions of the brand. Small enough to fit on the tiniest of knife sheaths, or larger -

as not to be dwarfed by the size of a gun holster?

 

 

 

 

Ultimately a medium size was chosen since the bulk of Mr.

Legendary Leather's designs are knife sheaths.

 

Coincidently, Sinistral Kid stopped by the tent while the Legendary

Leather Clan was vending at "Gunfight Behind the Jersey Lilly"

last month. We were mighty excited to tell Sinistral Kid that

Mr. Legendary Leather was now the proud owner of his own brand.

Sinistral was disappointed to find out that it could not be added

to his holster that Mr. Legendary Leather reproduced. The brand

needs to be stamped on before the staining processs.

 

Many thanks to the Sinistral Kid for inspiring Mr. Legendary

Leather's creation of a unique cartouche!