KEEPING AN OPEN MIND - THINKIN' OUTSIDE THE BOX . . .

For those of you who are creative artisans, this may sound mighty

familiar . . . and for those of you who ain't, maybe you'll understand.

 

A few years ago, when  Mr. Legendary Leather was creatin' his first

leather carved projects, he made a recoil pad for his Marlin 1894 rifle

 and since then has made one for Sugar N. Spice.

 

 

Even though these are usually one-time creations, the Missus tries

to take pictures and post most items just in case there's a kindred

soul out there looking for the same thing. Now it just so happens

that "Mr. Buick" was lookin' for just that . . . a recoil pad.

However, he wanted one for his Model 11 Sportsman and he
wanted some extra inserts for adjustment to his comfort.
This posed a new dilemma to Mr. Legendary Leather. The
end of his recoil pad would not easily accommodate extra inserts.



 

Mr. Legendary Leather had to keep an open mind when coming up

with a new design for Mr. Buick. Sometimes this is difficult to do

after you've created somethin' a certain way. He would need to come

up with a way to fit the end cover "around" the end of the pad as

opposed to "inside" the end like he did on his own pad.

 

 

Mr. Legendary Leather was disappointed with his first try. There

seemed to be extra leather that gathered at the finishing point of the

end cover. He would have to rethink his pattern for a cleaner look.

 

 

With a little advice from some friends, reworking the pattern, and

patience from Mr. Buick, Mr. Legendary Leather was able to create

a carved recoil pad that he was happy with . . . and more importantly,

one that Mr. Buick was ultimately happy with.

 

 

 

 

A mighty fine thanks to Mr. Buick for his trust and patience

in Mr. Legendary Leather's work and for his kindness in sharing

the previous three images. The Missus can most certainly

appreciate his fine photos!