Buckskin Jacket anyone?

Mike Gerardi · January 19, 2009, 05:40:00 PM

Nice ... looks just about my size :D

Owlgrowler · January 19, 2009, 05:40:00 PM

Sweet. Now you need some breeches.

Izzy · January 19, 2009, 05:44:00 PM

Niiiice!

drewsbow · January 19, 2009, 05:46:00 PM

awesome

huckbuck · January 19, 2009, 06:02:00 PM

Too Cool :cool:

Toecutter · January 19, 2009, 07:17:00 PM

Man, that is some nice work!!

ishoot4thrills · January 19, 2009, 07:39:00 PM

Totally awesome threads, Andy. Fine lookin' Shrew ya got there, too. Hmmmm....it looks awfully familiar...can it be?...By golly it is..er..uh, was..mine! Very nice camera work, too, as always.

JEFF B · January 19, 2009, 07:43:00 PM

that is awesome nice job!!

Elksong · January 19, 2009, 07:59:00 PM

Very nice Andy! I have one that I love, but I didn't make it.

mmgrode · January 19, 2009, 08:23:00 PM

Cool stuff, Andy! Did you tan the hides yourself? How warm is it? Matt

TradPaul · January 19, 2009, 08:25:00 PM

Very Cool Andy, What pattern did you use?

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BowHuntingFool · January 19, 2009, 08:35:00 PM

Wow, very cool. Looks great, looking forward to seeing the pattern you used!

tradtusker · January 19, 2009, 09:32:00 PM

thanks guys.

Jamie this jacket took 4 hides to make.
one for each sleeve + the tassels and then one for the front and one for the back, i used them up right so that the backbone ridge of the hide runs on my spine as it would on a deers.

Matt I did not tan the hide's myself :( living in the UK for the last few years has prevented that, but now im here in the states ill kill a few deer and the next one will be a tradbow killed brain tanned jacket.

as for the pattern well i can't help you there, i kind of winged it from a few long sleeve shirts i had. then what i did was trace them up onto some cheep bed sheets i got from walmart, cut it out and sewed them up and through trial and error i modified it to fit well, then i marked the joins (shoulder, color, sleeves etc) once i had it how i wanted i took it apart and traced out the pieces to the leather, then spent days sewing it up with TS1 bow string lol and number 8 glovers needles with whipstitch .

as for the hides i washed them and then smocked them to darken the color and to stop it going hard if it gets wet. also spent a lot of time stretching them out as best i could.

next are the pants

adkmountainken · January 19, 2009, 09:37:00 PM

yeah man LOVE IT!!!!!

tradtusker · January 19, 2009, 09:42:00 PM

thought you might like this one Ken

Pig Sticker · January 19, 2009, 09:50:00 PM

Wonderful work!

Really neat.

adkmountainken · January 19, 2009, 09:52:00 PM

yer not kidding bro! i will have a set in the near fiture, i don't have the skills to make them buy i plan on buying a set.

sswv · January 19, 2009, 10:03:00 PM

4runr · January 19, 2009, 10:39:00 PM

Well done Andy.

Kingwouldbe · January 19, 2009, 11:45:00 PM

Andy thats cool, is that a bullet hole in the belly?