Leatherwork

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CyndiA
Tenderfoot

Joined: 02 Jul 2004
Posts: 10

Posted: 02 Jul 2004 02:10 pm Post subject: Leatherwork

I am looking for a project in leather that includes at least 4
of the skills for working with leather. I'd also like ideas
for the braiding project.

If anyone knows a good book on the subject that has projects
appropriate for boys ages 10 and 11, then I'd be glad to get a
book. The books I've seen have really complicated projects
that I think would be too hard for boys these ages. The
projects online look too easy and do not include some of the
skills needed for leatherwork completion.

The boys did make leather pouches for art, but those did not
include doing all the things needed for them to count in
leather.

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rdeweese
Scout

Joined: 07 Jul 2004
Posts: 2

Posted: 07 Jul 2004 09:00 am Post subject:

Some of our scouts just finished this at summer camp. What
they used was called a "wampum bag" It is essentially a little
bag. There was a pattern in the kit. The scouts had to cut out
the pattern and trace in onto the piece of leather (that 1).
Then cut the leather out around where they traced (that is 2).
Then use a punch and punch all the holes for the pattern (that
is 3). and then finally lace up the bag. (that is 4). They
then had the scouts turn the bags inside out and "dress the
edges" of the bag (that is the 5th item).

I'm not sure where the kit come from because it was one that
was available at camp. I still have the pattern I believe and
could possibly get it on the web if one wanted me to.

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optimist
Advancement Chairman

Joined: 27 Jun 2004
Posts: 122

Posted: 07 Jul 2004 12:46 pm Post subject:

I found a leather bag kit on ScoutStuff.org. I'm not sure if
it's the same bag or not. Here's the link:

http://www.scoutstuff.org/items/ww17259/index.html

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rdeweese
Scout

Joined: 07 Jul 2004
Posts: 2

Posted: 07 Jul 2004 12:55 pm Post subject: re: leather kit

That isn't the same kit they used, but it would work providing
it is not already cut to size and not prepunched.

The problem I find with most kits is they are cut to size and
already prepunched.

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CyndiA
Tenderfoot

Joined: 02 Jul 2004
Posts: 10

Posted: 07 Jul 2004 01:29 pm Post subject:

Hi again,

Yes. That link is the bag that the boys got. It really just
involves stitching and not the other skills. I did find a
pattern online and have that in my notebook. It's pretty much
the same bag but would need to be cut and hole punched.
Perhaps I could enlarge the pattern and make bigger bags for
the Scout book or something.

Thanks for the replies.

Cyndi

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ScoutmasterBob
Counselor

Joined: 07 Jul 2004
Posts: 77
Location: Woods Cross, Utah
Posted: 07 Jul 2004 02:01 pm Post subject:

We just returned from camp, and the kit they had us use was a
knife case.
the boys had to stitch, punch holes for a snap closure, hammer
impressions into the leather, and finish the leather with a
leather conditioner.
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Bob Torkelson
Scoutmaster Troop 538
www.wx5troop538.homestead.com
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Kobalt
Star

Joined: 12 Jul 2004
Posts: 98
Location: Louisville, KY
Posted: 18 Jul 2004 11:26 pm Post subject:

I did what your scouts did for my Leatherwork Merit Badge,
ScoutmasterBob. I still use that for my knife case, so it's a
worthwhile project.
_________________
John Baunach
Troop 42
"If it were easy, it would have been done before." -Jeana
Yeager, co-pilot of Voyager

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deltaforce
Scout

Joined: 28 Jul 2004
Posts: 2

Posted: 28 Jul 2004 12:06 pm Post subject:

I also did a knife case when I did leatherwork at camp. We had
to lace together precut parts, put two rivets in near the top,
stamp on our initials, and condition the leather. The kit we
used can be found here:
http://www.scoutstuff.org/items/ww17280/index.html

For the braiding project, we just took two pieces of vinyl
lace and braided them into a small key chain, as long as a
person's pinkie. The materials we used can be found here:
http://www.scoutstuff.org/items/ww17426/index.html

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