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Member’s Closet => Moccasins and other Footwear => Topic started by: Oldknfmkr on March 04, 2011

Title: First Mocs
Post by: Oldknfmkr on March 04, 2011
Finished my first pair of mocs today. Used the Michael Galban video as a guide. Made of moose hide from Two Bears Trading. Probably would have been easier with some lighter weight leather, but I finally finished with minimum blood loss. Glovers needles don't forgive.
Just as I snapped the pic, my cat grabbed one and took off.
(http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu2/nc_cooter/P3050005.jpg)

Mike
Title: Re: First Mocs
Post by: crazell on March 04, 2011
they look good!! nice work. dntn
Title: Re: First Mocs
Post by: DEADDAWG on March 04, 2011
They look good and moose hide is the only way to go. Galbans tutorial is a good one with a good style. I've used other patters that didn't turn out as well.
Title: Re: First Mocs
Post by: Hawken50 on March 04, 2011
 dntn Great work again Mike. Is there anything you cant do well.First knives then guns then bags then mocs.Ive gota 68 Firebird im restoring,whydont ya come on up ad give me a hand,id have a trophy winner then.
Title: Re: First Mocs
Post by: hungryjohn on March 04, 2011
That's  some really fine work there. Now what you need to do, is take a leftover scrap of leather, sew it into a small pouch, stuff that full of catnip and sew it shut for the cat. The critter may never stop purring after you do that.
Title: Re: First Mocs
Post by: ErikPrice1@msn.com on March 04, 2011
 Those look like they will do the job. thmbsup
Title: Re: First Mocs
Post by: raymond the younger on March 04, 2011
Quote from: Oldknfmkr on March 04, 2011
Finished my first pair of mocs today. Used the Michael Galban video as a guide. Made of moose hide from Two Bears Trading. Probably would have been easier with some lighter weight leather, but I finally finished with minimum blood loss. Glovers needles don't forgive.
Just as I snapped the pic, my cat grabbed one and took off.
(http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu2/nc_cooter/P3050005.jpg)

Mike


those are nice mocs for sure... let me know when you are making more.
Title: Re: First Mocs
Post by: Bison Horn on March 05, 2011
Good job, you got some good lookin, tough mocs there. BH dntn
Title: Re: First Mocs
Post by: Micanopy on March 05, 2011
Very nice! thmbsup
Title: Re: First Mocs
Post by: Oldknfmkr on March 05, 2011
Thanks all. Now I have to make a pair for my wife this week. Learned a few things on the first pair, maybe the next pair will go a little faster.
hungryjohn, the cat is a stray we adopted. I would hate to see her hopped up on catnip, she is wild enough as it is.
hawken50, you definitely don't want me around anything with an "infernal" combustion engine. That's one of the few things I won't tackle. I always make things worse.
Mike
Title: Re: First Mocs
Post by: heatherhistorian on March 05, 2011
Good job!   thmbsup
Title: Re: First Mocs
Post by: Ranger on March 19, 2011
Nice!  thmbsup
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