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Title: Shot/Ball Bags
Post by: woody on November 25, 2012
Stitched this together while watching the Buckeye game yesterday and turned the stopper and plug today. It will work well with shot for one of my  .62 cal.smoothies, or round balls for my .4o cal. rifle Mike is building for me.....besides.....I just can't to have any scrap leather laying around. ROFL

Title: Re: Shot/Ball Bag
Post by: Linc on November 27, 2012
Nice lookin shot bag Woody. dntn Looks like it should do a right fine job.
Title: Re: Shot/Ball Bag
Post by: woody on November 28, 2012
Quote from: Linc on November 27, 2012
Nice lookin shot bag Woody. dntn Looks like it should do a right fine job.
Thanks Linc. I finished this one this morning.
Title: Re: Shot/Ball Bags
Post by: Linc on November 28, 2012
 thmbsup Another fine piece of leather work.
Title: Re: Shot/Ball Bags
Post by: woody on December 17, 2012
Took a few scraps from the shop and put a mallet style short starter together just to use a cut off section of 3/8 ramrod. The head is oak. I'll use it with one of my .62 smoothies. ;D
Title: Re: Shot/Ball Bags
Post by: Papa on December 20, 2012
Woody,
Just saw this post while browsing. Suggestion, go to at least a 1/2" rod for your smoothy short starter. It doesn't take much pressure to snap one and that .62 is a big bore.
Mark
Title: Re: Shot/Ball Bags
Post by: woody on December 20, 2012
Quote from: Papa on December 20, 2012
Woody,
Just saw this post while browsing. Suggestion, go to at least a 1/2" rod for your smoothy short starter. It doesn't take much pressure to snap one and that .62 is a big bore.
Mark

thmbsup
Title: Re: Shot/Ball Bags
Post by: CampbellClan on March 13, 2013
Man Woody..your becoming quite crafty! I LIKE all the stuff you've made thus far on this post..and others as well! Keep it up buddy!
Title: Re: Shot/Ball Bags
Post by: beowulf on March 13, 2013
doin some nice work there ! got a suggestion . next deer skin ball bag you do . make the neck a little longer with the leather part , wrap a decent guage copper wire around it good and tight , twist it so it dont unwrap . then pull the excess hide down over the wire wrap and glue it down !  looks good and wont wear out as quick as the sinew wrap !  really like them both but find myself rather partial to the second one ! keep up the good work !  thmbsup
Title: Re: Shot/Ball Bags
Post by: woody on March 13, 2013
Thanks everyone, beowulf I'll put that info in the old mental notebook and use it on the next one.  dntn
Title: Re: Shot/Ball Bags
Post by: Hanshi on March 13, 2013
Exceptionally nice work! thmbsup