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Post by brokennock on Apr 15, 2020 13:25:21 GMT -7
Unhappy with the flap on the 1st shot pouch I ever made, several years ago, since I made it. And happy with how the bound edge trim came out on the experimental "craft store bag" challenge project, I decided to modify that 1st pouch's flap. I had some thin, soft tempered tan garment leather so I cut a strip and marked off my hole spacing along one edge. I trimmed the flap to it's new size and shape then proceeded to add the edge trim with the poke and stitch method.
Here is where we started,
Here is where we wound up,
Still a couple things I'm not thrilled with, but I'd call this improvement. To fix anything else I would have to unstitch most of the bag and resew it. No thank you.
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Post by hawkeyes on Apr 16, 2020 4:21:34 GMT -7
Very nicely done Dave, I like it!
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Post by artificer on Apr 17, 2020 1:43:56 GMT -7
Nice job of adding the edge banding.
I know what you mean about wanting to re-sew a pouch. Back in the mid 70's, I made a pouch I really liked to use, but used artificial sinew to sew it up. One of these days I'm just going to have to cut/pull out the artificial sinew and sew it with proper period thread.
Gus
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Post by Black Hand on Apr 17, 2020 9:11:54 GMT -7
Not a critique, just a question: Why is the flap so large? A good half or more could be removed, leaving a D- or truncated V-shaped flap. It would give this bag a more trim and tailored appearance.
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Post by brokennock on Apr 17, 2020 11:22:47 GMT -7
Not a critique, just a question: Why is the flap so large? A good half or more could be removed, leaving a D- or truncated V-shaped flap. It would give this bag a more trim and tailored appearance. A couple reasons. 1st was experience with other bags that did not have button closures, which I generally dislike button closures on shot pouches, and the flap that looked so nice and proportional when the bag was flat and empty became too small when the bag was full. As it is, because top of the flap is flat sewn to the inside of the top of the back panel, instead of folding over from the rear, the bag stays closed nicely anyway, but I didn't know that at the time. Second, it is one of those design modifications mentioned with weatherproofing in mind. The oversize flap, along with the piece of trim folded over the top of the the edges of the flap and back panel, keeps rain and snow out. That trim piece was heavily soaked in mink oil on the rough side, then Sno-Seal on the smooth side before being sewn on, left overlong and clamped to the piece to get a mark for length, the ends were sewn shut inside out then turned before stitching to the bag too. Definitely not a design for doing a lot of shooting at the range as the bag is very tight, stuff stays put, and the flap does its job well, but getting stuff in and out frequently would get tiresome. |
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Post by brokennock on Apr 17, 2020 11:29:20 GMT -7
Nice job of adding the edge banding. I know what you mean about wanting to re-sew a pouch. Back in the mid 70's, I made a pouch I really liked to use, but used artificial sinew to sew it up. One of these days I'm just going to have to cut/pull out the artificial sinew and sew it with proper period thread. Gus The number one thing I would want to re-sew is the order of the pieces. As we have discussed by p.m. the center divider causes the edges at either end of the bag to lay funny. This does not allow the front section to expand as much as it should when the bag was turned rightside out. The only way I would redo it is if I can figure out how to do it without touching the flap and cover piece. That and stitching the cloth liner to the strap were the biggest pains in the neck of the project. |
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