I finished this belt bag a couple days ago for my good friend, Lester McCoy. Lester is a member of the Miami Indian Tribe of Oklahoma and is their official knife maker. He wanted this belt bag for holding shotgun shells while he was bird hunting. To honor his heritage, I took the symbols from the Miami Nation Seal and the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and incorporated them into the design.
The brown body of the bag is elk hide and the side is made from bison. The beige colored leather is emu hide and I used ostrich leg skin to make the design on it. The symbol on the flap is made from ostrich leg skin. The green trim is lambskin. Everything was sewn by hand using artificial sinew.
He mentioned that he wanted a belt bag this past April when I was over at his place in Kansas turkey hunting. He doesn't know I made it so I hope he finds it to be a pleasant surprise.
Darren
Made this belt bag for a friend
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Wow; over the top Darren, nice work!
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Brilliant work! Lots of love went into that piece, great job!
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Absolutely outstanding, Darren! How long does it take to make something like that?
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Thanks, guys! Kirk, I'd say I worked on that bag off and on for about a week.
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Wow, that is simply incredible workmanship and attention to detail.
You have a real skill there, Darren.
You have a real skill there, Darren.
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Man I'll say! It woulda taken me a month of Sunday, and it still would have looked like.....well, i dont know, but something nasty. You definitely have a knack!
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