A different leather project - banjo strap

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dhaverstick
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A different leather project - banjo strap

#1 Post by dhaverstick »

Friday night I finished this banjo strap for my baby brother, Dale. I told him I would make him a leather doodad of his choosing for his 50th birthday. It took him a couple of years but he finally decided on a strap for his banjo and one for his guitar. This strap is made from bison hide and is covered in ostrich leg skin that I painted. The trim is deer hide and I carved all the buttons out of the antlers off a little 6-point buck I killed with my longbow last November. Everything was sewn by hand using artificial sinew. I can hardly wait to get a picture of him with his banjo and new strap.

Darren

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#2 Post by Carpdaddy »

That's nice Darren, good leather crafting as usual.

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#3 Post by Shadowhntr »

Yes it is nice! That is a very cool front connection. I don't think I've seen one exactly like it. Great job Darren!
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Nice job (as usual!)
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#5 Post by White Falcon »

Very nice. Love the edge work!!

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#6 Post by Captainkirk »

Darren is a master craftsman when it comes to leather. I always wish I was that artistic but, well...not.
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#7 Post by dhaverstick »

Here's a photo of the banjo strap in action. We played a gig this past Monday and it was the first time my brother got to use it.

Darren

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#8 Post by Carpdaddy »

Looks great; but I can't hear a thing! :lol: :lol:

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#9 Post by White Falcon »

Looking Good!!!

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