Handicraft Simplified Procedure and Projects in Leather, Celluloid, Metal, Wood, Batik, Rope, Cordage, Yarn, Horsehair, Pottery, Weaving, Stone, Primitive Indian Craft. Lester Griswold
Bands are decorated in the same manner as belts. Methods of attaching the buckles or deer with the three hole fastening is detailed on pages 37 and 81. The cinch type fastening for a hatband is shown in Sketch HC.
A buckleless belt is shown in Photograph B. One end of the belt is shaped with three notches on each side. The other end contains a wedge shaped slit. Insert the notched end of the belt in the opening and rotate the two ends until the space between the notches rest against the end of the wedge shaped slit.
The construction of belts split three strand for endless braiding is described on page 84.
10.Note Book Covers may be made of 4 oz. cowhide, tooling veal-skin, or tooling steer. Unlined Cowhide may be used with the rivet type note book metal. Other leathers should be lined. The illustration shows left to right: 4 oz. Cowhide with tooled decoration, Vealskin, with Girl Scout emblem tooled and Steerhide, also tooled.
a.After the decoration is applied the outside piece should be folded before it is dry so that it will be flat. A fold of paper or cardboard about the size of the note book leaves may be placed between the covers until the leather dries.
b.Attach the metal to the cowhide with rivets as detailed on page 79, or if a lining is used follow the instruction for attaching base plate metal on page 79.
c.Assemble with wide lacing starting near the top of a pocket.
Note Book Covers
Brief Case
11.A Brief Case may be constructed as an advanced project. 4 and 6 oz. cowhide should be used according to the size selected. The illustration on page 37 shows a simple stamped panel design. Monograms or metal letters may be applied to the flap panel if desired. Stamping and carving detail is described on pages 53 to 58.
a.Bevel the edges, dampen, crease and decorate. Allow to dry with the flap folded in the correct position.
b.Attach the handle, buckle straps and fastening plate. (the catch is attached after lacing) as instructed on page 37.
c.Lace the flap first, using wide lacing. Start the thong through from the underside at the middle point. Pull through to the center of the thong and lace toward the corners so that the direction of the lacing is the same both ways. Leave sufficient thong to conceal ends in the gusset lacing later.
d.Locate the center of the gusset strip, punch about four holes, using the same spacing as in the back of the brief case, tie in position and continue punching toward the corners. Compare spacing occasionally as the softer gusset may stretch in punching. Estimate the hole spacing for about one inch from the corners and increase spacing slightly if necessary to make the end hole come exactly in the corner. Fold the gusset and lace as shown in Fig. 2, Sketches A to E, page 73, also page 37.
BRIEF CASE AND ASSEMBLY DETAIL
e.Lace the front or pocket to the gusset in the same way.
f.Apply leather dressing and polish as directed.
Music cases may be made in the same manner as the brief case, or a single pocket music case is satisfactorily made with the curved gusset as in camera cases.
ARCHERY EQUIPMENT
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12.Archery Equipment.
No. 1 shows a quiver with top and bottom of strap leather. These are lapped and laced to the split center and the body thus formed is joined and laced to the strap bottom as described on page 74. A strap loop is attached with a three hole fastening after the quiver is assembled.
No. 2 is an all strap quiver.
No. 3 is an Indian type quiver made of a skin folded and laced together with the edges fringed. The bottom may be tacked to a circular or oval piece of wood. No. 4 is a flat type quiver with the bottom turned back. It is cross laced as sketched on page 74.
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The illustration shows a two strap arm guard, a cuff type arm guard and a shooting glove.
Bow Grip Suggestions
Three types of Bow Grips are illustrated. The upper one is made of Split Cowhide, cemented to the handle with the junction extending along the back of the Bow. Above and below the split grip, strips of colored leather are cemented. The upper strip is shaped to form an arrow plate.
The grip in the center is woven from six thongs 1/8″ wide, 30″ long. Three thongs each of two colors may be used as shown. Cut thongs from two 4″ discs, divide up in three parts. The thong grip is started by wrapping the six thongs around the handle as shown in sketch A for the desired length. Secure with a piece of twine and weave the thongs back, and end by splicing each thong as shown in sketch B. See detail instruction for making the grip handle under Multiple thong knot, page 108.
The grip shown in the lower photograph, is made from a strand of 4-plait flat that has been woven around the grip. Use thongs cut from four 3″ discs.
On each side of the thong bow grips may be added pieces of leather. One to form the arrow plate is desirable. These may be strips cemented in place or made of thongs, illustrated above.
The bow case is made in twp sections of split cowhide with strips of calfskin three inches wide stitched across the edges at the ends and center. Each half is folded and the edges stitched together. When these are slipped over the ends of the bow the centers