My Lever Rifle Leather

[Jacko]

G/Day folks, I've been dabbling in leather work for a a few years now, totally self taught  - which really holds me back as Boy! don't I make some rooky mistakes. But that's fine, how else do you learn

I decided I wanted a Lace on rifle stock cover with cartridge loops for my Rossi M92 .357. I only had the black embossed leather on hand so it looks a little out of place. Next one will be made from tooling leather I purty up a little and probably use brown antique medium on

Just for interest I've also posted a picture of a tooled hip Quiver I made for myself

regards Jacko

[briarpatch]

Nothing amaturish about those!   Thanks for showing Jacko

[spruce]

Looks good to me!  Lot of satisfaction in using something you've made yourself.

[Jacko]

I've got MK3 made and I'm happy with the design. The stock cover in the photo's is plain, plain boring, it needs jazzing up with a bit of colour. Production models will be nicer to look at. I'm keeping the lacing system. I've modified the retaining strap for the Marlin model so it sits lower and is cut in one piece so the off side of the stock cover is smooth against the face. I tried stitching the retaining strap between the lining and outer of the stock cover for a smooth look but it left an unsightly bump, even with the leather skived. The Rossi model's retaining strap will need to be higher due to the curved butt plate.


Excuse the back stitched bit of thread on the retaining strap I'll trim it sooner or later. Production models will not have the rounded end on the retaining strap. I've also stitched the cartridge loops on a little lower again for more clearance on ones cheek and I'm using thicker leather for the loops to combat stretching. This cover is for my Marlin 1894 .44 mag.

regards Jacko

[oo_buck]

What would you charge for something like that?