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Category: Possibles Bag

Hunter’s Pouch

Thursday, March 4, 2021Thursday, March 4, 2021 ~ George Crawford ~ Leave a comment

I think of this type of bag as a forager bag, mainly because it is the type I carried in the late 80s while working on a High Adventure summer program teaching outdoor skills. It's really just a classic shooting bag; the type that could be found just about anywhere in North America or Europe … Continue reading Hunter’s Pouch

Another Possibles Bag

Thursday, December 6, 2018 ~ George Crawford ~ Leave a comment

Possibles Bag

Tuesday, December 4, 2018Tuesday, December 4, 2018 ~ George Crawford ~ 4 Comments

Here is an update on the most recent possibles bag I have been working on: Sorry the photos aren't so great but here is the description: Made from 7 oz (~3 mm) Hermann-Oak full-grain harness leather top dyed and antiqued Fiebings medium brown with a single patch pocket inside. It still needs a little edge … Continue reading Possibles Bag

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A Gallery of Some Past Projects

Replicated woven sandals from the Southern High Plains and the greater Southwest. Produced from narrow-leaf yucca.

Bodhrans.

Elk leg sinews dried and ready for processing.

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Taking a break.

Higher, more ergonomic table.

The author with his antler-fork walking stick and his dog begging for a walk.

An overview of traveling gear. I see this format on the web a lot so I’m stealing the style from far batter photographers than I.

The bench’s small size will allow it to pack easily into the truck, even holding items in the tills.

My personal favorite (at the moment).

Flame maple neck, walnut rim.

The sacred connection.

Tools, clockwise from lower left: large awl, sewing awl, rivercane needle case, bone toothpick, sewing needles in center.

Paleotool at Rabbitstick, Rexburg, Idaho

The little table has many miles on it now and doesn’t look this pretty at all. I’m actually in the midst of refinishing it and will post pictures sometime soon.