Jack Weeks is a repeat donor to the CL Foundation
Auction. Jack is an accomplished maker and a careful researcher. His leather
powder funnel with a goose quill spout is a neat and useful addition to the
pouch.
Here is a description of the Shot Pouch in Jack's
own words.
"When I start a leather project, after some
research, I like to imagine I am creating an item that will one day be a family
treasure,"part of Grandpa's hunting outfit." A bag that could have
been made at home, purchased from an apprentice harness maker or a travelling
cordwainer.
I strive for a "used" look but well cared
for, fully functional bag and accoutrement. A piece of equipment a hunter,
militiaman, or ranger used and relied on.
Description of Donated Items:
1. An 8x9 square bag with a gusset, a fringed welt
on the sides and bottom. It is of vegetable tanned cowhide, hand sewn with
waxed linen thread and finished with beeswax and Michigan black bear oil. The
strap is fixed with aged D rings and an aged buckle that is a reproduction of
one found on the Yorktown Battlefield ( Smiling Fox Forge). The bag has a large
interior pocket.
2. A vegetable tanned shot pouch with a tooled hex
sign and a white cedar stopper.
3. A vent pick with a stone bead.
4. A deer antler powder measure. 60grs.
5. A leather powder
funnel with a goose quill extension for filling a powder horn."
Jack Weeks can be contacted by email at jlwweeks@gmail.com.
Copy by Heinz Ahlers & Jack Weeks with photos supplied by the CLF.
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