Leather Razor Pouch

I was surfing on ClassicShaving - looking for replacement scales - when I came across the leather, Buckskin pouch to hold a 7 day set.

$149.00???:confused:

Ouch.

Now, not to criticize this man's work, and no doubt they're better than what I've made but I couldn't see spending it.

Here's my daily use pouch
http://i558.photobucket.com/albums/s...y/100_1692.jpg

Here's my seven day holder
http://i558.photobucket.com/albums/s...y/100_1690.jpg

And since I've already gone past these in RAD here's a 24 razor pouch.
http://i558.photobucket.com/albums/s...y/100_1691.jpg

The buckskin I've used was braintanned by myself a few years ago. Check out braintan.com for the process used to do this. VERY labor intensive.

Hmmmmm. I wonder what mine would be worth?

Zacsdaddy

Nice work. I need more skillz, I think.

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Originally Posted by Zacsdaddy

The buckskin I've used was braintanned by myself a few years ago. Check out braintan.com for the process used to do this. VERY labor intensive.

Hmmmmm. I wonder what mine would be worth?

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Good question, I wonder if, when you come up with the number, somebody else will have an 'ouch' comment for you ;)

Ooohhh, an OUCH for me? :dropjaw: Probably. But consider this.

According to the braintan website a single hide will run between $180 and $252. It takes about 1/3 of a hide for a 7 razor set.

The same buckskin from Tandy Leather Factory is about $75.

Then there's the labor. :thinking:

So the leather value is around $25.00 for the $149.00 professionally made pouch. And it does look to be excellent quality. Machine sewn with buckle straps.

Mine is valued around $60.00 for the leather and is hand sewn with buckskin lacing (cut from the same hide) and held closed with the same buckskin lacing. No "artificial ingredients". :nono:

The 24 razor set took most of a full hide. It could probably have been made to hold 30 but I wanted 2 dozen.

I laid my 24 on a three different Tandy hides I have and 2 of them would have made a 24+ pouch quite easily. The third looked to be a #2 hide based on the number of holes.

But that leather is intended for a "princess indian dress" for my daughter.

I may have to consider offering to make pouches (if anyone is interested - hint, hint) but I won't be asking for anything as crass as money (yuck). I want razors. Shave ready, shinny, lovely, razors.:cool:

Like I said, I got RAD something awful.:roflmao

Zacsdaddy