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1786 Russian Reindeer Hide

A selection of the work I have been commissioned to make, using the unique 1786 Russian Reindeer Hide. A remarkable and historic find, but necessarily expensive, because of the need to recover it from the sea bed, then dry it and re-treat the leather, plus it's rarity.
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A hand stitched, lid over body attache case, with reindeer hide corners.
Sep 2, 2012
The interior of the reindeer hide, lid over body attache case. Lined with a dark blue glazed pigskin.
Sep 2, 2012
A curved top framed brief case in Russian Reindeer hide. Again the front and back panels were laminated with 1.5mm bridle leather. All hand stitched except for the partition boards top binding.
Sep 2, 2012
A 3 pocket Brief Case in Russian Reindeer hide, the leather itself is too limp to use for this construction, so I had to laminate the front and back/flap panels with 1.5mm bridle for stiffness. the strapping is treated in the sale way. All hand stitched except for the strapping which was machine stitched around the edges, and the binding at the top of the partition boards.
Sep 2, 2012
My own portfolio book, you can see from the other photo's, that the front of the book has faded over the past 17 years, I made this in 1995. There is a shot of the interior, which shows the original colour.
Sep 2, 2012
The interior of my own 14" x 11" Russian Reindeer hide Portfolio Book
Sep 2, 2012
A large wallet in Russian Reindeer hide, made for a client to carry all of his certification for his offshore oil work
Sep 2, 2012
A filofax/organiser in Russian Reindeer hide.
Sep 2, 2012
The interior of a commissioned Filofax Organiser in Russian Reindeer hide.
Sep 2, 2012
The interior of A filofax/organiser in Russian Reindeer hide.
Sep 2, 2012
A shot of an Under-arm Folio case, entirely hand stitched, in Russian Reindeer hide with a pigskin lining, along with a filofax Organiser, the organiser is machine stitched, both embossed with initials.
Sep 2, 2012
An Under-arm Folio case, entirely hand stitched, in Russian Reindeer hide with a pigskin lining, the client did not want a lock, because the folio might have scratched his clients desks when opened flat.
Sep 2, 2012
Interior
Sep 2, 2012
The interior of an Under-arm Folio case, entirely hand stitched, in Russian Reindeer hide with a pigskin lining. This one with an extra pocket, to allow an A4 loose leaf pad to slip in, for notes in meetings.
Sep 2, 2012
Too expensive to waste, not something I usually make but.......
Sep 2, 2012
A Key pouch in Russian Reindeer hide, this had embossed initials on the outside, lined with a glazed pigskin, machine stitched.
Sep 2, 2012
I was commissioned to make this piece in Russian Reindeer hide, for the trade magazine LEATHER for their 125th year anniversary edition. This was commissioned as a flat and unusable piece, to be photographed for the cover of an inclusion with the magazine.
Sep 2, 2012
The Story of this remarkable leather
Sep 2, 2012
Trying to work out the 'best' cut, this historic leather is just too expensive to waste, or make mistakes with. Some clients want to see the marks and 'defects' that 200+ years of immersion have left in the hides, others want a 'clean' cut. With commissioned work, I will send photographs to the client, so that they can see their case develop, from the hide or butt, through the cutting and construction to the finished case. Shown here is the outside of the underarm folio, embossed B. G.
Sep 2, 2012

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