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04 September 2013, 03:46
boarkiller
elephant hide products
Received some tanned ele hide from Zim.
Any good suggestions for companies or small shops for boots, belts. wallets etc. for reasonable prices?


" Until the day breaks and the nights shadows flee away " Big ivory for my pillow and 2.5% of Neanderthal DNA flowing thru my veins.
When I'm ready to go, pack a bag of gunpowder up my ass and strike a fire to my pecker, until I squeal like a boar.
Yours truly , Milan The Boarkiller - World according to Milan
PS I have big boar on my floor...but it ain't dead, just scared to move...

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04 September 2013, 09:36
LionHunter
I guess it depends upon your definition of reasonable. Custom leather work, when done by a craftsman, isn't inexpensive.

I recommend Henry Flores of Falcons Forge. You can reach him at 408-930-8682. Many of us on AR have had him do everything from watchbands to culling belts with our Ele and Buff hides. His work is exceptional and he now does all of Michael458's work as well. Henry has done work for AR members across the U.S.

If you do a search in the FIND box for Henry Flores or Falcons Forge you will get a number of posts with some good pics of Henry's work.

For boots, I go with Loveless Boots in Oklahoma.


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04 September 2013, 20:07
impala#03
Dick Murray of Murray Custom Leather, Aledo, TX does fine work also.
04 September 2013, 20:22
michael458
quote:
Originally posted by LionHunter:
I guess it depends upon your definition of reasonable. Custom leather work, when done by a craftsman, isn't inexpensive.

I recommend Henry Flores of Falcons Forge. You can reach him at 408-930-8682. Many of us on AR have had him do everything from watchbands to culling belts with our Ele and Buff hides. His work is exceptional and he now does all of Michael458's work as well. Henry has done work for AR members across the U.S.

If you do a search in the FIND box for Henry Flores or Falcons Forge you will get a number of posts with some good pics of Henry's work.

For boots, I go with Loveless Boots in Oklahoma.



Lionhunter is right.... Henry does the best custom work I have ever seen done anywhere. I would not even consider another option... Here is rig I had Henry do for my Kimber Ultras from Elephant, the lace is cape buffalo.....




These are some of the rifle slings and cartridge slides we had Henry do....







Canteen cover...










If you can think it in leather... Henry can do it in Leather...........

Michael


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04 September 2013, 20:48
Tim Carney
I've had custom game leatherwork, purses, wallets and the like done by Walden & Bork (www.waldenbork.com) and found it well done.

Regards, Tim
04 September 2013, 21:00
dogcat
You may want to contact Will on this website, he is an expert on this topic.
05 September 2013, 04:03
boarkiller
Thank you gentlemen.
Appreciate all the info.
LionHunter, reasonable I meant reasonable. I know there is guys out there that I couldn't afford to call so to speak.
No offence to guys that are pricier then others.
Just looking for guys that can make things for simply reasonable price as I'm doing in my business. That's all.
That's why I love AR.
Lots of good info from all side of the spectrum.


" Until the day breaks and the nights shadows flee away " Big ivory for my pillow and 2.5% of Neanderthal DNA flowing thru my veins.
When I'm ready to go, pack a bag of gunpowder up my ass and strike a fire to my pecker, until I squeal like a boar.
Yours truly , Milan The Boarkiller - World according to Milan
PS I have big boar on my floor...but it ain't dead, just scared to move...

Man should be happy and in good humor until the day he dies...
Only fools hope to live forever
“ Hávamál”