AY Honors/Leather Craft - Advanced/Answer Key

4. Complete a figure-carved belt, doing your own tooling.

The amount of leather you will need for this will depend on the waist-size of the intended recipient of the belt. The width should be roughly 2.5cm, but some variability here is OK - just make sure it will fit through the belt loops.

The length of the belt should be equal to the waist size of the intended wearer plus about 15cm. Ten centimeters of this excess will be allowed for the end that goes through the buckle, and the remainder will be for the end that attaches permanently to the buckle. Once the belt has been cut out, you can tool it using the standard means. It is not necessary (or even desired sometimes) to tool the entire length of the belt.

When tooling has been completed, the belt can be dyed. Finally, the holes should be punched and the buckle attached.

If you prefer, you could make a guitar strap instead.

5. From your own design, cut from leather, tool, punch, and lace a project such as a case, purse, bag, or an equivalent.

There are many items you use in everyday life and as a Pathfinder that can benefit from having a carrying case. Here are a few such things:

• Bible
• Binoculars
• MP3 player
• Cell phone
• Eyeglasses
• Toiletries
• Flint and steel
• Notebook
• Daily planner
• Pathfinder pins
• Laptop Computer
• PDA
• Camera

You may prefer to make a garment or accessory:

• Vest
• Hat
• Gloves
• Moccasins

6. Show six leather items you have made.

You should already have made:

1. a sheath (knife, hatchet, or ax)
2. a belt
3. an item of your own design
4. an item you made when completing requirement 4 of the standard level of the Leather Craft honor.

You will therefore only need to make two more items to meet this requirement. You can make items of your own design, or make items that someone else has already designed, or one of each. It's up to you.