Quigley Rifle Case

[Mogorilla]

I made this for a friend, and since it has been delivered, I feel I can post the pic.   

[River City John]

Fantastic!

You did a nice job, Mogorilla.

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Beautiful, Mo. Outstanding job! Thanks for sharing the pic.

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[1961MJS]

Hey Mo
That looks really good.  I've tried to bead something, but was less than successful.
Later

[Mogorilla]

I feel your pain there.   I have beeded, it takes patience, lots and lots of patience.   In this case, the leather is smoked german tan leather from Crazy Crow and the decoration is mineral pigment mixed with hide glue and painted on.   I did set the pigments with hair spray, like you did in art class with charcoals.    It is about 52 inches overall and has lots of fringe, as I love all things fringed.

[Professor Marvel]

Beautiful job Mog!

I feel your pain there.   I have beeded, it takes patience, lots and lots of patience.   In this case, the leather is smoked german tan leather from Crazy Crow and the decoration is mineral pigment mixed with hide glue and painted on.   I did set the pigments with hair spray, like you did in art class with charcoals.    It is about 52 inches overall and has lots of fringe, as I love all things fringed.

I concurr on the beadwork pain!!!!
 I tried beading once. the back of the piece looks like a rats nest. I gave it up for the greater good....
But Mrs Marvel does great bead work!
Hell, she can even do quillwork!  Grandma Neva Standingbear taught her that, and hand-stitch star quilting!

>>   the decoration is mineral pigment mixed with hide glue and painted on

Ooooh is my verbosity beginning to rub off on you, sir?  Over here we call it "earth paint" LOL!  But wherever did you get that beautiful deep red?

yhs
prof marvel

[Mogorilla]

thanks for the compliments.   I picked up a variety of pigments from 2 sources.  Crazy Crow and Native Way.   It was some time back and I am 99% I  got the hide glue from Crazy Crow.  I was real happy with the red, the ground pigment looks redish orange, mix it and voila, deep red.

[Professor Marvel]

thanks for the compliments.   I picked up a variety of pigments from 2 sources.  Crazy Crow and Native Way.   It was some time back and I am 99% I  got the hide glue from Crazy Crow.  I was real happy with the red, the ground pigment looks redish orange, mix it and voila, deep red.

Thanks Mo
we usually mixed it with bear fat to use for ceremony, so.... it came out orangish.
I never mixed the earth paint with hide glue, I'll have to try that!
I'm planning on painting some parfletch and I better use earth paint instant of Hobby Lobby stuff lol ....

yhs
prof marvel

[Mogorilla]

If you look back at the old fashioned way on the history board here, i made some parfleches several years back.  I made them for a friend of Kiowa descent and she loved them.  I used hide glue there and it works well.  There was a place that sold pigment cookies that were dried hideglue/pigment mixed   Idenbeing you wet the edge and painted with the cookie.  I use a water color palette from an art store.  Mixes up plenty.   I thought about making hide glue but you can easily buy it at crazy crow or a furnitur repair/wood working area.   I sealed the parfleches with nopales slime.    It worked well.   You can make a decent salsa with them too.  (See recipe section).  Post pics.  I love parfleches.   

[Johnson Barr]

Got to see the case this weekend at the GAF Grand Muster near Sargent, NE just after Wooly Dan was gifted with it. Stunning is the only word! Very, very beautiful workmanship.