Nº. 1 of  5

Man About Town

Fledgling craftsman, preening dandy and man about town.
Here I shall post pictures of things that delight me and poor quality photographs of works in progress and shamelessly encourage you to buy them.

Posts tagged Crafts:

Bike all accessorised.

Bike all accessorised.

Also experimenting with making a cup, but cocked it up a bit. Hello pen holder.

Also experimenting with making a cup, but cocked it up a bit. Hello pen holder.

Brand new bag.

Brand new bag.

Wine bottle holder. Made of tyres y’knaa.

Wine bottle holder. Made of tyres y’knaa.

Work in progress: wine bottle holder. #manabouttown #crafts #cycling #wine

Work in progress: wine bottle holder. #manabouttown #crafts #cycling #wine

Glasses case. #manabouttown #crafts #tyre

Glasses case. #manabouttown #crafts #tyre

Spare Tyre Bag #Manabouttown #crafts # cycling

Spare Tyre Bag #Manabouttown #crafts # cycling

Made some belts, awled some bag straps today. Too many finger injuries for serious stitching.

Made some belts, awled some bag straps today. Too many finger injuries for serious stitching.

Sporran in action.

Sporran in action.

I’ll be selling things things I’ve made at the Lit & Phil this Saturday as part of the Bohemian Artisans market. There’ll be much radness to see and purchase.

Sporran commission. 

Sporran commission. 

Here’s an article about me and what I do. Read it, aye?

Jake - recycled tyres by carltonreid on Flickr.
Here’s a set of pictures of me at work and en velo.
That’s my Raleigh Connoisseur, it’s like riding a handsome boulder.
Modelling a Man About Town satchel and a couple of saddle bags (and some ironic clips).

Jake - recycled tyres by carltonreid on Flickr.

Here’s a set of pictures of me at work and en velo.

That’s my Raleigh Connoisseur, it’s like riding a handsome boulder.

Modelling a Man About Town satchel and a couple of saddle bags (and some ironic clips).

I’m in the process of making a massive bag, using two Continental mountain bike tyres. The outer two strips still have the kevlar beading, I’m not sure whether the added rigidity will be a help or a hinderence.
It’s a pain in the arse when I measure out the lengths to cut them at, but they don’t match up once I’ve stitched them together.
I’ve a design for a pannier/satchel floating about in my head- possibly scribbled down somewhere. This will be the prototype. 

I’m in the process of making a massive bag, using two Continental mountain bike tyres. The outer two strips still have the kevlar beading, I’m not sure whether the added rigidity will be a help or a hinderence.

It’s a pain in the arse when I measure out the lengths to cut them at, but they don’t match up once I’ve stitched them together.

I’ve a design for a pannier/satchel floating about in my head- possibly scribbled down somewhere. This will be the prototype. 

Nº. 1 of  5