Roo seamless sheath

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The thread by wowbagger made me think of the last few kangaroo seamless coin purses I have around from my time romping around Oz in the late eighties. Wondering if anyone (most likely Aussies) have ever made a pocket sheath out of a roo sac?

I grabbed a little RR Dog Bone (no pun intended), and slid it into a coin purse. Take away the snap, and maybe add a couple tack stitches on either side in the middle to keep the folder vertical, and I think you'd have a great little "profile breaking" pocket sleeve. Wish I had more of them, I only brought home a dozen or so, but most were given as gifts in '89.

Most of the tanned roo that I've handled felt kind of like a heavier duty deerskin. Just wondering. Got my head turning now and wanting to bring in some roo to experiment with.

Here's the only three I have left. Two were already made into coin purses, the other I had envisioned using as shift stick cover, bet never got around to it.

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I am sorry if this might be a dumb question due to language issues, but which roo sac are we talking about?
 
vilePossum said:
I am sorry if this might be a dumb question due to language issues, but which roo sac are we talking about?
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It's kangaroo scrotum. It's pretty tough stuff but it's not easy to get because it's like beef jerky to us.
...okay oneof those statements isn't entirely true :D

OP nice work. LucyCustomKnives did a thread about roo leather a while back. He got a whole hide from Packer Leather (widely reputed to be the best supplier) and did a bit of experimentation with different parts. I had a quick look for the thread but can't find it.
 
Chris Larrikin said:
It's kangaroo scrotum. It's pretty tough stuff but it's not easy to get because it's like beef jerky to us.
...okay oneof those statements isn't entirely true :D

OP nice work. LucyCustomKnives did a thread about roo leather a while back. He got a whole hide from Packer Leather (widely reputed to be the best supplier) and did a bit of experimentation with different parts. I had a quick look for the thread but can't find it.
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Nice, thanks, I wasn't sure whether I understood it right, but that is what I guessed [emoji16] hmm, wonder whether I could get something like this over here. I need a coin purse. And yes, it would be fun to tell what kind of leather it is. I am that immature. [emoji23]
 
vilePossum said:
Nice, thanks, I wasn't sure whether I understood it right, but that is what I guessed [emoji16] hmm, wonder whether I could get something like this over here. I need a coin purse. And yes, it would be fun to tell what kind of leather it is. I am that immature. [emoji23]
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You aren't that immature. I want a roo sac too! How do we get those over here!?
 
Yeah, when I was younger I got a kick out of handing one of them over to someone and asking if they can see how it was shaped without stitching. Usually ended up saying something like.....how do you like holding my scrotum? Nice, isn't it? :). But it's been nearly three decades. ;). So I don't do it quite as much now. [emoji41]

But in all seriousness, they really do make amazing coin purses, and/or any small pouch. Very durable; but soft as a babies bottom. Since I've only got one without snaps, I need to wait for that perfect knife. So far on the top of the list is my GEC American Jack.
 
bflying said:
Yeah, when I was younger I got a kick out of handing one of them over to someone and asking if they can see how it was shaped without stitching. Usually ended up saying something like.....how do you like holding my scrotum? Nice, isn't it? :). But it's been nearly three decades. ;). So I don't do it quite as much now. [emoji41]

But in all seriousness, they really do make amazing coin purses, and/or any small pouch. Very durable; but soft as a babies bottom. Since I've only got one without snaps, I need to wait for that perfect knife. So far on the top of the list is my GEC American Jack.
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But, how do I get a 'roo sac in the States?


That has to be one of the weirdest things I've ever written on BladeForums.
 
Brian.Evans said:
But, how do I get a 'roo sac in the States?


That has to be one of the weirdest things I've ever written on BladeForums.
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well, i'd like to get some as well... already checked and it is hard enough to find normal roo leather in germany, roo sac is impossible.
 
The ones I have were brought back from Oz. But I'm sure there are a number of places that make specialty kangaroo items would have them. When I was there, contact was made via snail mail or pricey phone calls. Now there's got to be someone selling online, but I haven't looked. I also brought back some really nice full skin roo wall hangers, but they were ruined in a house flood a number of years ago.

Edit: just looked. Search "kangaroo scrotum" and you'll find a number of places selling them.
 
bflying said:
The ones I have were brought back from Oz. But I'm sure there are a number of places that make specialty kangaroo items would have them. When I was there, contact was made via snail mail or pricey phone calls. Now there's got to be someone selling online, but I haven't looked. I also brought back some really nice full skin roo wall hangers, but they were ruined in a house flood a number of years ago.

Edit: just looked. Search "kangaroo scrotum" and you'll find a number of places selling them.
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Thanks, it seems I was looking for the wrong search words ;)
Cool pictures brumby!
 
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