Leather chopper mitts

[Stay Sharp]

are you tanning the hides yourself or sending them off to be tanned?

Both.

 

[Stay Sharp]

Very cool...Is that a template that you use?

"Get in the Choppa!!"

Yes it took me some time to develop it too.

 

[Blacktailbc]

Awesome. Nice work

 

[Flatlander3]

Very cool!

 

[dirtclod Az.]

Graet Stuff,you have a knack for Special projects.Good on you for gifting some of your products.

 

[Stay Sharp]

Not just some but All of it. I dont sell mitts so they really are not "products" Just a hobby.

 

[Dinkshooter]

I wouldn't want to offend so you're welcome to donate a set to me.

Awesome work, always cool seeing someone who finds a talent and uses it.

 

[hank4elk]

Nice work!

 

[Stay Sharp]

This pair was a gift for my Father-in-law who is a big Wisconsin Badger fan. Full grain deer and suede cow. Fleece liners.

 

[Stay Sharp]

A pair I made for my Mother per her specs. Sued cow hide, white sheep Shearling cuff and back and Purple Polartech fleece liners. Silicone treated.

 

[noharleyyet]

I wouldn't want to offend so you're welcome to donate a set to me.

 

[mtmuley]

Tough to handle a rifle wearing those no? mtmuley

 

[Stay Sharp]

correct. you need to drop the trigger hand mitt at the time of the shot. But they are not only for hunting game with a gun.

 

[SFC B]

Very nice work, both in design and execution!!

 

[Straight Arrow]

Tough to handle a rifle wearing those no? mtmuley

My leather chopper mitts are large so that a wool Army surplus liner mitt with a trigger finger not only adds increased thermal protection comfort but also allows handling the rifle (and trigger) when required while still wearing a liner mitt. The wool mitt has separate finger for trigger as well as the separate thumb for safety manipulation.

 

[Stay Sharp]

I experimented with slotted mitts to allow trigger access but didnt care for the infiltration of snow and cold, etc. Ive never seen a commercial version of such a mitt I cared for either.

 

[Straight Arrow]

I experimented with slotted mitts to allow trigger access but didnt care for the infiltration of snow and cold, etc. Ive never seen a commercial version of such a mitt I cared for either.

You misunderstand. The outer leather chopper is not slotted; just has the thumb. The liner wool mitt has the trigger finger, so when using the finger, the outer leather full mitten chopper is removed first. There is no "infiltration of snow and cold".

 

[Stay Sharp]

Got it. I explained to another poster that removing the leather mitt was the typical means of using them if you are a powder burner guy. Im not really a forearms hunter and opt to just bowhunt.

 

[Straight Arrow]

... opt to just bowhunt.

Got it. Then fingered gloves are the best choice. Mittens for game recovery.