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DIY Kestrel Clone

SG843 said:
Never thought I’d be thinking the words “I need to learn how to sew” but here I am.


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I like to think of myself as a “gear fabricator”. It sounds more manly than “seamstress “. LOL!! I made all three of the shelters pictured below for last years elk hunt. When you learn how to do that, other guys tend not to laugh at you so much.

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Tapeworm said:
I’ve been secretly eyeballing a Speedy Stitcher.

Waiting for my wife to ask why sewing stuff is in my Amazon search history.

And I’ll probably have to hide in my office at fire dept to watch videos on how to use it.


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I got one of those. I had to make a gear bag from a fanny pack for a tree stand. Found out needle and thread worked much faster.
 
Do you realize how much they charge to have alterations on fabric done. this is great that these individuals can mend these materials.
 
ckossuth said:
I like to think of myself as a “gear fabricator”. It sounds more manly than “seamstress “. LOL!! I made all three of the shelters pictured below for last years elk hunt. When you learn how to do that, other guys tend not to laugh at you so much.

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You are gonna fit in perfectly here. And if you leave we will hunt you down and bring you back! Unless you have Hog skills. We probably will never find you in that case.
 
swampsnyper said:
You are gonna fit in perfectly here. And if you leave we will hunt you down and bring you back! Unless you have Hog skills. We probably will never find you in that case.
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Hahaha, yep. If you wanna escape us, just dress up like a pig. 30 guys with 4 days of hunting and we couldn’t stick a single one!!!


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ckossuth said:
Inside and outside panels are attached and 3/4” grossgrain is sewn on! The saddle body is done. Based on my experience I’d say this will be the hardest part of the build. Getting the geometry just right took some head scratching. Now it’s just a matter of sewing on all of the various webbing. From here on out it’s all about loops and webbing layers. Keep in mind I’ve never even held a tree saddle, much less measured one, so I’m just winging it.

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Man that looks awesome. Any chance you would share dimensions or a sketch?

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It looks really really good. Where did you get the material from? All I can find is dealers in China and Russia, which is most likely knock off material.

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Homebrew454 said:
It looks really really good. Where did you get the material from? All I can find is dealers in China and Russia, which is most likely knock off material.

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I got the Kryptek from *** (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot). I think they may have gone out of business though.


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