Showing posts with label Frank Willis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Frank Willis. Show all posts

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Frank Willis Bag with an Art DeCamp Horn

A Franklin Couny screw-tip powder horn, along with a hand-stitched calfskin bag with hair-on.  the hunting bag made by Frank Willis for the Kentucky Rifle Association who then presented the bag to Denny Donharl for his work on the Huntingdon County Rifle lecture that he helped to present at the 2010 KRA annual meeting.  The Franklin County screw-tip horn was also made for Denny Donharl by Art DeCamp.





Copy and photos supplied by Art DeCamp.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Frank Willis Bag with an Art DeCamp Horn

 Frank made this bag for the KRA which they gave to Art DeCamp.





Photographed at the 2010 CLA Show by Jan Riser.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Lewis and Clark Bag by Frank Willis

This bag is a reproduction of those carried by the Lewis and Clark Expedition. This is a military style, double pouch, early 1800's bag with a silver cross belt shield. All Frank's bags are constructed of vegetable tanned leather, hand sewn with waxed linen thread, wth a hand dyed and burnished finish.

Visit Frank's web site, History in the Making, for more examples of his work. Copy and photo supplied by Frank Willis.