Savage After Dark, Author at Savage Thread Works https://savageafterdark.com/author/savage-thread-works/ American Sewn Soft Goods For You And Your Rifle. Fri, 07 Jan 2022 02:59:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://savageafterdark.com/wp-content/uploads/favIcon/favicon-002-512x512-100x100.png Savage After Dark, Author at Savage Thread Works https://savageafterdark.com/author/savage-thread-works/ 32 32 231285199 Designing The SSP https://savageafterdark.com/designing-the-ssp/ Sat, 20 Nov 2021 19:30:00 +0000 https://savageafterdark.com/?p=4923 Minimalist, light-weight, only what you need and nothing you don’t. With this in mind, I started designing the SSP (Savage Stock Pad). The First couple of designs were too small and too minimalist, so we refined the design to come up with the perfect size and components for the stock pad. Another key point making […]

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Designing The SSP

Minimalist, light-weight, only what you need and nothing you don’t.

With this in mind, I started designing the SSP (Savage Stock Pad). The First couple of designs were too small and too minimalist, so we refined the design to come up with the perfect size and components for the stock pad. Another key point making it easy to remove from your rifle for cleaning and adjusting. Once we got the key factors ironed out I really wanted to take this product to a whole new level and that was taking a huge leap and getting a new machine. A Bar Tacker was the machine I needed to elevate this product, and it did just that. Once I locked the design down and we did some testing, I started production, and that was a great learning experience. Even though this is a small minimalist product, it does have a lot of pieces. Cutting them, Organizing them so everything was smooth sailing when it was time to start production.

MATERIALS

Exterior

  • 500D Coyote Brown Cordura® DWR Coated Nylon
  • XSUEDE™
  • Coyote Brown Tweave®
  • Mil-Spec A-A-55301 Type III Coyote Brown Webbing
  • 1/8” Elastic Cording
  • Mil-Spec MIL-T-5038 Type 3 Marpat Coyote Grosgain Webbing
  • Nylon Elastic Webbing Marpat Coyote
  • 16 Guage Vinyl
  • 1/2” Double Bar D Ring

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]]> 4923 TRAVEL BUCKET https://savageafterdark.com/travel-bucket/ Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:30:52 +0000 https://savageafterdark.com/?p=1307 As much as I love the simplicity of The Dopp Kit, I wanted to try something new for an upcoming trip for my toiletry bag. I came up with this bucket design. Using 1050D Ballistic Cordura® on the bottom exterior and some of God’s Plaid (M81Woodland) that wraps into the top of the interior of […]

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TRAVEL BUCKET

As much as I love the simplicity of The Dopp Kit, I wanted to try something new for an upcoming trip for my toiletry bag. I came up with this bucket design. Using 1050D Ballistic Cordura® on the bottom exterior and some of God’s Plaid (M81Woodland) that wraps into the top of the interior of the bucket. Then I used my favorite 1000D Orange for the rest of the interior. On the interior, I created two pockets with mesh and 4 loops for some organization. With some black paracord, I created a drawstring to sinch the top closed. This is where I overused the 1000D, it made it pretty hard to close all the way. I wanted the orange inside the sleeve for the paracord and it was too much fabric causing it to bunch up and not close all the way. However, for me, the top closed enough. This is something I will be working on before I release the Travel Bucket.

MATERIALS

Exterior

  • 1000D M81 Woodland
  • 1050D Ballistic Cordura®
  • Black 550 Paracord
  • Savage Thread Works Hypalon Label


Interior

  • 1000D M81 Woodland
  • 1000D Fluorescent Orange Cordura®
  • 2" Mil-Spec Elastic Webbing
  • Mil-spec Heavyweight Mesh

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]]> 1307 HARD DRIVE BIBLE https://savageafterdark.com/hard-drive-bible/ Thu, 18 Mar 2021 12:00:42 +0000 https://savageafterdark.com/?p=1168 I like many others use a Mac and run a couple of external hard drives. I have been using two separate HD cases, and hate the long setup time when commuting back and forth between offices. So I decided to create my very own one-off hard drive case. As I’m sure you are aware with […]

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HARD DRIVE BIBLE

I like many others use a Mac and run a couple of external hard drives. I have been using two separate HD cases, and hate the long setup time when commuting back and forth between offices. So I decided to create my very own one-off hard drive case. As I’m sure you are aware with a Mac you have to use a dongle to plug in your hard drives now which adds to the process. I had the idea of a pouch that will hold both hard drives, run the USB cables out the side and hold the dongle on the outside for easy access. I also decided to use my scraps for this project as well, one to use them up and two to add to the challenge. This project is also a learning process for me, designing and crafting a bag/pouch with more than one piece and using a front, back, and gusset.

MATERIALS

Exterior

  • 1000D MultiCam®
  • 1050D Ballistic Cordura®
  • Coyote Brown 1/8" Shock Cord
  • .5" Mil-Spec Webbing Coyote Brown
  • 1" Mil-Spec Webbing MultiCam®
  • 1" NEXUS D-Ring
  • #5 YKK® Zipper
  • Savage Thread Works Hypalon Label


Interior

  • 1000D Fluorescent Orange Cordura®
  • 1" Mil-Spec Webbing MultiCam®
  • 1" NEXUS D-Ring
  • 2" Mil-Spec Elastic Webbing

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]]> 1168 COMMUNITY SUPPORT https://savageafterdark.com/community-support/ Sat, 13 Mar 2021 12:30:57 +0000 https://savageafterdark.com/?p=1416 Over the past year it has become clear to me, that supporting your local community is very important, and I got an opportunity to do so. I signed up for a local spring craft fair, yes a craft fair, to raise money for the local food bake. I didn’t know what to expect, but it […]

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Over the past year it has become clear to me, that supporting your local community is very important, and I got an opportunity to do so. I signed up for a local spring craft fair, yes a craft fair, to raise money for the local food bake. I didn’t know what to expect, but it was a lot of fun, and I had a great time meeting new people and engaging with the community. I was not prepared when I found out about the fair by any means, so I had to start cutting and build a bit of an inventory. I also decided to add 1050 denier Cordura® Ballistic Weave to the pouches. I also decided to try to through together a booth that looked apart of the brand. I plan to do more of these, so it will be cool to see how to booth grows.

 

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]]> 1416 WINTER TOTE RUN https://savageafterdark.com/winter-tote-run/ Tue, 02 Feb 2021 12:00:38 +0000 https://savageafterdark.com/?p=952 My first micro-batch run to help learn more about bag making, and boy what a learning process it was. Everything from planning out the materials, getting back ordered on materials to sewing, cutting everything apart, resewing, cutting them apart, and repeating a couple more times. I feel one of the best ways to learn is […]

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WINTER TOTE RUN

My first micro-batch run to help learn more about bag making, and boy what a learning process it was. Everything from planning out the materials, getting back ordered on materials to sewing, cutting everything apart, resewing, cutting them apart, and repeating a couple more times. I feel one of the best ways to learn is to jump in and get your hands dirty, and I’ve done just that. Like I said this batch was very small with only doing 5 of these Winter EDC Totes. This was a test and a major learning process for me. Trying a new take on the zipper, an oversized pocket for mods, two pockets that fit 32oz Nalgene bottles, and 1-inch D-ring to easily clip your keys for ease of access. 

MATERIALS

Exterior

  • 1050D Ballistic Cordura®
  • Canvasworkers Nylon Webbing
  • Savage Thread Works Hypalon Label


Interior

  • 500D MultiCam®
  • 1" Mil-Spec Webbing Wolf Grey
  • 4" Velcro Brand Hook Wolf Grey
  • 4" Velcro Brand Loop Wolf Grey
  • 5" Mil-Spec Elastic Webbing
  • 1" NEXUS D-Ring
  • 1" Orange Nylon Webbing
  • Savage Thread Works / Made In USA Tag

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]]> 952 JUMPING IN HEAD FIRST https://savageafterdark.com/jumping-in-head-first/ Tue, 22 Sep 2020 12:00:23 +0000 https://savageafterdark.com/?p=898 Having no idea where to start or what to do, I started with a backpack design, doing some googling around, and found a US Based manufacture, I sent them an email and very quickly found out I needed a prototype created before I could do anything. Going back to Google, searching and emailing getting turned […]

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JUMPING IN HEAD FIRST

Having no idea where to start or what to do, I started with a backpack design, doing some googling around, and found a US Based manufacture, I sent them an email and very quickly found out I needed a prototype created before I could do anything. Going back to Google, searching and emailing getting turned down, or told hundreds of dollars an hour to get a prototype created, I set my idea to the side. However, I didn’t forget about it.

Cruising the gram, I stumbled upon The Brown Buffalo and quickly became a fan. Following The Brown Buffalo led me to find @canvasworkers. Canvas Workers is the workshop held at The Brown Buffalo where you get the opportunity to learn about pattern making, sewing techniques, materials, and bag making principles with hands-on experience by making your very own market tote and backpack. With my idea still on my mind, I took this as a sign and jump on this experience.

With no experience sewing or ever thinking about tackling this feat of making my own prototype, I would say this class has been life-changing. Not just with a new skill of sewing, but a new outlook on all Softline manufacturing. This is also a great class to make some new friends and great connections.

GREAT FOLLOWS

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