Custom Orders

I welcome custom orders: shirts, pants, moccasins, gun cases. I like to discuss the project thoroughly with the customer before starting. We will talk about design details, type and color of leather, measurements, etc.  In all my work I strive for perfection, settle for nothing less than excellence. If I don't feel I'm equipped to provide you with a superior product, I'll refer you to another artist.

Please feel free to contact me to discuss your custom project, large or small.

Deerskin Vest

Lined coonskin hat complete with face and tail

Drop-front deerskin pants

Also available in button fly style. Brain tanned and smoke deerskin is seasonally available. 

Cartridge loops and cheek pad and a leather wrap on the lever

A Rifle Case for Rick

Rick needed a case for his 45-70 Lever Action Guide Gun. He and I worked together to design this Buffalo Hide and Elkskin case with all the features he wants: buckle closure, sling, and ammo pocket.

Rifle case for an 1893 Marlin

Buckskin Jim's latest custom order: A Rifle Case for Mike

Mike has a nice 1893 Marlin in .32 Win.Sp. that he intends to take on a horseback hunt this fall.

I made this custom buckskin case to fit the rifle and its vintage sling.

Moccasins for John

I recently made a pair of hunting moccasins for John, who wants to move quietly through the woods this hunting season. Good luck this fall, John . . . .hope you get your elk!

Here is how I did it:

Step 1: Stretching a commercially tanned elkskin by wetting it, then tacking it up to dry. Stretching is not absolutely necessary, but it helps stabilize the leather and results in a superior quality moccasin.

Step 2: While the elkskin is drying, I cut a pattern based on tracing and measurements of John's foot.

Step 3: I cut pieces for the elkskin uppers, using the thickest part of the hide around the foot and thinner, more supple parts for the tongue and boot top.

Step 4: I cut the right and left soles from buffalo hide.






Step 5: The moccasins are sewn, wrong-side-out and then turned.

Step 6: The hand-cut laces are added and, after a final quality check, the moccasins are branded "Made in Montana by Buckskin Jim."