Leather tankard for Paul

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Leather tankard for Paul

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A waxed leather tankard for beer or cold drinks, made of vegetable-tanned leather with the initials “PK” and its edge finished with shellac: Eugene Pik's birthday present for his leathercraft mentor, Paul Kitchener, in July 2018. It took Best in Show at the Society's 2019 Annual. The maker's own account on pikva.com, “Leather tankard with ‘PK’ initials”, 13 July 2018. The award: newsletter for Spring 2019, page 4, “Best of Show Eugene Pik”, and his account of it on pikva.com, 6 May 2019, which names the tankard.

Leather tankard with a tooled 'PK' monogram

Leather tankard, close view of the handle stitching

Leather tankard, the tooled 'PK' monogram

Leather tankard handle, close view of the stitched edge

Leather tankard with 'PK' monogram, three-quarter view

Leather tankard handle, stitching held in the hand

Leather tankard being made: the body shaped and ready for stitching

Leather tankard from the back, showing the seam

Leather tankard handle where it joins the body

Leather tankard, the tooled 'PK' monogram, front view

Leather tankard from above, showing the base and maker's stamp inside

Leather tankard handle, close view held in the hand

Leather tankard handle edge with saddle stitching

Leather tankard with 'PK' monogram outdoors

Leather tankard on the workbench with the tools used to make it

Leather tankard handle and rim, close view

Leather tankard handle opening, close view of the stitching

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