To set the conversation going in the new Canvaswork category (suggested by @Seaserpent) I thought I’d document my Bosun’s Bag - or “Rigger’s Little Helper” as it is described in Hervey Garrett Smith’s ‘The Marlinspike Sailor’ - which I made at least 15 years ago.
Original design in HGS book
Materials
Base: a circle of 18mm scrap pine wood cut with a jigsaw
Sides: yellow heavy waxed canvas tarpaulin material, hand stitched.
Handle: hempex polypropylene ‘hemp effect’