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I have been into leather crafting for a few years now but only recently got into belts. Started out mainly making knife sheaths and holsters. I have cranked out a couple of belts with standard basket weave patterns. This is my first attempt at tooling in a pattern. I got this pattern from Joe Meling from twentythreeplus.com. I am extremely happy with the outcome. I need to work on my decorative cuts but all in all I thing it turned out exactly how I saw it in my mind. Made it for a buddy of mine I grew up with whose dad use to do leather work making belts and the like. Just thought I would share.
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It's raining today so no cutting shooting lanes. Started a new tooliing combining Al Stohlman's Cowboy, and Jim Linnell's corners. This will be a Chriistmas gift for a cousin who rode bulls and broke horses plus loves his revolvers. This is right up his alley, he's turning 76 so his rodeoing is long gone, but he loves his ginni, and mare.
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These are practice pieces for a class on learning model spoon use. These were fun and pleased how much can be done with a spoon. Fun to be doing some figure carving again it has been over a year. Been doing stamping and a little basic tooling.
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Lace in the middle
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Yesterday I finish sheath crafting own freshly made knife.
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hello all tryed my hand at a making a freind a leather birthday card, along with a home made box. any thougts how to make better? after seeing some peoples work thought maybe should of matted around the letters but, only after was fully done, not sure if would damage the letters if I did matting.
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I don't remember if I mentioned here at leatherworker.net that the VA approved my claim for disability compensation for acquiring disabling diseases due to herbicide exposure, but they did, about December 13th. I won't be homeless again, which at 77 is a matter of survival. I also don't have to make sandals now, but I want to, having spent the last 16 months setting up my shop, and today I am at this stage where the topsoles and straps for my very first pair since the 70's are cut and beveled. After I click send I'm going to burnish the strap edges with trag and start on the strap slots. I'm not using a punch for that, but will use my round knife and tiny circle punches a…
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Just put the antique on a Silva Fox pattern of a cowboy enjoying a coffee. This one forced me to get better at folds in fabric, seemed like 1/2 my time was doing folds. I have heard not to use "it was a bad piece of leather" to justify a poor result, This piece was done on a bellie, it tooled differently all over the piece. Bottom right was firm and uppper left was spongy. For me the cost makes up for the aggrevation.
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My old house-shoes were worn out, wanted to try making a pair. Drew up a pattern and gave it a go. Sewed on a class 4 without gluing. Stitching needs improvement but they are usable and learned, if another pair is made.
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