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This is a great place to post pics your latest work. Please understand that as the threads get older, we're going to move the topics to the area they "fit", for example, bikes or holsters, just to keep this section manageable, and help the newer folks find lots of pics of the subjects they are interested in. If I have moved your post to the wrong area, please TELL me so I can fix it. Please don't be upset when I move an older post- it actually helps more people to find it. It also helps when we use descriptive titles. "Recent Projects" isn't as likely to get clicks as "Harley Saddlebags and Seat" or "Civil War Holster and Belt". To post your pics, use the "browse" …
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The Note Pad (8"x9") Folio with the Tiger is for my neighbor who coaches the Marshall, Minnesota Tigers. The Clutch Purse is for his Daughter. The Messenger Bag with the Lake Cabin scene is for his wife. The Messenger Bag with the Wolf Totem in the Northern Pacific Coast art style is for a friend at Church. The Unicorn Note Pad and the Zelda Messenger Bag are for my Niece and Nephew. All the patterns were transferred to the leather using a Laser Engraver. All but the Lake Cabin Scene and the Zelda Tris-Force are tooled.
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Wanted to try a building, The Alamo seemed like a good project. It was more difficult than anticipated, larger size would make it easier. The size was 7.5 x 10, seemed big enough when printing the piece, plus it is hard to find a lot bigger piece on a belly. With the price of bellies it gives me more freedom to try and not be afraid of the cost of failure, just have to read the leather for proper moisture content.
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Door panels on the work truck actually broke. So since I had them off to fix them, I figured I'd try my hand at upholstery. After a small fight with my ole Consew 18, I learned a lot, and had fun making them. Red is "upholstery leather", hair on cow, black is Cypress.
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So i made these wild Roses a few years ago as one of those i wonder if i can things, on a piece of scrap i think it was for Valentines day. They came out pretty cool so ive kept them around not having any idea how i could use them. Today i figured it out lol a potpori jar. My wife was drying rose petals and we were talking about a container for them and something clicked somehow. Any way they are now used, I cut them out with an exacto knife then painted the leaves with acrylic and stained the leaves.
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Had a new toy follow me home so had to start a new leather project. I always do a trial holster first to ensure my pattern is good so now that test fit is good I can start a bling bling holster.
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I wanted to try something different and found this pattern on YouTube, so I thought that I would give it a try. The first one is buffalo hide with natural veg-tan, the second one is laminated chrome-tanned (and reversed because I was not paying attention and put the snaps in backward).
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New Key Fobs 1 2
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I haven't posted anything in a long while, kinda been taking a break. I was running out of key fobs I pass out to Veterans I run into while out and about. This is the start of a new batch.
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Yesterday I finished another one. Experimented some coloring technique
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I dunno who else does this, but every so often I get a wild hair and have to do a timed challenge. I call it the 3 hour challenge or the afternoon build. Pick a project thar would normally take 6-8 hours too do, and try to make it in half the time. So far this is my third challenge in the last year. I made a holster for my chest harness, fully tooled and assembled in 3. A carved pancake 1911 holster, lined and stitched but didn't get it dyed in that time window. Did that later to finish it. I'll continue to challenge myself. It helps me develop my time management skills and gives me an idea of what I can accomplish under stress. I need a new belt like I need another…
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