Jimbob

Just right quick an ammo carrier and a rifle sling....here in these woods all population older then 11 years old is getting ready to sit for hours in the cold damp woods to kill little big eyed Bambies...szzzzz.....and I provide the supplies for it...hohoooo.... 8-9 oz tooling leather for both items...

Great finish on edges and such....where are the skulls and flames !!!!??????

Nice work, kinda raw and down to earth, like that....leather is a simple product and sometimes it makes sense to create simple things from it.... Looks like your bags will last for ever....U need to slow down on that maple leave stamped all over your stuff....hahaha... Great work, show us some more !!! Jimboob

Super nice job, love the stitching and the braid work....clean and very well designed !! Great job !!! James

A fish and a horse....Hmmmm??? Super nice work, is the design authentic 1890 period or your own idea?? Very clean and functional....like to see more pics....well done !! James

Wooha Nelly now we are talking.....you are getting better in a hurry !!!!!!

simple, classic, useful and time less....what else to say....well done !!!

Hahaaa.....I had the same response ....whats that for???? I keep my wallet in my back pocket and hang two 45s on my shoulder harness....) cant defend yourself with 2 wallets.....but all joking aside, well made...looks like a lot of work...good job !!! Jimboob

just read now....69 thread is way to small......use 138 a classic and rustic bag can go with big thread !!!

Love the color, love the oil tan ? leather and love the style.... interresting design and welll executed.... some detail I have seen, cheap rivets make a cheap bag....use higher quality rivets or all sewn....your stitches look, and I couldbe dead wrong, to big for the thread u used....to big of a needle?....also wonder if you had to much top tension....I would have used tan or earth color for thread, where the bag is rolled and connected there needs to be re-enforcement so it wont tear on the seams. All in all a wonderful bag and very nicely made....again, I love thestyleand color!!! Well done!!!! jimboob

Go to Diamond D custom leather.....they have exelllent pictures of this holster on a person!!! You can really tell how it goes together and what it will look like being worn!!! Hope that helps....mine is done sold and gone... Jimboob...

Cool carving...right down my alley....nice solid piece...the Edges need sanding and buffing, burnished edges look soooo pro on anything...shoulder strap could have been cut more decorative....ahhhh and the liner, I have tons of horror stories about my liner misshaps...hehehee.. You done well, nice work...keep it up and show some more !! Jimboob

Thank ya all for the nice words.....used Fiebings Tan antique paste....wondering if it came out to orangeish looking....next one in this style will be Fiebings med brown paste... I love to figure carve....all comes to live when the light shines on it at the right angle.... Thanks again !!

Know the feeling, Love my machines dearly and they make it soooooo much easier!! Nice work you showing here !!

Well, not much to it....I usually start with 1 inch hardware so the strap starts as a one inch it gradually turns after about mid-chest into 2 inch sometimes if requested into 2.5 inch often the strap does not have a curve as on this one! But on my shoulderholsters near the ankerpoint I have a light curve into it for better fit near shoulder blades....just make a straight template then draw a slight curve about 3/4 up the strap about 1 inch of to the side....easy....mirrow turn for other side. hope that helps a bit.... glad you like my work....thanks James

Hahaha....sounds like my story....used to make knives with a few files only!! The one day needed a knife sheat and had to make one....then I made another one and one more.....tossed the knife making and fooling around with leather ever since ( 30 years...) Like the sheat and the knife....keep it coming...the knives too....haha... Jimboob

Looks good, not easy to do this lacing job....never did much of it....need to start practicing..well done !!

You are into Physics, I can tell the stitching is supperb....you are into music....I can tell the wallet is very creative and still simple to look at....you are a beginner...?? Hell no I can't tell....hahaha.... Well done... Jimbob

Give us a larger picture and we can see all the details....then we ripp you appart....haha...seriously looks good from what I can tell... Jimboob

A few holsters I made latly, Alaskan guide holster for a med. frame s&w, A 2 clip IWB, a IWB for an ugly Glock and details from an shoulder holster rig. All in 8-9 oz heavy steer saddle leather, Fiebings standard dye and 207 bondede Nylon thread.... Greetings to all... Jim

A friend of mine has a brother and he is a retired Marine !!! So he wanted a birthday present for him....working on a shadow box, ( 20X16 )...added an American flag as backround ....now this leather carving goes in, will be attached with prominent brass bolts and as finishing touch the unfinished circle in the leather picture on the bottom will get a Marine corps metal emblem in red, blue and gold !! A thank you to him for his services and a thank you to all of you served this beautiful country... Jimboob

A so called Toad...ahhhemm...I meant a Tote...custom ordered by my little girl for her second year of college....inside there is a macbook Pro foamed compartment sleeve and on the other side inside a compartment with snap for cell and such... On the outside she wanted a removable coin purse matching the bag. All is done with Springfield oil tanned leather in earth color, about 5-6 oz leather and sewn with 138 bonded Nylon on my Adler 105-64 She loved it, I am done with it and hopefully she will generate some business in college, when all the girls see it, hahaha... Jimbob

I like chocolate....sweet....nice work...super clean....as always!!!

Tension thingy is all about experience, you will learn that pretty fast and it is so easy to adjust....stay away from the bottom tension screw for now....make sure your thread is threaded right with no loops or snags....have it floating freely to your tension wheel and beyond....you will find out very soon that eventually the thickness of the leather will make your knots move in or out.....always keep the right needle in your machine and also the one that makes a stitch you like...( many different styles of needle heads ) speer, dagger, point and many more.... Keep your needle sharp or change when dull...dont use pre-waxed thread ...use bonded Nylon or Prop. Always use a number smaller on the bottom....helps to tighten the loops ( knots ) When I start a importand project, I use the exact same leather as scrap and run a few inches to see if the stitches look good..... Thanks for the praise on my website and shop....my mancave....haha...NO GIRLS allowed !! Have fun James

Camano, tnx for the heads up and info,,,,the hardware will be a problem,,,,I see that...I am sure nobody has small items to scale....I guess we found out that it will be about a size 10-11 saddle going by scale...we'll have to see.... And TXAG, dont worry, I was just trying to be funny....according to my wife I am never are...and YEs my spelling sucks...haha....so I guess I have to spell stuff right to get good returns in searchings...will do better next time.... Now its off to the bench and read some old blueprints I found....guess I need to start thinking about making this saddle tree''' Ya all be god and tnx fer helbing mee....