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  1. Spinner

    Only 26 orders left to fill...it's gonna be a looooong night!

    1. Spinner

      Spinner

      LOL Mike, I wish I could have, it was hard enough just to keep up with weekly orders let alone build inventory! Hehe WB, it's been a long time since I rapped my knuckles and that was on a much more difficult piece...now, catching the wood wrong and breaking a burnisher tip off...that's been slightly more recently. ;)

    2. WinterBear

      WinterBear

      ooo, and how much did you swear after doing that?

    3. Spinner

      Spinner

      LOL...not much, I just turned the tip differently and added it to my personal collection. ;)

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  2. Spinner

    Wednesday, 8/31/2011 marks the last day I'll be doing "turned to order" burnishers. My family needs more of my attention so one of the hobbies has got to go! ;)

    1. Phatdaddy

      Phatdaddy

      It happens, and when it all boils down you've got to look after #1.

    2. LNLeather

      LNLeather

      Seems like there is never enough time for everything we want to do - family definitely comes first... BTW - I love mine too! :)

    3. Glock21

      Glock21

      I really like my burnisher thanks chris. Glad I got one!! Family is always numero uno!

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  3. Spinner

    lathe died today...burnisher turning is temporarily suspended while I find a new motor

    1. WinterBear

      WinterBear

      eeep! Hope you find a good motor soon. I have your burnishers on my wishlist, but I can wait for 'em. ;]

    2. Spinner

      Spinner

      Thanks WB, hopefully Grainger will have a good one. Might be time for More Power! ;) variable speed would be nice too, will have to look into that.

  4. Spinner

    fingers are going numb...lacing a 12ft long run in triple loop and then 6ft of buckstitch...1/2 way there!

    1. Jim

      Jim

      Don't be like the guy who tried to swim the Atlantic; he got half way across and decided he couldn't make it and swam back. Keep going!

  5. Spinner

    recieved the black dyed tooling leather from W&C, penetration is approximately 30% front and back, very deep black color. Tools & cuts just as well as the natural. Very happy.

    1. cem

      cem

      Thanks for that Spinner, good to know.

  6. Spinner

    Anyone know what brand matter/backgrounder is being used on the LW home page oak leaf picture?

    1. King's X

      King's X

      Looks like the 888 matting tool. good luck.

    2. Spinner

      Spinner

      Thanks X, I was afraid of that...looks like Tandy doesn't make it anymore but I can customize the 885 to work. ;)

  7. Spinner

    looking forward to trying W&Cs black tooling leather I just ordered...will be great if it retains it's color through tooling & wet forming!

    1. cem

      cem

      I'd be interested to know how you go with it as I was thinking of picking some up myself.

    2. Spinner

      Spinner

      I'll let you know cem. They are cutting a hide in half and splitting it to 6 & 9 oz for me so I can experiment.

    3. cem

      cem

      Thanks Spinner

  8. Spinner

    to the biker leather folks out there...side cover tutorial is underway, should have it done next week sometime.

  9. Spinner

    Getting the word out there... http://tech.bareasschoppers.com/resources/leatherworking-101/

  10. Spinner

    May have a custom job coming up for get this...a Navy aircraft carrier...not the tooling, but where the tooling would be hung. weird.

    1. LNLeather

      LNLeather

      WOW, Very cool Chris - when will you find out if you got it? Do you have an idea how big the piece will be? Good luck to you – you deserve the job!

    2. Spinner

      Spinner

      Thanks LNL, we're discussing project particulars and such now. They are looking at a 36" dia. piece. Should know in a week or two but bidding has been tricky as they won't share the budget for it. LOL

  11. Spinner

    Last night life taught me to always be humble, have patience and to put the tools down when it's getting late...time to break out a new piece of leather & start over.

    1. simran

      simran

      I hate it when that happens!

    2. reddevil76

      reddevil76

      Agreed. Wasted 4 belt blanks while trying to do 2 belts at 3am under a desk lamp. Next morning, under natural light and properly r

      ested, not a single mistake.

  12. Spinner

    I was a bit skeptical, I mean how much different could a swivel knife be from the rest...? Well, short answer: OMG! The SK-3 ROCKS! Love my custom grind too. ;)

  13. Spinner

    Just ordered up an SK-3...looking forward to using it!

  14. Spinner

    wet formed 1 tank bib tonight and completely tooled another...my freaking wrist feels like it's broken now. Fortunately both project are looking sweet.

  15. Spinner

    Free Burnisher set giveaway for Guilds starting up on my new website...tell your guild president to sign up! http://www.LeatherBurnishers.com

  16. Spinner

    Serenity now?

  17. Spinner

    woot! Mother-in-Law bought me a Viking sewing machine today thinking it would be for smaller projects. We were surprised to find out it handles 4oz doubled up like a champ. =)

    1. Bar C Leather

      Bar C Leather

      What model Viking? I need something that handles the smaller stuff and does some fancier stitches.

    2. Spinner

      Spinner

      Bar C - it's a Husqevarna/Viking Emerald 116. Has metal insides 11 or so basic/fancy stitches. So far it has run through double 4 oz and 6 layers of pigskin with no problems with a size 90 needls and 69z thread.

    3. Bar C Leather

      Bar C Leather

      Awesome... .taking note now! Thanks ;o)

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  18. Spinner

    82 in Los Angeles today...gorgeous weather, especially for a long weekend...

    1. JRodz

      JRodz

      Rode down to Neptunes Net and the view was great. Looking forward to a long ride this weekend.

    2. Spinner

      Spinner

      Today was an awesome day for a ride...unfortunately I was stuck in the shop for most of it. Hitting the highway tomorrow though, hope the weather is as nice.

  19. Spinner

    designing a logo for a east coast bike shop...loads of drawing tonight!

    1. clicker

      clicker

      Sound slike a pretty cool gig!

    2. Spinner

      Spinner

      It would be if the guy weren't so damn picky...lol If the owner wasn't a good acquaintance and possible leather client with good referrals I probably would've fired him by now! ;)

  20. Spinner

    Just used Fiebings white and grey dyes on a bib...check the dyes forum for a short review & tips I did

  21. Spinner

    Today had my work recognized by someone on an item I did for a client across the country from me - before they even saw the maker's mark...now that's a good feeling.

    1. whinewine

      whinewine

      That IS a super good feeling!

  22. Spinner

    family gifts can end up being the most frustrating 'clients'/gifts...

  23. Spinner

    60 degrees and rising...supposed to by 72 on Friday...brrrr! :-)

    1. CitizenKate

      CitizenKate

      Shut up! LOL

    2. Dwight

      Dwight

      Warmin' up here, . . . was 10, now about maybe 14

  24. Spinner

    is going to be a dad sometime mid-June

    1. LNLeather

      LNLeather

      How Exciting! Congratulations,

      Dad!

    2. Clay

      Clay

      Very Cool! congrats!

    3. CitizenKate

      CitizenKate

      That is awesome!

  25. Spinner

    RAWR! New computer is set-up and it rocks!

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