BHCustomCases

Thanks for that link. I will definitely have to pick up some new tools to do the burnishing with. I actually sew the liners myself. The only place that you may be able to get tubes that are lines already would be John Barton. But I know he has been busy lately, so he may not be selling them anymore. I know he was selling his "pro-lite" style tube lined. This is just one large tube with a liner that is sewn into sections. It isn't something that I currently offer and to be honest not something that I have any plans on offering as I don't really like the option...but many people do. Marcel, I have seen several of the pictures you have posted of your cases. I like them very much. As for the pricing, I feel like I am as low as I will ever go and people still feel as if it is too high. I think that Jack Justis is really the only case maker that is charging what should be charged for a case and it makes it very hard to break into when the more established makers are only charging $100 or so US dollars more than I am and in some cases not even that much. Cheers, Ole

I am definitely working on my edges. I have had a hard time getting the techniques down well enough to make something that looks decent. However, they look a lot better than they did when I built my first one. I am thinking about getting into carving, but at this point I have very limited time. It will definitely be a while before I have enough practice to make an actual product with. lol Indeed I do. I use lined PVC tubing, which is a pretty standard cue case construction. Here are the pics: Thanks for the replies!!!

Nothing? Really, any feedback would be great! I'm especially looking for feedback from people that use stamping tools. I don't really care about the application that they are used for, just if anything could be improved in my technique etc.

Hello everyone, I have been lurking around and reading tons of information on here. I want to thank everyone that so willingly gives tips and tricks of the trade. You all have been fantastic and I've learned so much just from reading here. I thought that I would share the case that I finished this week. As you can probably guess John Barton is the reason that I found this site. I can say without a doubt that my work is not even comparable to the likes of him or Jack Justis at this point, but I would like to hear what you all have to say. Hopefully you will be able to see some things that I may be doing incorrectly or that could be done better. All input is much appreciated. Also, out of curiosity I would like to know a rough ball park what some of you would charge for the amount of stamping (I can't call it tooling after seeing some of the stuff here!) that is on the case. Just to give you an idea of dimensions this case is 31-1/2" tall and roughly 14" in diameter. The pockets when lying flat are 9" x 13" and 9"x22". Thanks everyone! Front of Case: Back of Case: The Big Pocket: The little Pocket:

filluptieu -- Maybe this will give you a better idea of the stand that they are talking about. I made something similar to what was suggested earlier that works well enough for my needs. Basically I built a sawhorse, but instead of a board going between the top of the to sets of "V" support legs I used a steel pipe. To secure this pipe in place I used two small 4x4's on either side of the pipe on both ends and fitted it tightly. This pipe is what I rivet on as it is removable once the case has been enclosed. I don't have a camera right now, but when it gets back this weekend I can take some pictures. It is a real simple design and probably won't last forever, but it was cheap as I had all of the stuff around. Hope this helps, let me know if you need the pictures to visualize it and I will post them as soon as I have my camera. John -- Thanks for mentioning this site. I've been like a sponge soaking up all of the information around here!