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Very nice! How do you attach the liner to the front leather, is it glued first and then trimmed to the outline of the top layer? Fantastic tooling.

Thats a nice knife and sheath. I love damascus blades. How long did it take to make the blade?

Thanks Tommy and Chancey, I have some gold leaf spare so Ill make up a few test pieces. Tommy, I hope I can get it as good as yours! It really does look great.

It looks great! Can you tell me if the gold cracks if the leather is bent? I tried some gold leaf guilding and it was cracking easily as the leather flexed. What did you use as a top coat or sealer? Thanks.

Thanks Andrew. I use a bitumen based pitch (mixed with bees wax) because I cant find pine pitch in the UK.

Thanks Cheryl:) I need to practice those horses more!

Hi All, This is my latest tankard that I made for a friend who is a big Wicker Man fan. For those who dont know, its the classic 70s film with Christpher Lee and Edward Woodward about a pagan community on a remote Scottish island. I was trying to get a branded or burnt in effect in keeping with the burning of the wicker man. It was dyed yellow but soaked in a bath of molten bees wax. I'll be lining it with pitch later. Its made from 3-4mm thick leather.

Welcome Andrew! Where about in Manchester are you? I use to live in Bury, then Radcliffe. I still go to Radcliffe to visit my mum and friends. This is an excellent resource for all things leather. Have you got any pictures of what you've made?

Very Nice Did you come up with the picture on the front cover? What tool did you use to background the rear cover, I cant quite make it out?

After punching the slots, does anyone dye them or leave them showing the undyed leather?

This thread had been very useful to me too, thanks for taking the time to explain the finishing process and hits with the tooling Chancey77.. Miloradovich, Iook forward to seeing more of your work:)

Looks good so far, I too look forward to seeing more of it as you progress.

Thanks Kevin, I can see how that can be, but didnt know if it would be a problem or not. I'll get on with dying the guitar strap and leave the punching till last and see how it turns out.

When punching holes for the anchor points or slots on the strap, do you punch them out before or after the strap has been dyed? Im concerned of getting darker areas of dye around the slots if I do it after punching. Thank you.

Thanks for the advice, I've been having problems with this tool too!