Stewart

Remarkable. May I ask which tool you used to do the beveling. What i really liked was the arches. Thick at the top curve and than narrowed down at the sides. Joe

It is In the mail to a pipe smoking friend that him and his wife restored a MGB. Maybe some new tobacco or just good old fashion frindship. Joe

Well cheap paint-cut patch a little to small so had to work around that problem causing the lacing to be off. I forget instructions right after reading them or hearing them. So it's trial and error. Joe

Just seeing what I can do. It is going to be painted and the patch will be laced. Its off center cause i am gong too add a metal concho to it. Just another learning exercise. Joe

Bad example of craftsmanship ,but this is how i do it. Cheaper than stamps and tooling styles give the personal uniqueness

Thanks Ferg, Back to Basic 101. Just need to refocus. Thanks for the advice. Joe

You are right. After all the things i done that turned out good. I am back at square one. Evan the pipes I have been doing is going haywire. It must be one of those cycles that you go through. l

Jimbob, Every-time you pound leather you are learning. Right now I am going backwards-happens in any thing. Bought 2 new hollow ground blades and it's a new learning experience.i feel when I cut with it, I need to stitch it together. This is already traced on a 4 inch round. The guy I sent the barrel coaster to likes it. I do tend to push the envelope. Joe

I usually use paint that you buy for model cars-planes. But they dried out. I have used the oil before and it has held up. Use a Mattie paste that seals .The oil paint gives it a textured look. I do not try to thin it. like looking up close at an oil painting and it is bad,but step away and see the difference. i thought it wold give an appearance of an old sign. Holding up? most are for display The hodge podge i use is for covering Decoupage of different type of media. Joe

Well i smoke a pipe and the people that request use for them for display. . They usually represent the blend they like and I may get a free sample of pipe tobacco. Also it is good training. Joe

Sylvia, New swivel knife-wrong casing. The paint is thick oil. That is the texture I wanted. the over paint was done on purpose. Learned when I was 9 years old. You done somthing really bad, cover it up by doing something almost as dumb and the first thing you did is not noticed intill it's to late. Joe st

A step backwards-3 failed atempts and just this. The letters look wrong but they are all the same style . Joe St

No words ,Just a picture says it all. Joe

Oh my! My mentor just passed by. Oh dear,I think my roots are wet. Tennessee boys can not wait. Short fellows you know. Joe" this tobacco taste strange" Stewart

Hust finished this for a guy on a pipe Forum. Believe it or not, he wants a set of four. Joe

I am the guy in white, next to ife and grandaughters and grandsons.Tnat guy on the end is my son. I can still spank him. His wife was takeing the picture. Joe

Yeap, Changed the fastener on others. I am funny about my hair also. So i shaved my sons hair. Makes me look better. Joe:rofl:

Found picture of completed band . Joe

I have made 6 like these I have to measure one for width. i sewed on Velcro and cut sponges to width and than sliced iin half for thicknes and super glued where the forhead would be. Took pictures off web-traced and tooled,than painted. Bought scrap belt strips from Tandy. Joe. Ps had people take a tape and measure head .Best you measure . I added a little more To richard's band. Brother-ini-law and he is almost an egg head.

Thanks, Just wanted a plane pouch, but the leather looked like it needed a native look. Joe

Finished these up yesterday. The tobacco pouch was a reworked check book cover that i blotched. Added more leather to bottom to make longer and ripped out liner from an old pouch.. Oh the staghorn is for the girls. Joe

Well some one I know is probably cringing right now that i showed this. Since he has been long distance helping me. So i put the knife in just to mellow things out. Have one more antler left. Just a small one so a letter opener is next. the check book cover is done. Use sinew and a snap to it. Did square it off. Joe

Thank you. It gave me an Idea. Make a template for what border your using . I use fonts and transfer to transparent paper than arrange the as the go. That will require a little practice in placing. i my self like using Fonts. so many different types. Joey2shoes