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I have this book for years now and rarely ever used it. I know it is a great and rare book, but due to the fact that I do floral carving very rarely I decided to let it go. I ask 100USD, shipped. I only can accept paypal except for EU members. Would trade the book aswell for tools, I'm looking for good and sharp hole punches, especcialy a nice and sharp headknife etc... depends on what your offering. I would be especcialy interested in vintage tools in good, useable shape. carving patterns for celtic, norse, rockabilly or similar designs would also be interessting It depends on what you're offering, really!

thank you all for your kind comment Although if I would get a order for such a bag I still would need to make some improvements (it should be a bit shorterand the gusset pieces where one hole too short) I'm very proud of the bag myself! I like the optic of the whole bag, but the carving and its collouring came out as one of my very best so far. Makes me want to make another one right now

Here is my latest work of a Indiana Jones theme satchel for office and college use. It's a roomy bag for everything needed, you can put in a laptop aswell as books and sheets etc. The front pocket features the headpiece of the staff of ra in the scene where the sunlight is just about to enter the red stone in the center which then guides the entrance to the well of souls. I wanted not just to do the headpiece on leather but also let come the scene to live on a practical piece of leather for dealy use what do you think of it?

Thank you for the advice! I might try that if I do any further projects which require stiffeners. I see that you're from Sweden yourself. I'm goind to a trip there in 2 years and I'm wondering if there are any leather manufactures there who also employ leatherworkers. Any suggestions?

I finnaly found a place in germany who could sell me some hard PVC pieces I could use for the bag. It had been a long frustaed search here in my hometown, so I decided to order from abroad. thanks to ebay, it is impossible not to find the right man for any need. Finished the bag yesterday night and sent it off to the customer. I can tell you this is a hell of a large bag. He told me he need it as a kind of postal bag. I doubt it is really that handy but this is how he wanted it: and here one for getting an idea how huge this bag is (person is 5'3" standing)

these where some fine ideas, thank you kindly! I will keep you updated onthe project and how I'll decide to make it cheers

Hey everyone, long time, no see. After spending a while mostly with braiding whips lately I get a few things to made in heavy vegtable cowhide again. I'm going to make a large sales mans bag out of 2.8mm cowhide (I guess that might be arround 7 or 8 oz) which is considered to become a heavy duty bag. It will be loaded with a maximum weight of 30lbs daily. So the bag needs a good stiffener in the bottom part, so does the flap. I was thinking of 2 pieces of PVC sheets but I'm not shure about it. I don't want to use metal since I thought of sewing the stiffener in. Any suggestions what to use and where to get?

After 4 years of working with leather I finaly managed to move into a flat in which I'm able to built a workshop. It's not finished yet, but It's starting to get comfortable in it. Hope you like the pictures. Any suggestions?

Every now and than I use to make some whips. Drummstuffed kangarooskin is not easy to get here in Austria. I need a supplier who is known for sending out good quallity hides for reasonable prices and who might be openminded for splitting the invoice (the taxes do kill my wallet otherwhise) Does anybody know someone?

just finished up another dying job at my flat and guess what: this time I managed to not mess up the whole place A friend of mine is carpenter and he managed to rescue our carpet fortunly. There are still some darker arreas in the wood now but these spots don't bother me too much. He simply had to sand the wood a little. back to organizing collours, by fishing takle box you do mean one of those things? Do you have a picture of your personal one? As I'll be finally able to afford my own workshop soon I might be able to get myself a own dying desk where I can put anything from doubers to dyes in shelfs, that will help a lot, though I still need to pack them together ervery now and then

I also used the open tote with a handle but It's not quit handy for my use, Esspeccialy since I have no chance to keep this case tidy, especcialy for the dye-matching cloth-scraps and the doubers

I use to carry everything I need for dying in a small carrying box. Last week I was walking with it through the kitchen to reach the balcony (the place where I use to collour my leather pieces) and stombled over my own feet and a bottle of black exploded on the carpet. This was the last sign which made clear that I have to organize my collour stuff better. So what I want to have is a good sized satchel or simmilar where I can carry - oil dyes - used collouring cloths and wool - antique collours and finishes - doubers - brushes -sponges - ev. kitchen paper - ev. a few small glases filled with solvent I'd like to have the used doubers and cloths lying next to the matching dyes since I use to use them a few times. Also the collours have to stay save and shouldn't jump arround when traveling by car. I had a look on every toolbox available in my hometown but non of them seemed to fit my needs How do you guys managed this things in your workshop?

I'm thinking of making a proper wallet which provides space for credit cards, bills, cash AND coins. It should be about the size of a tandy billfold, not as big as a biker wallet. I allready made both and I'm thinking it over back and forth, but I couldn't make my mind open to create a nice pattern which won't takes ages to put the parts together. I once saw a nice wallet which was quit simple and very practical, but I didn't had the chance to have a closer watch on it. Can anyone suggest me a good wallet type?

I use Fiebing's edge dye finish with an applicator in black. A product, which I regret that I buyed it a little. I really like the mat, dark look it produces, which let the fibers of the leather shine through, but it rubbs of easily (especcialy when using it on belts). The application is also always tricky. It tends to bleed over and it's hard to dose. I tried a older kind of applicator in a course which worked a lot better. unfortunaly it's not purchasable any longer.

I like your notebook a lot, especcialy the collouring. Nice webside, too! I guess I'm going to try leather glow and high liter myself next time

This is how I used the it, I think it came out nice for the bag though there is a way to do it much nicer for sure

I'm planning to make myself a black strap for a Johnny Cash alike black guitar. I'm thinking of making a padded version like Mosby use to do. Can anyone give me good advice? I need to know what dimensions the single parts are and if I should take speccial care on something. A pattern would be the best of course. Anyhow, did one of you allready made one? How long did it take you?

Clay, this is exactly what I was searching for. I guess I can change the pattern how I like it easyly for my project. thank you a lot!

I'm doing bags and knife sheaths every now and then with a scout's Fleur-de-Lis. I really like the symbol and nowi have to mke a ladies handbag with a huge Fleur-de-Lis which covers the whole front of the bag. I want to make the Fleur-de-Lis perfect this time, does someone of you have a good description how to carve it in a well working way?

Good thanks I'm not the only one who experienced that! I allready finished some products with antique liquides which where ok, but I never got them as I like to have them. I totaly agree with you, if others get it right I will get it too someday after much practice. This is what I'm always thinking when I just ruined something (like a wristband yesterday) The airbrush thing also came to my mind allready. I can imagine that you might get a really fine outcome with it, having less practice on the airbrush than schading by hand. On the other hand I would be forced to use a machine on my projects which I don't really like. There is an airbrush in the cellar where I grew up and I'm thinkin of getting it to practice a little on paper to see if I like it or not

sorry for replying so late, I just moved with my workshop to another flat. The outcome looks good to me. I did not tryed your method myself yet due to missing time. In fact, I'm also frightned that this procedure will take me nearly as long as the rest of the work in my pieces. Anyway, I need to try it

Sounds VERY interessting! Do you have pictures of your or your fathers work? I would love to see how this tecnique came out on your projects. At least I have to try it out myself, although it seems that this method needs a lot of time

I saw beautiful carvings at mosby guitar straps on the web, especcialy one picture cought my eye: So I wrote him how he collour his leather and he sayed he shade the project before using antique stains. Can you reach such results in the deeper arreas of the leafes with just using the antique stains?

thank you for your kind comments and your warm welcome

I nearly tread all of my carvings with antique stains, but I have no idea how to shade them aswell. Basically I was thought that you have to finish a sherridan style carving for example as follows: carve and stamp allow project to dry dye project with background collour dye project with main collour shade every spots you like to apperar darker applie a fine coat of leather sheen gently work in antique stains remove excess with a scrap of cloth add a final coat of leather sheen 1.) is this order correct or should I do something different? 2.) how does the shading work? I tryed so many times but my collouring does nearly never look excatly like I'm expected it. Who can give me some good advice?