Ferg

You should be able to play with your settings to minimize the charring. I keep a box of what would be throwaways for trial and error work. lol

Chuck, Advantage I see? I keep the laser file, engrave to leather anytime I wish. The engraving should take about 30 to 60 seconds. The drawing is precisely the same every time.

You can get a trial version of LightBurn and you won't have to do all this fiddling you guys are doing. Yes it has a learning curve. I find anything worth doing is doing it with the right program or tools. Personally, I hate InkScape.

Neila, You are a true artist, in leather and artwork. Ferg

Oh MY! Good thing I wasn't there. My wife would have made me take it all back. I have had and still do have some interesting vintage items. I even like to feel them once in a while. lol

Very nice, especially your stitching.

That was my thoughts also. that is why I built my own

I have two I would sell. One is a sit-down. This is one I built for stitching albums, portfolios, etc. If interested in the sit-down I can take a photo of it later today. They are both large.

I agree very enjoyable and well done video. Keep up the good work. I have a CO2 60W laser and have had great success with cutting and engraving leather

I replace the lid after I finish gluing an item. I also tap the lid around the edges with a mallet. Used to do a lot of plastic laminate work. Bought the contact cement in five gallon buckets. Also: I used latex contact cement on laminate, only use solvent based on leather.

I use contact cement all the time for gluing my leather projects.

I have and do both. I love the look of hand tooled leather. Also: I have laser engraved leather photos that adjust the shading etc. and look pretty doggone classy. In every endeavor there are many ways to incorporated what is liked. That said: when you engrave mostly "sketch lines" it isn't nearly as impressive.

Sorry, I do not agree with your assessment. 🤪

I have old chubby hands and like to cut with scissors. Don't think I would care about the long pair but short scissor I would be interested

I realize I am old and a fuddy duddy But...Jockstraps and Cod Pieces is just about the end of the line for me. If this is the nature of the posts (I know there is a place for them) that we are going to get from now on I think this old man will need to leave something I have enjoyed for a number of years. Ferg