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Man the skills on this board is just amazing (which on an average i bring down LOL ) . Great work. I love the way you just grazed it with the background tool, very nice touch.

You know sometimes the simplest things are the greatest. I really , really like that. It's very clean and tight. Very nice !!

Another tip i just learn, in case you don't know this. When doing something like a book cover DON"T over tightin the lace. Just get it tight enough to stay in place and look nice. If you start to get it tight it will pull the leather out of shape and will not lay flat.

I don't now you maybe flooded with entries but after reading your last comment "buried in last minute submissions". I get the feeling NOT. You might want to rethink the deadline here. I keep thinking i'll find the time to do atleast one. But, , , with trying to get a few things made for x-mas and then all the shopping,,,well . . I would bet i'm not the only one who is tight on time this time of year. Or maybe have this one and then do another after the new year. I think all in all it's a great idea. I just think the timing might be off.

didn't you have these on your site ?? i swear i've seen them before. Either way they look great man.

I'de say with the eco-flo products you're not going to get much help. It's a new product line and i've found that not even the people at TLF really now much about it. But,,,, i'de say you're at the right place to be asking cause some of us here at trying to find it's "limits" if you will. For now i would always practice on a piece of scrap first. It took me many tries with the antique gels to get the result i wanted and it' still differ from one weight of leather to the next.

Hey Kate you might want to try it on a scrap piece of leather before you use it. Just to make sure. Mine is like a dark navy blue now.

Welcome to one of the best places on the net. Go right ahead and post up some of that "folky" stuff. We'd love to see it.

Very nice man. I love the look and color. Can't wait to see the belt that goes with it.

Thank you one and thank you all. After lacing it pretty much 3 times this puppy is done and ready for delivery. I'm still having a hard time getting a good picture but, this is very close.Lacing F@!#@#$ : First time i used the roo lace from TLF. The lighter of the two browns they carry. The border of the book is black. At first i was going to use black lace but decided to use the brown, i liked the way it looked. Well while lacing i noticed the lace to be irregular. It would have runs of thinness in it , sometimes of a foot or two. Then back to normal then back to the thin carp again. Well i didn't think it was that bad at first. Then after almost having it all laced i looked it over. Big no go it looked even worse , it seemed it would get thin where i was covering more then one piece of leather or at the corners. You know the places you want the thicker at. Also when i would slice in, you could feel and see the diff. Ok this is getting long all in all at the end i went with the black roo and i think it turned out great. K, i think yoiur meaning of pinch and mine are WAYYYYY difference. If you're wanting to copy something well by all means have at it.Thanks for looking and following along. I'm going to try to make a light box and get some better pictures. If i am successfully i'll post new picture. Oh yeah the inside is the same as the biomech notebook i did.oops hahaha i guess pictures would of been nice. Again i used all eco-flo products.

Those are really nice man. Glad to see she's still at it. I really like dreams and the one below it, ALOT .

absolutely freakin amazing !!! Please tell us and show us more. *pulls out all old JP tapes and starts to sing* "There's many who tried to prove that they're faster But they didn't last and they died as they tried" Hell bent, hell bent for leather Hell bent, hell bent for leather Hell bent, hell bent for leather Hell bent, hell bent for leather

That's awesome. We talked about a lot of carp but never about drawing. I bet that cat can draw, can't he. Tell'em just draw something up and get to tooling. If it's not a pattern, then it can't be compared to one and how others have done it. That's what i do. LOL !!! I look forward to the next show to see everyone again. And this time, this time i gonna enter sumtin' . Thanks for the kind words.

Dave , i love all you seats. I think one could see your work and know it's yours. I thought the smokeout seat had a great dye job on it but seeing this one with no dye...Well it just rocks, to bad you can't just spray some finish on there. Again Nice Freakin Job !!!!

Thanks everyone , i'm hoping to have this one done this weekend. I've got a few more to make but i've already told people no more till after the new year (i gotta do my x-mas shopping). This one is for a friend and he's giving it as a X-mas present to his Father-N-Law. I've just cut and dyed the inner sleeves. So hopefully tomorrow i get it all laced up. So stay tuned the fun's not over yet folks.....

wet dye, lookout . I like the way the red with the antique came out on the biomech one. So i thought i would try it again, i dyed it green in the background of the deer. Hard to see in the pic. Anyway here's where we are now for those of you following along....

Send Johanna a pm letting her now you would like to see the adult section of the forums.

Thanks Clay. I did a few things before i found this place. Then for almost a year i really had no time for leather but i had time at nite to read and see all the great work that was going on here. This place and all of you here have really helped me step my skills up. When i do something and see that something just is not right but i can't figure out what it is or how i can do something better, i ask and you help. Not only in skill levels have i learned but about tools. At the show i picked up some of Barry King's bevels and a swivel knife w/his blade. WOW what a HUGE difference that is. Like cutting butter and massive clean depth. I think one could bevel right thru the leather. It's also about practice practice practice also. So i wouldn't say you're a slow learner. It's just you can see what a huge diff this site is making. You and the others with your skills that help and give tips and post your work have a HUGE impact on this site. SO thanks you all !! I'm pretty much just gonna lay down some antique on this one.

I know it's not the best deer out there but the person i'm doing this for was so warned. LOL I was told "just put a deer on it and maybe some initials on the back". I can't, i just can't "just "do that. I kind of like posting as i go, hope you all don't mind. I guess i could just wait till it's done but, i like to see the Work In Progress pics. After putting lead to paper for about an hour i came up with the design for the back.

That a freakin sweat design and you did a great job on it. Can't wait to see this one done.

***WARNING *** WARNING *** WARNING*** The reply you are about to read is a total and complete highjacking. After the highjacking you may return to your normal posting. You have been warned. Kevin, do you hand stitch your wallets ???

I have no freakin idea and i thought for sure someone here would know. Maybe they just overlooked this thread. Either way i gotta tell ya i stinkin love your helmets.

Nice job man and for a first seat VERY NICE JOB !!! Please tell me this is your first seat but NOT you first time at leather work. Cause if it is i'm soaking myself in chicken blood and raw meat then going to Michael Vick's house.

Nice job man. The first time i did black i got little black dots all over the place. Is the blue dye of paint? If dye what type.

Welcome to the great madness my brotha. This is a great place with many, many helpful people. I've learned so much from this site. The knowledge base is just unlimited. It feels like i've only been here about 6 monthes but it's been a year and 3 months. Time flies when your having fun. I was lucky to of found this place just a few months after i started doing leather work. It's help to keep the flame alive. freak Member No.: 158