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Great job on the holster. I really like it. You should definately be proud of it. Chris

Very cool. What oz leather did you use? Chris

Very cool. Would make an excellent Halloween decoration. I've been think about making a cover for a journal and tooling it to look like the Necronomicon from Army Of Darkness. Yeah I'll admit it- I'm a Bruce Campbell fan. hahaha Chris www.builderofstuff.com

Beautiful work. I would definately be grateful for such a present, I'm sure he's going to love it. I still say the best presents are those that are handmade, I think there is so much more thought put into them. I'd much rather have a present that someone made for me, even something simple, than the latest gadget on the market. Chris

I recently made a small purse for my Niece and I lined the inside with Tinker Bell fabric. I just used contact cement and glued the pieces to the inside before stitching the purse together. I got some bleed thru on the fabric but once it was dry you couldn't tell. Chris

Very cool, I hope you have lots of success with it. Chris

I can't offer any suggestions on the coloring part of it, but as a hobby leatherworker and former member of the Air Force I'd like to say very very cool! How did you make the plastic die? Chris www.builderofstuff.com

I saw a really good post here not long ago about how to make a holster pattern. I'm sure it depends on the type of holster that you're going to make. If it's a standard type of holster and not a pancake style I can tell you how I do it. I take two pieces of paper and tape them together along the 11" side. Then I fold them on the side I taped them so that you are left with a standard size piece. I lay it on the table with the tape seam edge facing me. I lay the gun down on it's sights centered on the fold. Then I roll the gun over so that it's laying on it's side. This should leave you with a bit of space between the top of the gun and the edge of the paper. At the muzzle end, depending again on the style, I will leave about 1/2" between the muzzle and my mark. Then I will outline the rest of the gun leaving about 3/4" between the gun and my line. Then it's a matter of drawing in how you want the top to be, so that you leave exposed the parts of the gun that you want exposed. Trim it up, and then unfold it. At this point I like to glue the paper patter to poster board and cut it out, leaving a nice heavy pattern to use. This is a pretty basic set of instructions but it should point you in the right direction. Here's a thread showing my first holster http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=25603&st=0&p=161285&hl=+simple%20+holster&fromsearch=1entry161285 Chris www.builderofstuff.com

Thanks Dan. Chris

Thank you for all the info. I appreciate the help. I have a degree in CAD and I do actually have inkscape on my computer here. I just never thought about using it for stamp design. I'm going to have to look around and see what I can find in the way of tiny endmills. The smallest I have is 1/16", which seems small, until you start trying to make something like a makers stamp with it. hahaha Chris PS. Great looking work.

Great videos! Chris

You know, generally speaking, I don't care for the colored tooling. But these are really really nice. I think the color turned out great on them, and I think the tooling is very very well done. You should definately be proud of them. They have definately caused me to rethink my opinion on coloring in tooling. Chris

Great video! Chris

I really like it! I recently bought the Tandy pattern pack for making vests. I hope when I finally get around to making one it comes out as nice as that. Chris

I have a small cnc milling machine. I think it would be cool to make my own stamps, but I'm not sure what software would be the way to go for creating something like that, as well as what kind of cutter would be needed. Most of my work is milling metal, and nothing detailed. Chris

Very very cool. Is this what's called a Drow Elf? I don't know much about that kind of thing but I've heard my fiance refer to something similar as a Drow Elf. How did you do the spikes on the bracers? Are they leather as well? Chris

I like it man, very cool. Are you going to dye it or antique it? Antiquing my look cool to, especially with the carving on it.

I don't know, guess I didn't think about it. Chris

Please don't misunderstand, when I said $101 was a bit steep, I wasn't referring to the quality of the book or it's contents, simply that as a hobby that's more than I can really afford to spend on a book at the moment. I would love to have both books, especially the one on shoe making. The idea of making a pair of shoes from scratch seems absolutely fascinating to me. But sadly, at the moment, I just don't have that kind of extra cash, however I'm sure they are worth every penny. Chris

looks good. I like it. Chris

Awesome work !! Very inspiring. Chris

I would recommend McMaster-Carr or Enco instead of online metals, better prices, bigger selection. I've used McMaster-Carr for years. 1/4" round 316 stainless rod 6 feet long is only $11.08 at McMaster-Carr figure about $9 shipping, pretty average for what I pay. They're really fast two. Chris www.builderofstuff.com

If you happen to come across that post about the monks sandal making process please pass that along to me, I'd be interested in reading it. Chris www.builderofstuff.com

Thanks for the reply Jordan. I did end up buying the tandy ebook on sandal making and it clears up a lot. I'll do a search online and see if I can find that information about the monks that you spoke of. Chris www.builderofstuff.com

Anyone know how they make round lace? I experimented with this a while back but I didn't continue with my experiments. I was just wondering if anyone in the community might know how they make it. My attempts were focused on cutting it round but it just occurred to me that maybe sort of wet forming it would work. Chris www.builderofstuff.com