Beaverslayer

Scott, this is going to be one of those questions where you will get many diferent answers and opinions. All will be worth checking into. I myself bought the Paasche VLS set, it was the most expensive that the hobby store had to offer. The reasoning behind buying the best they had in stock, was that I felt that if I bought the cheapest one, I wouldn't know if it was me, or the airbrush that was not good. By buying the best I could find at the time, if the airbrush work I did wasn't that good, I knew what was to blame....me... I use the big compressor out in the garage and just turn the regulator down to 15/20 PSI as needed, rather than buying a small Paasche compressor to go with the airbrush. This works real well, and I can jus re-adjust the regulator to use the air riveter when needed. Ken

Severe, that's a beautiful looking sheath, and the belt is just as nice. Great job on the scroll work. Ken

Welcome to the forum Corey, real good to have you here. You will find that everyone here is very friendly and always willing to help out. Some of the best leatherworkers in the world are members here. One thing we all love, is to see pictures. Hope to see some of your work. Ken

Real nice looking Roger, love the sunburst effect. Ken

Simply beautiful work, very very nice. Ken

Mom is going to love this Butch, great job. Ken

I like the color a lot. Is the Cougar laser etched on? Ken

Welcome to the forum photostore. Glad you found us, and hope you enjoy the place. You will find that everyone here is very friendly and always willing to help out and answer questions. Ken

Welcome Dave, very good looking Dog you have there...oh yes and the collars are very nice as well. Great to have you join the forum. Ken

Welcome to the forum Andy, great to have such a talented craftsman such as yourself amongst us. You have probably noticed that there are a lot of very talented people here, that are always willing to share knowledge, and help each other out. Looked at your website, you do some very beautiful work. Ken

The thriving economy really helps as well. Lots and lots of disposable income still here. Ken

Well we got the "King of Customs" Bike show all this weekend, with Jesse James, so I'll be heading down to that with a fist full of business cards, all decked out in leather. Maybe drum up a bit more business. Ken

Shorts....VENTILATION, very important. Ken

Pretty snazzy looking Scott, you must just love cutting all the tassles. Ken

These look real nice Corter, the one thing I think you should do as well though, is to burnish the edges. I think this would really add to the beauty of your wallets. Ken

Real neat Roo, I've seen this done on fancy cars before, never thought about doing it ob leather. Ken

Really great job Masja, I especially like the decorative lace you did on this. The colors really match the colors of your horse as well. Ken

Hey Spider, don't know how I missed this one, great looking belt, the color is real nice. Ken

Okay someone has to remove this link....30 minutes and only 321 feet, just can't stop trying. Ken

Ed this is a beautiful looking bag, you've outdone yourself on this one. Your attention to detail is very good. Ken

Very nice carving and color craftsman, you've made it look very proffessional. Ken

That's cool. Holly, took about 20 minutes, but I got 297.6 was my best. Ken

Gibbs, that seat is cool. I like the skinny front end, and there's something about the simpicity of the lacing that really makes the seat pop. I had a hard time to stop looking at the lacing, just something about it I really like. Thanks for sharing this. Ken

Tom, I'm with you on the Egyptian past life thing, coulda sworn I knew how to build pyramids a few years back...LOL I love the Egyptian motif, looks real good. On the inner liner, what I would do, is take a strip of pigskin suede about 3/4" wide, apply glue to the underside of the strip, fold it over itself in half, press and roll. This will give you a 3/8" wide strip that you would glue to the edge of the liner, and it will keep the nylon liner from fraying when you punch holes and pull lace through them. Be sure to p glue the strip down with the folded edge on the exposed side of the lace. Hope you understand what I mean Ken

Can't wait to see this one done Azmal. So far it looks real good, love the color and the gold detail. Ken