Fredo

I'd like to add that the reason I own an EZ-UP is because of the quality. It is a pain in the butt to set up alone and it can be a chore to lug around. However like you guys I have not found a better unit out there. I am considering making a lean-to type set up that will work off one side of my pick up truck. Sail quality canvas and a cpl of collapsible poles ought to do it. I just need to add it to the long long list of stuff I want to get done.

That is simply amazing, the detail realy makes me want to go home and practice. My scarp box is full of well scrap. Yours must be full of art.

The tools in that design are used by sheet metal workers. AKA Tin Knockers, That is a sheet metal hammer and a soldering iron. Tin Knockers make things like air conditioning duct, over head exaust fans for kitchens and the like. A BG that depicts tin knocking would be in order, maybe a rivited piece of sheet metal? Good luck, it looks like you have a bit of imagination coming your way.

Hi, I have found that a good quality work bench can be made fairly inexpensivly. I go to the local home depot type store and buy a solid core door. You may not be doing any tooling right now but if and when you do you'll love the fat that the table does not move, bounce or flex. I have two, one for leather work (leather ruining) and one I build motorcyles on.

So Cal, where we ride our fast bikes all year long....Howdy Duane

Hi everyone, I'm Fredo out of San Diego CA. I found this site by Google and decided to join up. I'm here to learn and grow, I accept critique well and sometimes will ask for even more. I'm typing this during my lunch break so my typing might be worse then ever as I am hurrying a bit. I recently found a pretty large collection of leather tools at a yard sale so i grabed them up. Mostly because I can not walk away from any type of tool at yard sales. I've been building my own bikes for a while and always wanted a nice tooled leather seat. Unfotunately A quality seat costs every penny it's worth. So I joined a class at the local Tandy and jumped in with both feet. I concider myself at the entry level with needing to learn almost every aspect of leather tooling. I am not afraid to try and fail but I found that failing in this art form can be quite costly. I've built a small sturdy table, good lighting, tools easy to reach and well orginized. Now all I need is practice and definately a kick in the butt once in a while. I have completed a seat, I a cpl of pics below for your viewing horror. Anyway that's my lame intro, I'm looking forward to reading and learning from this site. Here's a cpl of shots of my first seat tooling try. Your critique and coments are welcome and appreciated.