leathercrafter

crystal you did a great job on the padfolio, the pattern was quite orignal and the craftsmanship is great you should be very proud of it thanks for sharing it john

hey steve, i had the same problem but there is only one catagory in the leather carving it just has 15 entrys. let me know if you figure this thing out thanks john

just wanted to say that there is some mighty fine pieces here and everbody should be proud of there work good luck everbody john

casey just wondering when the pictures where going to be posted for everbody to view and vote on thanks john

bob as always you have done another beautiful piece of work, you forgotten to mention that you built and tooled, this beautiful piece in just 3 days. it would have taken me 3 weeks. also everbody can view this work of art this weekend, on line under (art of the cowboy makers ) in the leather carving section. again bob another beautful piece. john ivy

i agree that what ever you make needs to have your maker stamp on it, most of mine are placed on the back, but if i built a piece for any of my customers and didnt put a makers stamp thgey would return it just for that reason. i never use the same pattern twice everbody get a new pattern drawn up just for them, all my customers now are willing to by the orignal drawing of there patterns and have them framed and all of the even want the drawing signed and dated. this is just my personal opion but we all work to hard at doing what we do not to get credit for it. john ivy

hello yehagirl, i have never use the pre made interior i usally make all my interios, but the way i would do that , is tool my outside cover then glue the pre made interior into place the sew around the outside with my machine just as if you had made the interior your self. the edge the edges and slick and dye. there again i have never used a pre-made interior but i have seen them and they are real nice. hope this helps john

mike, i also dont do holsters but have done a lot of inlays with cowhide you can see them on my gallery, so if i can help just send me a message and i will try to help out. john ivy/sgt/usmc/5811

wood, i use a alder 206-64 to sew things with a gussett, and i also have a consew table top machine. i think if you try the brass feet from e.c.leather you will be vary pleased with them,they work great and are easy to install. thanks for the compliment i really like the tooling job you did on the shaving kit john

i agree with bruce that putting feet on the bag is a good idea i put them on all my purses i build i buy mine at e.c. leather in tulsa they are brass and they have two prongs that just bend over on the inside i also put a stiffner in the bottom of my purses, the only thing i use for a gusset is i have a hide split to 2 to 3 oz for all my gussets. that way the gussett and the tooling leather all match. good job on the bag john

hello joey, just wanted to say THANK YOU for your service and when you get home and start doing leather work again and need some help just let me know and i will help all i can, i am trying to put together a beginner leather class that i will give at my local v.a. hospital for in patient rehab soliders. i am a 100% disable vet myself.you can view some of my work on my gallery, so stay safe and come home soon. john ivy/sgt/usmc semper fi!

hello joey, i just wanted to say THANK YOU for your service, and when you get home and start back doing leather work, and need some help just let me know and i will help all i can,you can view some of my work on my gallery. i am working on putting together a class at my local v.a. hospital where i will be teaching beginner leather classes to inpatient rehab folks, i am a 100% disable vet. stay safe and come home soon. john ivy/sgt/usmc semper fi!

i think you did a fine job on the bag, did you hand sew the bag, the only thing i would have done different is sew the stitch lenght at no less than 8 stiches per in or 10 per inch if possible i think it would have given it a lot cleaner look. but that is just my personal opion. but still a great job john

i have been using wyo-sheen for a couple years from sheridan outfitters, don butler turned me on to it, and it has worked great for me i also know that a friend of mine bob park use's it also with great results. sheridan outfitters is a great company to work with they are always looking for things to help improve the leather industry. this is just my opion on the subject john

just wanted to take a minute to say to all fellow veterans THANK YOU, for your service and sacarfices, to help keep our country free.god bless america jonh ivy/sgt/usmc semper fi!

hello on my tapered belts i make the buckle end 6 inchs long and the other end 9 inchs long i believe this is standard on all belts the 6inch end will have the fold already figured in hope this helps john

i want to congratulate bob park on his win at sheridan this year, you did a great job on the purse as always. and a special thanks for taking time to put on the wonderful classes. great job as always john

great job!!!!!! my hat is off to you your const/tooling and over all apperance is great, you should be proud of that one john

on mthe back side of the machine it will tell you what model it is (example 205-74 205-370) you will need this number to find out info on the machine, i would suggest you call veron at weaver leather since they sell alders and always real helpful, and i would bet they can help you out with owners manual or video on you model machine hope this helps john