leathercrafter

i looked at the picture and i agree with kings X thoese are just swivel knife cuts if you will take a look at bob parks work you will see them on several items only better just my opion of course john

terry they look great! hope you sell out good luck john

gasey i think that would be a great idea especially since i have a dog in this hunt, plus you will get a chance to view everbody's work so i would say YES i would be interested in that just my opion john

thanks for the compliment i will need all the luck i can get because my good friend bob park is entering this show also, and his work is always over the top. but i have always said you cant win if you don't enter. and his is a honor just to be able to enter a show with bob.

i use 7oz for the sides and 5oz for the binder thanks for the nice compliment

this is my entry for the art of the cowboy makers show as allways all comments are welcome

janice, when i finish all my projects i first use a light coat of neat lac, let that dry then i use light brown antique, then i finish with tan-kote finish . the tan-kote will also put a nice shine on your edges. hope this helps john

hello casey how many do we have in the leather carving hopefully a lot thanks john

hello janice, i have done several toilet seats for customers the way i attach mine is first center the tooled leather on the lid cover. and mark around the outside edge with a pencil, the use a good contact cement on both the leather and the lid, i glue both pieces and let them set apart until tacky, then very carefully line up my tooled piece back on the lid. then i put on my nail heads around the outside. a tip i learned is that bepore i put glue on the back of the leather i draw a line about 1/2 inch in front the edge set my diveres at 5/8inch and go around the line and mark where every tack goes then i go back and take a smallawl and punch through the leather that way we i go to drive the tacks in i only have to drive them through the wood. one other thing you will need to do is take the lid off the seat and lay it flat on your table to drive the tacks this will make it a whole lot easier to do. i recently finished one that is on my gallery if you need to see what i am talking about. hope i didnt confuss you and hope this helps good luck john

very nice job on both holster and belt i am sure your marine friend will like it a be proud to own it. semper fi j.ivy sgt usmc

thanks ben that customer must have a big house that is the 4th one of them i have done, but that is a new design i drew up for her, she wanted oak leaf and b/w so i drew up that pattern for her, wanted it to be different than your normal oak leaf pattern. again thanks for the nice compliment john

ed it turned out ok because of the great maul i use now!!!!!!!! by the way thanks for doing such a great job on it john ray thanks for the compliment belive it or not this is the 4th one i have built for them. john

this is a toilet seat i just finished for a customer i call it (best seat in the house) as always all comments are welcome

that is a real nice job on the purse you should be very proud of it , thanks for sharing it john

hello guys, i use 7oz for the check book cover and 2 to3 oz for the interior. if you dont want to make the interior springfield leather sell's premade interior that look real nice, i personally build all my interior but i have seen their interior's and they are pretty nice and easy to use hope this helps john

chris thanks for the nice compliment on the saddle no i dont build my oun trees i have the guys at bowden tree co build them for me, and yes this was a fun project the one shown belongs to my grand son. just hope one of these day he realizes what he has. thanks again john

hello charlene, all my rope bags are round and most have a diveder, and bouble zipper all come with shoulder strap, and all have small pocket on the front, and all mine have a stiffner in each side and i line all of them , i have one on my gallery that i finished recently, if i can help feel free to give me a call and i will try to answer any other questions for you hope this helps john

this is one of my limited edition 1/2 scale saddles i finished as always all comments are welcome it is fully toole oak leaf