WinterBear

Maybe just a western/peg-type buckled with the peg on the back would work? Only thing is, it can't be left on the floor--stepping on that peg at 2am will cause the parental units to holler plenty!

Ok, now I know what to look for, I have a feeling I will be contacting you soon. I've looked up you website and quite like a lot of what I see there. A good tool that is used because it works the way it is mean to, and is used a lot, has a certain look to it, and I see that with the knives you showcase. I also quite like the lacing tools--one of those would have made a few projects easier!

Hello LNLeather, sorry for the long wait, I wanted to poke around on those sites a bit. They have some great resources. I'll be making use of those in the coming weeks. And it might be time to dig out the cookie cutters... (I wish the Girl Scouts in my area had done something like this too. Frankly, they never really did anything and I wound up joining 4-H just so I could do something).

Thanks for the replies and the advice, much appreciated.

Ok, a relativity raw novice here, and I'm looking for some good advice. I'm looking at what I want to do, and have determined that one of the things I will need is a round knife/head knife. And which is which, or are the two terms more or less interchangeable? There are several options in my price range, but it seems to be neck and neck with the Osborn and the Stolhman knives I've listed in the poll above as far as basic reviews and price. So I've come to ask those who are most familiar with these things to help me decide what I should get, or, tell me why I should get neither and get something else!

Thanks! I thought it might be elephant because of the checking--I've been shown a piece that looked much like it. I'll have to get some of that bison hide... It might be time for me to wander down to Colorado or see if the Terry Bison Ranch sells it.

Looks like elephant?

I have a feeling your bud's fellow Marines may attempt to mug him for this. Nice.

Whoops. I just realized my gender was set to "male". It's fixed now. I'm one of those odd ducks in the Scouting program, the adult female.

Thanks King's X. Ohhoo, tutorials. I'm all over those like ugly on an ape. Thanks for the links TwinOaks (also an Eagle).The oven covers are just a pipe dream at this point, but Springfield Leather's Low Grade Hides would probably work and the cost might not be too frightening. I can also talk to the Tandy manager and see if he would sell me a lousy side. The Troop is old (1934, I think), and has a lot of good equipment that needs some tender loving care. I'm hoping oven covers would keep some grand old ovens around for another 40 years or so, and I hope protecting them from knocks, scrapes and drops by giving a good case to carry them in will go a long ways towards that.

Hello all. I've been poking around on the web to get some information on leather-working and have come to the conclusion that this must be the place to be! I am amazed by the beautiful work in the galleries, the friendly folk here, the great tutorials, and topic after topic of ideas, tips, and techniques. I'm mostly picking up leatherwork due to the Scouts youths I work with (Boy Scout, one Lone Weeb, and a Venture Crew), along with other folks in OA, in my Wood Badge class, and Lions. So, from week to week, I'm usually up to my eyeballs in people who use leather and need leather, but since they are all non-profit, costs are an issue. To go hand in hand with that, I've been asked to teach a leatherworking class for the Troop summer camp...and I am only a dabbler at best! I have a feeling I will be begging for a lot of help on this forum. Luckily, the merit badge requirements are pretty straightforward and most of the boys are 12 and older. I'll also have one of the other adult leaders who went through Wood Badge with me to help, thank goodness. I've been working on sample projects for the boys to select from prior to camp. So far, I think I have 6 or 8 different woggles (turks heads, mystery braids, and tooled or stamped ones that are stitched, laced, or formed). I've also taken an embossed BSA buckle kit, and dyed and finished it as another sample, and I'll be making key fobs, one or two knife sheaths, and maybe a formed belt pouch for other ideas. I'm also teaching myself some lacing, but I'm hoping to avoid the plastic stuff, so I have some nice braiding manuals to help me learn to use latigo lace. Are there any other Boy Scouts/Scouters around that would have any good ideas for some projects for the camp in the short term, and for the Troop and Crew as a whole for the long term? One idea I have for the Troop/Crew, for instance, is to make leather cases to protect our dutch ovens using the techniques in the Stolman's leather cases books... edit--it would really help if I watched my spelling!