WinterBear
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From the album: WinterBear's Stuff
Detail of the center paired dreamctcher and the "infinity" or "Hawaiian twist" of nephrite jade.© Winterbear 2013
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From the album: WinterBear's Stuff
This is the same dreamcatcher with a slightly different viewing angle. The beads in and hanging from the webs are brass, amethyst, larimar, citrine, and natural quartz crystals (with turkshead knots on top of the crystals), and jade. The streamers have handmade brass tube beads and glass crow beads, black turkey pointers, purple turkey "fluffs", and teal pheasant heart feathers.© Winterbear 2013
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From the album: WinterBear's Stuff
This was a dreamcatcher I built for my coworkers. They gave me an assortment of beads and crystals they wanted me to try to incorporate, and selected turquoise/teal, purple, and black for the colors. This is actually a doubled dreamcatcher in the middle (purple and black, 5 and 3-inch hoops, respectively), and a torus dreamcatcher of 11-inch turquoise hoops cradling the center pair. The webbing of the torus actually weaves up and down the joined turquoise hoops, creating a sort of anticlastic or saddle web.© Winterbear 2013
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You make some nice stuff. Love looking through your gallery.
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Thank you very much.
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School Backpack
WinterBear replied to Tim Schroeder's topic in Purses, Wallets, Belts and Miscellaneous Pocket Items
You might have the teachers asking for folios and maybe briefcases once they get a load of that pack. And the other parents will be cursing you because now their kids will want one like that. And your daughter is going to love it. -
Storing Hunting Arrow Tips In A Quiver?
WinterBear replied to lcmattson's topic in How Do I Do That?
Pick-n-Pluck foam to make individual cavities to store complex points (and just the points) in? I've used this stuff to conform to tools and camera lenses. http://www.pick-n-pluck-foam.com/ -
What Is A Fair Price For Old Craftool Stamps
WinterBear replied to rlpullman's topic in Leatherwork Conversation
Heck, maybe you should drop me a line the next time you get a bunch, and I'll pay you more than $2 each for ones I don't have yet, plus the S&H. -
Thanks for the great pattern. I've been wanting to make something like this to carry camera gear at the camps.
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Um, could be a very dry piece of veg tan tooling leather perhaps. Can't be sure. If it is dried out veg tan, usually a little conditioning will perk it up some, and make the edges less likely to split, and if it is veg tan, burnishing the edges might help too. What happens when you dampen a little piece of this stuff on the edge and then rub the edge like mad with a piece of canvas? Does it start to sort of smooth itself?
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Try Ohio Travel Bag's catalog, pages 61 and 189? http://www.ohiotravelbag.com/FlipBook/P212_BOOK_1.indb/index.html#/1/
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Do I? Not my intention. Just the questions I ask myself when I rummage through my scraps, usually with a great deal of muttering. But those are all questions that can help identify the type of tan and finish the leather has--which can clue us in as to why it is separating on the edge for you.
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I thought you might be but couldn't be sure without tone or body language to back it up. What a horrible blow to your supplier.
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Um, can't help without some more information. Can you give some more details? Is it colored? Is the finished side smooth, shiny, glossy, dull, patterned? Is the leather more soft and draping like a heavy fabric, or more rigid like cardboard, or something in between, or none of the above? Is the cut edge blueish in the middle, or is the leather the same color all the way through? What happens when you put a drop of water on the finished side--does it soak in, make a mark, sit on the surface? Pictures are good too.
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I Entered Some Stuff In The Fair
WinterBear replied to electrathon's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
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So, the leather is pretty much rubbish because it's degraded with red rot? Also, "chuffed". I'm a little confused, a little clarification for the dimwit over here. I've heard this used to describe someone who was pleased. And also used to describe someone that is annoyed. Will your supplier be chuffed/pleased with the good news that the dust is just leather powder, or chuffed/displeased that the "good" news that the dust is red rot?
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Card Wallet W/money Clip
WinterBear replied to AndyL1's topic in Purses, Wallets, Belts and Miscellaneous Pocket Items
Maybe keep it a simple name? Blackthorn Minimalist Duo? That way you can have the Minimalist Wallet, the Minimalist Money Clip, and then this Duo--clip and card wallet combined. -
Youth Spur Straps - Pre Cut
WinterBear replied to featherston's topic in Saddle and Tack Accessory Items
Maybe try Shelly. She has some "kids" spur straps among the ones she clicks, for very small kids, and then she also has small mens and ladies clicked blanks as well. Better to email her than try and PM here here, as she doesn't always get all her PMs. http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=33798 Her email: shelly AT liggettenterprises DOT com Her website: www DOT liggettenterprises DOT com -
Happy Birthday Rayban and chancey! Many happy returns.
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Maybe this line drawing from the USDA would be of some use: http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=aegl_001_avd.tif Other buckeye photos and drawings here: http://plants.usda.gov/java/imageGallery?category=sciname&txtparm=Aesculus&familycategory=all&growthhabit=all&duration=all&origin=all&wetland=all&imagetype=all&artist=all©right=all&location=all&stateSelect=all&cite=all&viewsort=25&sort=sciname
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That is beautiful. What will it be part of when it is finished?
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There is also a cut called a culatta (not available from all suppliers) that consists of a bend and the belly portion (minus the upper part of the "belly" where the shoulder cut would be). There is a culatta cut diagrammed on this page. http://www.waterhouseleather.com/leather_buying_guide.htm
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There it is. I must have overlooked the post. I still want to hear more about it. How did you sew it? What's Kodiak oil-tanned? What does your son plan to haul--it looks like it would take a load of bricks without popping a stitch.
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Beats me. I tried running it through a translation program, and got "Adam!! anticipates a seamless roof." Somehow, I don't think that's correct. Arbalet: Beautiful and inspiring work, as always.
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First One
WinterBear replied to RParson's topic in Purses, Wallets, Belts and Miscellaneous Pocket Items
That turned out pretty good. Really nice paint. You better look out, you're going to be getting a lot of requests when the others get a load of that shield. -
First One
WinterBear replied to RParson's topic in Purses, Wallets, Belts and Miscellaneous Pocket Items
Well, the general rule of thumb is that the cuts should be 1/2 the thickness of the leather. And I think if you were to "walk" your bevelers a little more, and maybe smooth and round the numbers a bit with a modelling tool, and use the modeler to smooth the beveling a bit too, you'd be surprised with how much definition you'd get. I have a sneaking suspicion that the water content of the leather wasn't quite right, as the tool marks don't look like they've burnished very deeply or darkly. I'd say you're on the right track though.
