Cyberthrasher

Yeah, that was in the one I linked to yesterday. It seemed like it was doing it more frequently than that yesterday though.

Well, I just decided to check again and it's still happening. Looked like it had cleared up yesterday but I may have been hitting links I had already tried previously. I did a google search for swivel knife preferences today to make sure I was getting fresh results.

Dennis, please see the information in this thread http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=45008 Basically, it looks like Johanna found the problem. So, if you're still experiencing it today let her know.

The free tutorials there on beveling actually helped me more than most things I've read. Just keeping the thought process straight was a big eye opener for me. It's one of those things that seems obvious after reading it but just seeing it laid out the way he did helped a lot.

I guess I can start by asking what you're trying to make. Either way, I usually practice on junk leather quite a bit (still). Since you "have no idea what to do" spend a lot of time researching the tutorials here and on youtube. If tooling is what you're struggling with, there are lots of videos out there. Pay close attention to the way people are moving their hands and the tools etc.... Honestly, I just went and looked at some of your other pictures (knew I saw some before, but couldn't place your name to the work). You're not doing bad AT ALL!!! It looks a lot better than what I did with my first pieces. Just keep practicing away and be honest with yourself on what needs fixing. If you're not sure what needs fixing, just ask and we'll give you pointers. oh yeah, and I usually say screw the kits. Just get some scrap leather bags and tool away, then when you're done you can use them to practice dying later. I pull out all my old junk all the time to test color combinations or different custom mixes I'm playing with.

Horn, it's what I do I figure I spend so much time on the forum anyway, I might as well contribute some of my day-skills.

I just tried a bunch of different times and couldn't get it to happen......fingers crossed.

I've been studying a lot of figure carving lately (ok, reading not doing) and most of it is modelers and figure bevelers. I have a lot of the figure bevelers that I picked up from a forum member - usedleathertools.com - because I do so much work in tight areas.

A lot of times those really fine areas require more of an upright angle on your knife when cutting. You really have to find the fine-line there though so that the non-cutting edge of the blade doesn't contact the leather while turning. The more upright your knife, the tighter the corner it can make with ease. But, this is also easier to accomplish with an angled blade. Also, when you bevel it, you'll probably want to experiment with making 2 or 3 lighter passes instead of trying to hammer it all down at once. That said, I have a handfull of different sized smooth bevelers and a lot of them just don't like to cooperate in those tight corners, so I go back over it with a modeling spoon to smooth things out, or just start with it to begin with.

That's the main thing I started searching to find it.

Think you need to put that last line in your signature

Another update for you guys!! "Well the leaves are finally finished bottom is glued on too is glued on and just about ready to start making holes and lacing this bad boy up! Installation tomorrow stay tuned!! Thanks to all my friends and you awesome support! I love this stuff!!! Creating cool stuff from dead animals is Awesome!!! Hahahahaha now they will live forever!"

I'm doing a lot of searching for "redirected url4short IPB" and getting some results. Here's a discussion with samples of the code they found on their server. Looks like the admin here tracked it down to a common hole in several different forum packages. http://forums.odforce.net/index.php?/topic/16575-rss-feeds-link-problem/

Sounds good, they can probably use it either way I was just outside smokin and thinkin as I do and my mind kept going back to the fact that it never happens when clicking a link from inside the forum software.....That's definitely the most complexing part.

Hmmm, don't know if I can update my brand new $150,000 Cisco router without a big change request.

I'm sitting here on my butt in front of the computer for a couple more hours, so if you want to send me pics I can get them up for you.

For fun I just went to Yahoo and did it as well. Got the exact same popup/redirect I had last night on post #9, from a completely different computer and ISP.

It sounds like it's not just Google, that's just the easiest way to reproduce it. The previous posts that started the thread referred to email links from the forum software doing it as well. That would pretty much take Google out of the mix. From there that would leave something with the forum software or our computers. I know I've duplicated it from 3 different computers right now, one of which was a fresh installation with all of our virus and malware updates. I don't want to rule out our end computers, but with so many people experiencing it at once it's less likely that that's the case.

Ah, I thought I remembered that he had gotten that posted. Guess I confused facebook and lw.net......hmmmmm - guess we know where I spend my time.

since I had a moment, I just tried it again. I googled "leather round knife" and found a result that pointed toward this forum. The link goes here http://leatherworker...showtopic=21377 - this link is safe and only goes to the forum But, the first time I clicked it, it loaded the above address into my address bar and then instantly took me to the location of this screenshot, which as you can see is in the process of loading popups. So, this is happening AFTER loading the forums pages.

That kind of stuff is cool, but there's still a problem with the links to the forum that needs to be addressed. From what I read above and what I experienced, they are actual legitimate links that go to the forums pages, either through a forum generated email or from a google link. The question is, what's happening to cause the occasional re-direct to this survey site.

Actually, I just had this happen yesterday from a google search that linked to a thread here. The link first sent me to some other site and then when I closed it and clicked the link again it took me to the appropriate thread here. So, Joanna, I think if you do a google search for stuff that will come up with results on the forum and then sporadically click them, you may be able to reproduce it on occasion. Next time it happens to me I'll do a better job at documenting what's going on for you.

Hi Edge, I commented on your other post too. Resolene is the name of the product from Fiebings. As far as I know, it's the only thing out there called resolene, so it's easy to find. Springfield Leather carries it, as well as many other products. There's a few different products I use myself, but lately I've been using Resolene, thinned 50/50 with water and applied in several lighter coats. You can either sponge it on, or spray with an airbrush. Just an FYI, it's also available in black color, to help with those black dye jobs that always seem to need a little assistance. They should also have it at a local Tandy if that's where you're shopping, but I prefer SLC myself. http://springfieldleather.com/23211/Belt%2CBass-Finished%2CBlk-34%22/

This one from Electrathon is one of the best I've seen. With some minor tweaks it's become my primary template. Read through some of the other comments on that thread for some more tips and information too. http://leatherworker...=15#entry205112

You amaze me every time!! How do you get that color of golden orange? Everytime I try I fail pretty bad. Chancey, remind me when you wake up and I'll get you some material on two-tone applique