Cyberthrasher

This is a fun one I just finished up for a member of the blues forums I'm a part of. This was one of my favorites to do so far since he came to me with "I want a strap like Joe Bonamassa's but with my name on it". From there we started talking about changing it and then expanding on some things he likes and in the end this is the design we settled on since he's also a championship shooter with a love of 1911's and AR's. Feel free to point out anything that may need to work too. This was my first time using antique, clear-lac, and an airbrush. I also re-did the edges after the photos were taken and modified the slit into a slot with a small hole on top to keep from tearing out.

Very nicely done.

Sounds good. I'm really glad I could help you out. Don't hesitate to ask if there's anything else.

That was easier than I thought http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=38551&view=findpost&p=239430 In summary, 1/2" barrel with 3/8" blade as recommended by Bob Park. I chose the 3/8" Thick blade over the thin since it was more of what I'm used to and matched up with the work I'm doing. If you buy from BK grab one of their keen edge sharpeners too since they're supposedly modified to fit their blades as well as the standard Tandy blade. I don't know if LW does the same or not, but I'm sure they'd let you know.

They're all great people who work there. Kevin is a member here and regularly chimes in. I usually talk to Emma when I call, since she's who answers. When I was ordering my BK knife (still can't afford an SK3) I was a little intimidated by the blade options. There was a thread around here somewhere with either Bob Park or Bruce Johnson talking about their recommended blade/barrel sizes (I'm really bad with details and can't even remember what I have). I'll see if I can find it.

Springfield leather is a great place to start for many of your tools and supplies, and you don't need a tax id to get their wholesale pricing - it's more like a Costco membership. But, if you're looking to find everything in a kit all you're going to get is cheap crap regardless of where you buy it or how much you spend. I think your best bet is to start small and get a few of the things you'll need then keep adding as stuff comes up. Start with a good swivel knife like a Barry King or Leatherwrangler's SK3 (both available at their own websites), a good set of stamping tools from Springfield (not the basic kit, but comparable tools that hey carry individually), and at least a poly mallet until you can move up to a well crafted maul. Aside from the knife, I have gotten almost everything I use from Springfield, including quality leather of all types. If you give them a call and talk to them about what you want to do they will be more than happy to get you started in the right direction.

You know, i hate to admit it, but I honestly can't remember exaclty. That does sound about right though. It was one of those "the frame is here, let's use it" kind of deals. I'll have to find my copy of the MSO and figure that out for sure.

That's how a lot of CMS pages are designed now. You have the navigation bar at the top of the page with expanding menus under each header and the footer navigation as kind of a site map for when you get to the bottom of the page - that way you don't have to scroll all the way back up to go somewhere.

I have to agree with Spinner. Though, not to downplay the craftsmanship on it because it is good work. Call it a temporary one to get the job done while you work on something beautiful and tough to really compliment such a nice blade .

Ditto electrathon. I especially like applying a base color then going over the top of it hap-hazardly with a darker color and then wiping it around to look like it's been worn off. You can also throw some thinner at it, let the dog take it for a pass around the yard, beat it with a chain for some random marks, hit it with a buffing pad on a dremel in several odd spots and let it really work in without moving it around too much.

Paughco rigid frame!! I'm surprised I have teeth after some of the bumps I hit this weekend.

Yep, we can even by the little cooler/tap combo, though I never did back in my serious Jager days.

I'm actually going to be using a sample Jagermeister bottle for this purpose, if that gives a good idea of the size of the bottle. Any other single serve sample liquor bottle would work just the same I'm sure. The main thing I'm thinking of is the size of the mouth on it. If it's too small you will have troubles getting cotton balls in and if it's too big then your applicator might make a sloppy mess.

You sir, have just made my day!!

That's actually what I'm doing right now. I'm using Umbraco CMS on my own server. I decided to get acquainted with it because our new web-admin on campus is going to use it for our new web server deployment. Since I'm the network/server administrator, I need to be more familiar with it than just knowing how to run the database and the hardware/OS. I've spent the last week trying to figure out how to get a somewhat nice looking lightbox gallery working and finally got it figured out last night (with a compromise on the gallery package, but I can learn more and change it later). It's a lot harder when you don't know anything about web design and the different languages that go with it Umbraco is pretty powerful since you can have complete control over EVERYTHING and not just what the application designers have allowed you to change.

The whole thing looks great though. Admittedly, I didn't take a lot of time to analyze individual aspects, but it looked very professional. But, it irritated me too since I'm working on my own site right now and I'm actually having to learn some coding that I never wanted to learn in order to get it done.