Cyberthrasher

WooHoo!! I realized last night that I need a new one since I'm just using a small package box that something came in with holes cut in it. I'm out of room in it and need an upgrade, but I'm too lazy to build a box shape. You got lucky with that one being a knife holder already

Definitely agree with that one. I'm working my first seat right now and it's a 2 up version of this. Definitely not an easy task. Togn, the big key will be lots of practice before you start the real thing. Practice tooling and lacing and everything on other stuff before you get going. There are lots of really experienced people here who will be able to help if you get stuck.

Good call!! I have a couple of them sitting in my drawer ready for replacement or modification

Yummmmmm. I'll tell them you said to put it on your tab

Customer supplied??? Sucks to be waiting on stuff My wait will be over temporarily tonight

Don't worry Pete - you haven't offended EVERYONE. I've made the same complaints in other forums before (that I'm basically a volunteer moderator in) and I got sorted out pretty quick the same way. So, I know where you come from. That's actually why I've changed my view slightly and tried to adapt because the folks over there made me realize that I "Might" be wrong..... Ok, I admit I was a little wrong.

Personally, I can see both sides of this. I always grew up with being taught to help those who help themselves. So, for someone to come on and say "I want to make some leather stuff, what do I need to buy", that just sounds like they haven't even put in any thought to it and therefore really haven't helped themselves in my opinion. But, if someone has tried to get the right casing, or they've been working on their own for a while and struggling before finding us here, it will usually show in their first questions and I'm willing to point them in the right direction if I'm short on time ( and usually somebody else has already said it better in the first place). But, it's also important to realize that we're talking about a craft that many people don't get to experience at all until they start - leaving out a lot of the "common sense" that you would normally get in a new endeavor. Yeah, I also agree that doing is the best learning, so I'm pretty quick to recommend a good bag of scrap leather from one of the retailers - especially since it's pretty cheap and much better then the kit stuff. But, if someone doesn't know what to try then they can't really try it on their own and report back. Bottom line, I think everybody is right and both sides are responsible for the whole thing. The experienced people need to lighten up a little bit and remember what it was like when we all started out. Instead of getting openly irritated (I don't care what you do on the other side of the keyboard), think about how you can guide the person into their own discovery. Give them some options to try or point them to various articles. If you want to tell them to search, give them a little info that they need with it followed by "there's a lot more info if you type xxxxx into the search bar". For the new people asking, figure out what you want to do and why you're having problems first. Go through the work and at least browse through the recent previous topics. Too many times I'll see someone ask a question on something that is covered within the top two posts of the same page, if it's not already covered in a pinned tutorial on that page. We're all here to help and taking these steps will allow you to ask an informed question. Remember - the more detailed your question is, the more detailed the answer provided can be.

Chancey's got us all pretty well covered on that end. Kevin King has a pretty nice tutorial on a biker style wallet. It may not be exactly what you want, but it should get you headed in the right direction. http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=9940 if you type in a search for bifold wallet, there are a lot of other good ideas and templates available that could be modified for a biker style wallet.

Nice. I didn't notice that that was a cup holder on the other pictures (at that other site). That's what I get for looking at cool work on my phone. How long before you start on the other one?

That's an open primary setup, so there isn't a "clutch cover" to go on it. With the stance the bike has, it looks like it will probably be a pretty good ride as is.

An awl should be ok as long as it's properly sharpened. Many of the US suppliers are willing to ship internationally. Check out Springfield Leather or Tandy. Also, there are many dealers on Ebay as well.

Yeah, there's an adult section that you have to request access to from Johanna. I would have thought that something like that would have been moved there instead of just removed.

What's that round thing mounted between your bars???? Excellent job on the bottom too. Want to do a trade on that two-up?? You buy mine and I'll recover yours....... Basically, give me money and a seat (yeah, I win on that deal). Or you can just buy mine.

DUDE!!!! Honestly, I would never like that aqua color, but for some reason it REALLY works there. That entire ride looks like it's going to be a fire screaming draggin' (yeah, there's a pun in there). When you take it for a spin GET VIDEO!!!!!

Another thing to consider if you're sitting (on stool or chair) is how much work you'll be doing bent over. I have a pretty small desk that I work at, probably between 30 and 34". If I'm assembling I can work on my comfy bar stool, but if I forget and start tooling there, my back will start killing me after an hour or so. I realized I spend a lot of time directly over the top of my work when tooling, so that's when i switched to my chair for extended times. The stool is ok for assembly because I'm not bent over keeping a close eye on detail at that point.

That's the kind of stuff I'd be interested in. But, being one chapter out of a book as a whole, I don't think it's something I would get right now. I've been on the hunt for a lot of good composition/design books, so thought I'd ask just in case

How useful do you think it would be to someone who's not interested in western/floral work? Is there stuff in it that would be applicable to all styles?