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Here it is. Made for my wife and used as a test for different dying techniques.

aint that the truth.... Welcome, from another fellow Washatonian. This is a great site to get all kinds of help and information. Never hesitate to contact anyone directly as any time I have I have always dealt with some incredibley helpful and friendly folks.

At first I didn't put a lot into my facebook page. Recently I have been trying to make more of an effort to post finished projects and add statuses with at least some frequency, even when I don't have anything new to post that I have made. My page is relatively small in comparison with the likes you guys have received so far. How it all pans out for marketing is something I am trying to figure out. I have noticed that contributing to other groups or pages from my page profile has gotten my page some attention.

cool design. Be sure to post some pictures when you get it done.

I found a couple and sent them to you via a PM. What I do when I have to combine different designs is to take the pictures and put them on a powerpoint slide then copy, paste, rotate, flip them however I want them and move them around until they are where I want them and the size I want them. Hope that I could help out a little.

Thanks. I will try that. I am going to try it on a part of the project that won't really show first so we will see how that goes and it all is good I will see what I can do with the rest of it. didn't think about casing from the back.

I have a project that was completed that I would like to add more design to. The only problem is that the leather has already been finished (with resolene). Is it possible to add stamping/tooling without stripping it or will it need to be stripped of finish first? Or will it not work no matter?

I made one for myself a while ago. It is 3" wide and I definitely wouldn't want to go any wider because the shells will have too much leather on either side of them to be readily accessible. (my opinion) I can try to dig up some pictures of what I did later on. I wove the loops through the bandolier vs. sewing them on. I didn't make it like a standard belt, as in it isn't round and wouldn't work around a waiste. It is more like a pirate sword hanger thingy design where I made a loop with the belt strip and sewed the ends together in a diamond.... As I try to describe it I am making myself confused. I will do what I can to get pictures up.

I am in the process of completing a purse project and want to put magnets under the lining on the inside of the front and back, as a closure device. I have the magnets and they are the really strong kind. Ho do I go about securing the magnets to the leather underneath the lining (pigskin)? Can I glue them on? My only concern is that if I don't secure them well enough they will pull away when the purse is opened and pull on the lining rather than staying put against the actual exterior leather. all help and recommendations are appreciated!!

That is a cool idea. Do you make them for shotgun shells as well?

That is just danged cool!! Great style, great design very very well done