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Just finished this to give to a friend headed to New Orleans for Jazz Fest. Tooled and painted, interior purchased from Springfield Leather (time crunch).

Like all you have accomplished so far! Can't wait to see the finished project.

Thanks Rohn!

Amazing work!

New purse. Tooled, kangaroo laced, and a soft tanned buffalo body (extremely nice to work with).

Really wonderful piece of history, and really GREAT job on the restoration!

The finish work is awesome. Love the way you chose to dye it, really pops and sets a tone which helps tell the story. Really well done!

Your design sense is superb. I really love seeing your pieces, they are inspiring both as art and function. Bravo!

I had the same issue with my jig. I just put the blade and the stone at eye level and was able to get a good angle. I do a 200,400, and 800 grit(japanese water stone) series of sharpening, then polish with Green rouge on my strop. I was able to get a great edge on it, and It's staying sharper than my other blades. I also found some waterstone wedges one can sand to a thin edge to sharpen edgers, groovers, and other cutting tools. The wedges rock. www.japanwoodworker.com

Very cool. I have been to the deviant art website, and there is lot's of good stuff there. If I see something I want to do, I'll follow your example

Very nice! I agree with the earlier comment about the wings and clouds. Awesome!

Nice. Like the inside pocket, and your stamp/logo is awesome.

Very nice and clean! Great job on the lettering, and carving that intricate design.

Yes, agree with you. Everything I do for customers is original art, or properly sourced. I am very careful not to infringe on anyone else's copyright. Tribute pieces are fun and meaningful, and I will probably do another for myself in the future!

IF the flash came from a book I bought, does that count as purchasing the flash art?

Thanks for looking and commenting! I was looking to something a bit different with the front, hence the asymmetry. Glad you liked it.