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Looks great! I have yet to learn that applique technique.

One of the nicest wallets I've seen

Gotta buy this, good job on yours. Charlie

I really like those. Well done. Charlie

Thanks for posting this great story.

YT, nice clean work. Love it. Realm13, good looking case, like your leather choices.

Great looking case. Like everything about it. Charlie

Now that's a nice clean looking kit. Really like it. Looks very well done to me. Charlie

Unfortunately fanninator it isn't glue. I skived the deerskin too far in and that is the roughed up lining showing. Thanks Monica, I didn't have any D rings so I just sewed the strap to the inside. I like the strap attachment after it was done. Thanks for the comments Wild Bill. And cardinal leather, it's nice when it can be saved, stressful though. Forgot to add, I used light brown pro leather paint on the edges,. Probably won't use it all the time, but it works good to cover where the lining and leather meet on the edge, since deerskin won't burnish. Charlie

Got mine done, somewhat. Learned a lot doing this, don't try to dye thread with hi-liter it doesn't soak in. If you have access to a pattern print it off! I just went by the dimensions and made a bunch of mistakes. Wasn't planning on tooling this, but I had L shaped mark on it from marking it wrong, caught it before cutting but was left with marks so got a craft-aid from Tandy and tried tooling. I added the butterfly and the lines to cover marks on the leather. Would have been a lot easier to do it right from the start. Then I riveted the loop on the flap for some odd reason! Have to remember to take my time. I need patience, and need it NOW! So now I have to remove the rivets and put the loop on the case. EccoWeld contact cement is way easier to use than Tanners Bond and the smell is non-existent. Fortunately Tandy let me return a quart of Tanners Bond and buy the EccoWeld, Byron the manager is very easy to deal with. 7-8 oz. leather, copper rivets, antique saddle tan, deerskin lining that I Super Shened, Super Shene and Aussie finish. Seems to stay closed fine. Charlie

Looks great Cardinal, good solid construction, and smooth lines. All the nice work I see on here kinda makes me not want to show what I have cobbled together...

Simply amazing!

Very nice Monica. You do nice clean work. Wish I could emulate you. Charlie

I don't know if Picasa gives you the option to save pics as jpg or gif format, but you can use Irfanview (a free editor) to change the format of pics to post them. Open the pic with irfranview and under 'file' click on "save as..." then pick jpg or whatever format you need. Picasa may have the same thing. I think posted pics are jpg format. Hope this helps. Charlie

Not much, but got it done. Only 3 oz. I had was some faux print that has been laying around here a long time.

I use the 2lb. mini anvil from Tandy https://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/home/department/tools/setters-anvils/3101-00.aspx, just glued a piece of leather on the bottom. And have made bean bag weights using aquarium rock, but the anvil is handiest for me. Charlie

I line my sheaths with the vulcanized spacer material you can get from Texas knife supply and other places. I also have a good welt in the sheaths, and the spacer material keeps the blade from poking out the front of the sheath, since they are curved blades. Charlie .

Yes it stamps well. Check out some of Paul Long's sheaths, he uses Wicket & Craig drum dyed leather. Maybe you can find the answers to your other questions by looking at his sheaths. He is a member of the Knife Network forums, and is very helpful. Even has his phone number posted in case anyone wants to ask him questions personally. Charlie

Good idea, challenging. I'm in.

Thanks for the help Twin Oaks and NV Leather. Yes it is a liner glued to the front, very thin though and didn't want a lump there. I appreciate the guidance. Chief also helped me figure it out. Thanks to everyone on this forum, great place. Charlie

Lacing around a single piece of leather. How do you finish when you meet up with the beginning? All the videos and articles I've been able to find only show how to finish when lacing two pieces together. Trying to put together a Tandy clutch purse kit. It's a bust anyhow, I can't tool and it looks like crap. But would like to know how to finish the lacing anyhow before I trash can it. Charlie

Thanks for the burnisher Slipangle. It is perfect, just what I was hoping it would be. Charlie

I get mine from http://www.dupont.com/products-and-services/construction-materials/surface-design-materials/brands/corian-solid-surfaces/products/corian-all-colors/sub-products/designer-white.html $8 for a 4x4 sample. I use it for pocket knife scales. Charlie

Thanks for posting this, Joe. I'll have to try this, they look great. Well done. Charlie

I'd like to buy your maul, pm sent. Charlie