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Thanks Kiwi

I decided I don't really have as many men's things in my booth as I do women. So I just completed this heavy duty but handsome, I think, cuff. The top layer is pull up, the bottom natural veg tanned and the red lace in roo. First time I've worked with roo and it's so pliable and holds dye so well I had difficulty telling the front from the back. It's not 'hairy' on the back. An excellent lace if you have the eyes of it. The pull up is goat I think, at least the skin is shaped like that but maybe 3-4oz compared to my other goat skins of 1-2 oz. I got this from a friend here and what a nice leather to work with. Being pull up it wants to stretch and wiggle away from the chisels and lacing needle though. The bottom is HO veg tan that I left a natural color. Overall I'm pleased with it. I had to take several stitches out a couple times, would start the lace the wrong way and not notice it until several ? what are they called? Not stitches, lol. I used button studs for two reasons....1 I couldn't find my snap setter and 2 the pull on this when closed is pretty significant. Cheryl

You did a really nice job only it looks like you only tooled the right leaf? Is that a trick of the light on the pattern? One looks tooled, the heart actually looks puffy (good) and the left leaf just looks like it was carved. Cheryl

Really nice tooling, Cheryl

Very nice Davey. I need to make a collar right now and was going to double loop braid around it until I realize the red goat I was putting on it wouldn't show on a 5/8ths collar. I like how yours widen. Do you click those or cut them yourself? I am horrible at cutting. Cheryl

Lol spendrift57

Another thing I do is put wax paper on top of the pattern. And trace the pattern through this. Wax paper is very sturdy even though it wouldn't seem so. That way you don't tear your paper pattern while tracing it. I know other people use film or transparent file folders, etc but wax paper works best for me. Cheryl

I would be happy to take a look at your designs and give you a price on what the'per piece' would be, if you want me to continue to make them. If not I can give you a price on your prototypes. I should caution you here though might take a couple of convos on that because what seems simple on paper can be a lot harder in leather. Whatever you need. Cheryl

That is beautiful, Cheryl

I distress leather purposely sometimes and the first thing i do is roll it back on itself. That always wrinkles it, don't matter what part of the cow it came from. That's why veg tanned leather is shipped in rolls that bend the other way. I would use a soft leather on the bottom, maybe pig or even goat. Or milled as Halitech suggested. Good luck, Cheryl

Beautiful clutches Kimberly. Cheryl

You're welcome. I'm not sure I'm right but I hope I am. Good luck. Cheryl

Devil hide. I think he probably cut out the leather, then used something like a 'lil' wizard to cut the line he beveled, and it looks like on the top he's got a reverse or inside bevel going and then just used a back grounding tool on the edge. I'll be honest I have gotten similar results to the back grounding tool using a stick that i smashed one end against the concrete. I looked at itt closely and I don't think it's completely uniform. A lot of people won't tell you they get that popped up border by using a swivel knife in something like a lil wizard, why I don't know. Cheryl

Are you talking around the edge of the closing flap, that border? Because it looks to me like he does it like any carved object. He carves the higher part, bevels it to make that line stand out and backgrounds the edge to make it look more pronounced still. I thought you wanted to know how to get that layered effect at first. Cheryl