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I don't understand why a moderator doesn't step in and delete these spam posts. Do I advertise my website? Yeah. You can visit if you want cause it's probably going to be under construction for my whole free yearBut maybe it's just the Asian's catching up with tactics we used 10 years ago and didn't sell a thing doing it (I mean online marketers, not myself because I knew spam never got anyone to buy anything) and not only that it pis**s me off because it makes are our Asian friends on here look bad. This has made me mad since the first time I opened an email in my inbox, that the email had been sold, saying if I just joined this program I would be sipping wine on my private island in a month, year, whatever.

I think they turned out good John. I didn't notice a scratch? But I hear ya about magnifying glasses. When I'm finished anymore I scan my pic, and use that and a magnifier to work out any small problems. Cheryl

Now that's interesting. I'm looking all around my room for something metal I like. Actually I have a really old, uh, something, looks like a bud vase but I don't think that was the purpose when it was made, in brass from India. Do you think it would turn it dark, or just absorb the outside impressions? Also I have a silver plate tray, Paul Revere repro by Rogers, that has a wonderful etched design in it. I've been looking at the wet formed trays people make and this would really be pretty, only unfortunately the design would be on the bottom. Oh well DUH, If I wet formed around the brass the design would be inside. Actually I could case the leather, make the designs, then on the tray wet form in around the bottom which would be easier anyway. Oh man, too many things to try, too little time.

Thanks Suicide, I put my head in vice grips, thus avoiding the explosion. Going to totally reread this again, plus look at the other thread again Kevin did on this until i get it. Cheryl

Ok, now you're using all those guy words and I'm totally confused. You have a hole, LOL. You put the wet leather in the wood hole, then you drop wood on it. . So at that point do you put the vice grips, oh no wait, then ANOTHER small piece of wood on top of that. Then you put the vice grips on the the OUTSIDE of the first piece of wood that has a hole so as not to mar the leather, and the top of the second piece of wood to press everything in place until it dries? I get all of it except why the second piece of wood? Do you have the ends of the wet leather between the first and second piece of wood, using the vice grips and second piece of wood to push it down evenly. If not, LOL, just give up on trying to explain to me Kevin, because my head's gonna explode. But thanks, Cheryl

I found the other wet formed bag tutorial after I posted to you. And I forgot to hit 'watch topic' so I didn't get your message. I just went to the link you gave me, and if I have this right, you cut out a wood form. Then you cut out around the wood form in foam. And now you put your wet leather in the foam, and put the wood form on it so you don't have to do all the nailing, and creasing, etc. It drys, and you have a wet formed bag top. Wow too cool.

You did this tutorial so well, even I could understand it :-) And I truly laughed out loud over your patented tool you use for cutting the round part. I also appreciate you giving alternatives to different tools for those of us trying to get things a little at a time before we end up in the poor house with all the leather workers that have passed before us Cheryl

Really nice job Kevin. I've seen a lot about 'wet molding' on here but mostly with holsters, and bags. So did you buy this mold instead, or make it? And stamping it after it's molded wouldn't change the shape? I'm pretty lost on this subject, maybe you could show a mold. And I'll see if I can find a tutorial on it. Cheryl

I am happy with how this turned out, except for the two bloody fingers I got sewing the tiny jump ring. I need to come up with another idea for those. Yet I don't think it's perfect yet. Any pointers on what I could have done better would be a big help. Thanks, Cheryl

Really nice things Cam, thanks for showing us. Cheryl

I just took the time to read this whole thread although I'll admit at times my eyes glazed over. I don't understand why people are worrying about disney, harley etc. when I see photos of people's original work HERE being downloaded over and over. Are there people who just come to this board to work from other's pics of finished projects, or not so finished even?

No apologies necessary, I knew it was good :-) Cheryl

I just wrote you a 5 paragraph answer that was lost and that's probably best for all concerned since I was raised to respect my elders, even rude, know it all ones. I won't say but two things.......Don't you EVER doubt the way I raised and I hope you and Hellfire get out into the real world sometime, where it's not a meeting of the top 1% pooh poohing the rest of us trying to get by and better ourselves. Ferg, you only respond to posts where you can judge other people, you never offer help. With you it's negative, negative, and more negative. I guess at least it gives you something to do. I lied, 3rd, I VOTE in every election, do you. And you must not have been raised right because you can't even spell manners.

Well I feel a little silly welcoming you when you've been here longer than I have, but welcome anyway from VT. Show us some of your work. Cheryl

They are beautiful and I wouldn't be ashamed to wear them anywhere.

Right on Ferg. Wouldn't we all like a huge library stuffed full of the printed word we love? What Sylvia taught us, and borrowing from a library is exactly the same. I don't know who Hellfire thinks he is, but I have two published SS in two different anthologies in my library back in my roots of Ohio. And I proud they are there for people to read. What's to be uncomfortable about? We've always made books available, but try and download a SONG and you'll end up in prison. And I'm sure she's right about the fees at her 'county' library. I live in Rutland VT. now, and the only people who can use the library are the ones who live in Rutland 'city.' Not anyone else in the county, unless you pay a fee. Damn disgrace. Cheryl

I know Kevin, but I don't have what I need right now and my improvising isn't working, I have no block, I have no rubbing alcohol to cut the dye with, I think I'll just stamp some up for next month (BTW looked it up, birthstone for Feb. is amethyst and have those in rhinestone settings) and once I get what I need, oh crap what am I gonna blame then? I decided to switch to rose earrings, same concept, probably same results :-) Thanks for your support, Cheryl

New Pendant, same crappy work on my end. Oh and resolene doesn't block. And although I had a fairly good impression, I just had to try and 'tweek' it. with a background tool, make the impression deeper. I don't think I wanna play anymore

JK, Paul Barnett, Mr. Leather himself, started a tutorial on here about carving, stamping, and painting leather. Unfortunately he became ill and couldn't finish it. Whatever paints he was using became unavailable so he uses eco flow from Tandy. The only problem I have with Tandy is all their tools, trim, buckles, whatever aren't made in this country. So I just bought a vintage basket weave tool last night, and paid about a 1/3 more. I've used and abused their paints, and they work fine. I have an eco flo dye too, emerald. I just looked, didn't even realized I had more than one kind of dye. I love it because I can mix my paints with it to get different shades. Since I didn't realize I had different types, now I know why when I tried to mix white and later red to my Fiebings brown dye, I ended up with a big gunk of nothing, LOL. So I have both.

I lost my reply AND connection, LOL. I may have misused the word, to some it might only apply to England but I use it for Europe, Australia, etc. It means coming or going across the ocean. So tell your friends you are going across the pond and strut you stuff at that conference!!!! LOL

I forgot about this yesterday because I was getting emails from different threads, and right now I'm trying to find a post someone made to me about a journal and came upon this again....very weird and cool video. Thanks Sylvia.

Ahhh, perfection, that nebulous something only we can see in our mind's eye. Auerlie, I don't think you will get buried anywhere you go. I had to laugh about your living room. Mine's in the bedroom and I am NOT waiting for my shop to be built because I don't think the landlord will do that. I live in a one bedroom apartment, with one closet and every time I move, one of my 'piles' fall over, LOL. How you do that work with a baby though is beyond me. I have a service dog, and she drives me nuts because I'm not going anywhere to let her work OR play. She is lying on the bed curled around me where I'm sitting using my laptop on a small end table. When I spread things out on the bed to work, she stands and looks at me and whines because I took up the bed space. so I rearrange things to give her a path onto it LOL. I saved your link, and I'm going to add you as a friend if you don't mind, because I want to see how things go for you when you come across the 'pond.' Honestly I do. Cheryl

If that's what you're TRYING to do, I'm quitting leatherwork when you get good,!!! Honestly, your items are beautiful. TWO saddles on top of everything else? I'm trying to decorate ONE mare and foal for a pendant and can't even get that right, LOL (Cheryl wonders how much she could sell everything she has on eBay and try a new line of work )