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I recently made myself a desktop stand for my iPad, from leather with magnets attached using Sugru. It was also posted onto the Instructables website in the form of a step by step breakdown. If anyone wants to see how i made it, you can check it out here….http://www.instructa...iPad-Air-Stand/ and if you like it, please click on the instructables vote button too - i might win a prize! I must admit the stitching is not brilliant, but in my defence this was made as a prototype. I wanted to see if it would work and that the ipad would sit at a comfortable angle on my desk. Happily it did, and should anyone ever want one making, then the finish will be much beter now i have worked out the process! adam

why not just post it for all to see? I'm sure if he's doing it for money he'd be glad of the custom!

good idea…i'll have to try that one!

dont keep us in suspense! what have you found?

i tried using one of those stone burr wheels that came in the box with my dremel - no grooves cut into it or any other compounds used, I was trying it to sand down before the burnish, but was surprised to find it didnt do much in the way of sanding, but it did an surprisingly good job of the burnish! This is the piece i tried it on...

yes - i bought some really nice veg tan from Rolfords. I have had some good samples from Cracks, and will be buying from them very soon. You can get pretty much any leather you need from these places…definitely worth getting in touch with them.

Northampton is the traditional home of leather industry in the UK…so yes, there are more leather companies there than anywhere else (i think!). i don't have the details in front of me, but the two i can remember are A&A Crack, and Rolfords. You'll find both on the web. I have not visited them as its too far away, but have spoken with both on the phone and i've been very happy with the leather i have had from them. adam

hello from soggy oldham, you will also find there are many other specialist leather suppliers all based in Northampton. And at much better prices than those at Tandy! adam

Greetings from soggy Oldham! adam

My house can be cold but not quite that cold! Three coats now seem to have solved the problem...that's coats of Resolene, not three jackets!

Thanks both, these are definitely crystalline..almost like fine salt. I will look into getting some brushes as I don't want to repeat this Again! It's possible that the room I left it in was a bit cold and it's affected the drying time allowing the crystals to grow...or It could even be some weird leather causing the problem.... Oh well, at least I'm learning as I go!!

I don't think it's transferred from the sponge, as it was a clean one. The crystals definitely seem to be caused by the resolene....I tried rubbing them with a cloth which helped a bit, and I have also gone over with a new coat as it was also looking patchy...I think this leather was absorbing it at different rates. I'll see tomorrow if it's worked out any better!

I have not used resolene much but have never had it do what it's just done! I mixed it 50/50 with water, and applied it with a small sponge to a bag I have made. When dry, the Resolene has a bloom of tiny crystals over it, almost like very fine grains of salt. It's too fine to even try photograph, but it's certainly spoiling the bag. anyone seen this before? What might be the cause? Can it be prevented? Thanks Adam

totally agree with you Dwight. Unfortunately, I doubt I will ever get to the point where i dont find myself redoing something in a project….and thanks for the compliment too.

gulp! WOW…very impressive!

Thanks Paul. Yes - the Indy took me ages to get finished, mainly because most of the techniques used to make it were things i had not tried before. It was a bit of trial and error, and involved a few unpicking sessions to get things right before stitching up again!

I've not been around the forum for a few weeks, as its the busy time of year for me (lots of tv ads to make for christmas!), and i've also had a couple of projects on the go. I'd love to hear any thoughts and comments about them…. just click on an image and it will open in the gallery with all the comments i have added have a great christmas everyone! adam