chancey77

I have been doing archery since I was a kid but since I moved to Finland 5 yrs ago none of my stuff has appeared from the move...So I joined a shooting club and just started making some gear to sell at the shooting range...1st 2 are gone:)Looks like I am going to be busy with some archery gear!!!!!!!Everyone is complaining about their Easton gear and plastic tubes ruining their arrows especially the 50-90 meter guys and gals all that walking and ruining their arrows!...They are all looking to get rid of that garbage and get back into some real leather gear!WOOOOHOOOOO!!!!!

THAT IS A KILLER SET UP!!!!! I am just getting back into archery again, and I am checking out rigs and YOUR IS SUPER SWEET!!!!!!!! Do you have some more pics of that???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUy5DfHtxkA&feature=related Pick up your git fiddle and play her this! One of the best Hank Snow songs ever!

So I guess you won't be reading my reply...bla bla bla bla YOU DESERVED THAT...bla bla bla.... Did you really think she would trade her shoes...blabla bla...hahahahaha

KILLER!

Hey there Ivarian! Have you been using that wood mallet for all of the beveling? I think you could benefit from a dead blow poly hammer. Your art work looks great! But you should be getting about 1/2 of the depth minimum out of that thickness leather, especially if you are not using a Swivel Knife.... Just my observation of your last couple things...you need a Swivel Knife and start pounding that skin deeper...I have 2 different weights of hammers I use both Poly, 12 and 28 oz, the 12 does most 90% of all the work. The reason I say this is because especially for moto seats that will be in weather, when it gets wet it is going to swell, and the beveling alone will start to disappear...I don't think you or the client will like that very much...Just my observation! I see that you are a little green to this and your beveling looks nice and consistent, but you REALLY need a Swivel Knife to kick you up to the next level... I am not sure if you are letting the skin sit just lightly wet in a bag overnight but if not; try it and see the difference and benefit from casing it properly, you will get some good depth without having to bash the hell out of it. Keep it up brother! LOOKING GOOD!!!!!! We are all here to help!!! Keep Pounding! Chancey

HAHAHAHAHAHA I am happy this thread is still going!!!!!!! LOLOLOL And even happier that other folks are into them as much as I am:)

Check these out! That is an awesome hammer!!!!! http://www.brooks-usa.com/id2.html

So here is an update on the build...Bike has come back from paint and is in the process of being put back together! Jäpä is getting close to having it finished now! I LOVE THE BARS and all the Brass! I have plans for a Brass Hammer and leather holster for the bars it will fit perfectly in that void.... And some more pics.... He is fabricating up some more brass pieces for the rear fender to be able to carry some gear for long hauls.

VERY SWEET LOOKING! AS ALWAYS!!!!!! GREAT JOB! Just a thought for the next one, make it detachable and able to be put on a belt. Just a thought...I have made several that way and everyone loves it! But again as always, you do GREAT WORK!!!!!!!

THAT JUST LOOKS LIKE.....AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Can't a guy get a little cranky from time to time:) hahahaha

Ya these where on the inside of the old Tandy Leather camp stool pattern...it is available in the Tandy Library I believe. I got this one from my dad:) HE ROCKS! I am merely the vessel!

Actually I did ask the curators if they where real and they said yes. You are right about the first 2 chairs. They are from the 1800's. The sight you shared is very cool, but those are French,English and Italian chairs. These are Russian and Swedish rulers during the time of this castle. Finland was tribes until Sweden took over in 1249 during the Crusades and then in 1800 Sweden fought Russia for control and lost to the Russian empire at which time Alexander I took rule over the Provence. The first 2 chairs are from 1800 era, but the last chair is original 1527 at a time of Swedish rule. Finland did not become its own independent country until 1917. Though the first written language books of modern day Finnish (Suomi) was written in mid 1500's. So the architecture and many of the buildings that still stand from that time are Russian due to the fires that destroyed Helsinki and Turku the old Capital. Though many original Swedish built buildings still stand in the country side. If you would like to see more pics of this castle send me your email and I will send you a link to picassa.

Of course I wanted to try them:) And I did save the best for last.

Some very fine examples of Leather Artisan work from 1400's-1500's still alive and kicking! There was a lot of leather items in this castle but these really caught my attention. Not only is the leather work still in tact but add in the ORIGINAL EUROPEAN GROWTH WOOD and that I think is the real reason these pieces have lasted so long. Todays wood that we use is fast growth and just don't have the age craftsmen where using from those times. Nothing beats a piece of oak that was here since the beginning of time for a piece of furniture designed for a KING and his family!

DOING WORK!!!!!!!!! I got to gig with the guitar this weekend...this is during the GHOST RIDERS guitar solo! OF COURSE!!!!!!! BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE!