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Hi Storm, thanks for your reply. I especially like the lid closure. The closure works with some strong magnets so that it still stays in place, even when some force from the lid is pulling on the closure. Greets, Marcel

Dear all, I have finished my third cue case and I am pretty happy with it. What do you think ?!?

@BHCustomCases A nice case you have done there. I am also a cue case maker and I know, how much work it is, at the beginning. It could be quiet hard and frustrating sometimes to get the right dimesion for everything and put the stuff together. From my experiences the construction part was and sometimes still is (when I do something what I haven´t done before) the most time cosuming part. Keep up the good work and maybe try something with your own tolling. I mean the stamp look also nice, but when you have done some real tooling on your cases then you are maybe even more proud of it. I also struggle with the pricing of my products, so it would be better when someone else could chime in for a suggestion. Cheers, Marcel

Hi Frida, getting quality hardware in europe seems to be a mess. I also haven´t found a company where I can get everything i need. But I can give you some links from some nice companies I found (also with the help of this forum): 1. Laederiet Nice shop in Denmark, have also a quiet big selection 2. Skinhouse Also a shop in Denmark... 3. Skinnlaaven a shop in Norway Maybe the other guys and gals from Sweden can also give you some tips about getting hardware in Sweden. Cheers, Marcel

Hi Tom, good to see, you´re OK. Nice bracer, and yes I think you have toped yourself What kind of colors have you used on the flowers ??! -Are these dry brushed and highly diluted fiebings dyes ?!? Keep up the good work. Cheers, Marcel

@the Admins at first thanks for the update, it needs getting used to it, but I like the new forum and I think the problems you have at the moment will be solved soon. I have a question, is there no possibility to export the private messages into a html page or something like ?!? This function would be really helpfull to keep the Inbox clean. Cheers, Marcel

Hi King´s X, thanks a lot in advance !!! Cheers, Marcel

Hi King´s X if it was a pattern you´ve sent to snakebite4242, could you please be so kind and send it also to me ?!? My Adress is mail[at]adamant-leather.de Cheers, Marcel

Hi Guys, thanks for the hint. I will try it out. @UKRay Short off-topic. Thanks for the Skidmores cream...It works really good, had no brittle shoulder straps since using it ;-) Hope everything is fine with you !!! Cheers, Marcel

Dear all, sadly I have pierced a leather piece in an area where it should not be. Do you know a way how I can make a stitching awl whole nearly invisible ?!? I was thinking about coloring some leather flour, mix them with glue and put them into the whole ?!? I appreciate every single hint. THX in advance. Cheers, Marcel

Hi Tina, nice as always !!! I hope I can dye as good as you some day. I will test out the hints you gave me on my next cue case. Can´t wait to see the "First piece back in Sweden" !!! Wish you all the best. Cheers, Marcel

..Ich habe direkt bei Angelus bestellt. Hier deren webadresse: Angelus Shoepolish Und hier der Kontact zum Chef: paul@angelusshoepolish.com Greets, M.

Hi Aulus, leider gibt es keine Möglichkeit die Angelus Farben hier in Deutschland zu kaufen :-( Man kann aber wunderbar direkt in den USA bestellen. Ich habe das vor 2 Wochen gemacht. Ist auch gar nicht so teuer, wenn man nur bis zu vier kleine Flaschen bestellen möchte. Dafür liegt der Versand nämlich bei nur rund 15$. Die Farbe selber lag bei ca. 2.60$ pro Flasche. Will man allerdings mehr haben wie 4 Flaschen, dann wird der Versand richtig happig (knapp 42$ für bis zu 12 Flaschen) . Die kleine Bestellung hatte auch den Vorteil, dass ich unter der Gesamtsumme von 50$ geblieben bin und somit keine Einfuhrsteuer zahlen musste !!! Hoffe das hilft Dir weiter. Gruß, Marcel

Hi Kate, big THX for your reply. That was what I wanted to hear It is good to see that life can also be very simple sometimes, too. *gg So I will stay also just with the alcohol (just for thinning the dyes of course ) Cheers, Marcel

@Tina Sadly I still haven´t got an response from Angelus about ordering from Europe, even after 2 times additional mailing :-( But I will get back to you, when I have some informations. @all Due to the fact that I often order my stuff in the US, I am also thinking of purchasing my angelus dyes from an US supplier. I saw on the turtlefeathers homepage that they offer the reducer just in the US. I think it must also be possible to thin the anglelus dyes down in a another way. When someone of U is using the reducer from Angelus, could this one be so kind an post what the exact ingredients are ?!? From what I know this has to be written on the label. I am working in a chemistry lab and can maybe mix something by my own. Even when someone can tell me how he/she is thinning down "normal" spirit dyes this can help me much. Thanks for any hints in advance. Cheers, Marcel

Hi Johann, you can get some snaps with ornaments from Ohiotravelbag. Take a look in their catalog. OhioTravelbag - Snaps Cheers, Marcel

@BillSotx Uups, sorry.

Hallo Handwerker, sehr schöne Arbeit. Herzlich willkommen auf Leatherworker.net. Hoffe bald weitere Bilder von Dir zu sehen. Bis dahin, Marcel

Hi Roy, welcome aboard. A really nice website you have there and I also like your style of carving. I really like those celtic patterns, these are my favourite motives. Have a nice time here. Cheers, Marcel

...Then I wanna chime in... Hi Karl, I wish you a fast recovery from your operation. Don't be down in the mouth. Regards from Germany, Marcel

Hi John, thanks a lot for the discussion. I will fix the few probs and go ahead with the next one. It will be also with some celtic patterns. Cheers, Marcel

Hi Tom, thanks for the nice words. Yeah, doing all this sewing can be quiet painfull, put for me its like meditation just me, the leather & and the thread *lol Oh yeah and some harness needles are also involved *rofl This gives the case a real handworked charm. I think I´ll keep this look for the future. It takes a lot of time, but a real good sewing machine is way to expensive for me, so I will stay with handsewing. Doing the top and buttom piece is quiet easy. I just attach the leather onto a piece of plywood and fix it with some nails as U maybe can see in the pics.

Hi Wolle, nice you found the way to this forum. A really like the new case you are doing maybe I should also do something with native american patterns. Keep up the nice work. Cheers, Marcel

@Aulus Danke für den Tipp, werde diesen in der Zukunft berücksichtigen, sollte ich diese Art von Taschen noch einmal machen. But please come back to english, so that the others can also follow this threat. Cheers, Marcel

Dear all, yesterday I have finished my 2nd cue-case. Please tell me what you think about it. I learned a lot from this project, which I can insert in my next cases. At this point I want to mention Mr. John Barton, who helped my a lot with all his knowledge about building cue cases. He is always a good chat partner and has an open ear for the problems someone has. Thanks a lot John (hopefully I dare bother you in future as well ;-) Cheers, Marcel