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Congrats! It is nice to have that exposure. Here's to hoping it brings you more business!! Karina

That is an awesome case from one awesome friend! Your friend is going to love it I am sure! Katrina

Nice job for your first ever leather project. Looks like you are pretty much on your way. Karina

Waterhouse Leather has some Awesome leather and free shipping in the US over $99. Springfield Leather, although the pieces I have gotten have not been Awesome, they have still been great pieces to work with. A few spots I had to work around, but that's to be expected I guess. The best part is that you don't have to order the entire side, you can order by the sq.ft at Springfield. Great option for those on a budget or just starting out. The shipping is very reasonable. They don't gouge you on the shipping like other shops. I also just got a side from Brettuns Village Leather - a very "unique" Leather shop, free shipping included on all orders, my first purchase from them and I must say I was extremely nervous, but it was a very nice piece of leather for what I paid for it. Karina

I am in the Atlanta Area also, I reside in Fayetteville (part-time), as I split my time between here and Central America. In the Winter is when I retreat to the warmth of Panama. I have not found another local leather supplier here other than Tandy. As for the GA Leather Guild, I fav'd them on Facebook, but from the looks of things, they haven't done anything since May. (I could be wrong and they just didn't update the page.) Haven't really seen any cobbler stores around either, but that's not to say there aren't any. As for shopping around at other Leather suppliers, that is a definite must. I get leather from several places now. I made quite a few bags out of the Kodiak oil tanned leather that Tandy carries. I have never paid more than $120 for a side. The last 8 to 10 sides I got were from $79- $99 each. The new pricing structure has it a $180 and that's the Elite price that I get. Can't afford that, so I had to shop around for better pricing and now use Waterhouse leather for oil tanned leather. I also Use Springfield a lot, but if it is something I need in a hurry like dye, buckles, etc..., I will run up to Tandy and grab it, but the new pricing Tandy have is just unreal to me. The leather has to be on sale at huge savings for me to get it from them. Karina

Kickstarter policy says that ..."if a funded campaign is not able to fulfill the order for whatever reason, they are required to refund the backers money, then they go on to say....."Kickstarter is not liable for any damages or loss related to rewards, is under no obligation to become involved in disputes between parties, they do not oversee the delivery of goods, and that Kickstarter users release them from any damages, demands arising from disputes......" Basically...I take this as use at your own risk. Once the campaign has been funded, Kickstarter will deduct their fees, then transfer the funds to the Company. If the company fails to deliver the goods, Kickstater has nothing in place to recoup backers funds, but relying on the company to act accordingly, and are pretty much saying "My name is Bennett and I ain't in it!" Karina

Very Nice! I am in the starting stages of one. I just sat down today to do a pattern. I hop mine is as nice as yours. Karina

I think it depends on the person and there experience. If they like it - they will buy it , and hand sewn vs machine sewn I think wouldn't even be a consideration if it's well made. I have a Cole Haan leather vintage style postal/messenger bag I purchased at least 15 years ago that is machine stitched and still looks as awesome as the day I bought it. I am passing it on to my son when he goes off to College next year. I also have a Hermes clutch bag that is completely hand sewn by a master craftsman and is amazing. The wait time for this clutch was 7 months. Both are wonderful pieces, but were sewn using different methods. If the person knows what they are doing, I personally don't care which method is used. Well made is well made. (JMO) Put two identical items in front of me - one hand sewn and the other machine stitched, and I will pick the one that is well crafted every time. Maybe it's the hand sewn item, maybe not. It all depends on the skill set of the person that made it. Look at some of the wallets on Etsy that are hand sewn. The hand stitching on some of them is terrible and is unacceptable to me. Crooked stitch lines, huge stitch holes, wrong thread size, fraying thread. etc. Everyone that hand sews, don't have the same work ethic and don't strive for perfection, so to just say hand sewing is superior to machine sewing, I am going to have to say it depends on the craftsman. If every person that hand sews, sewed their items like Nigel or Hunio, It wouldn't be any question, but lets face it, it's a lot of people out their selling leather goods that needs a boat load of practice when it comes to hand sewing - just as there are a lot of people using machines that's cranking out crap. I look at quality first, then the price, everything else follows. (Again JMO) Karrina

The Thread Exchange. Not sure on the Coasts and Clark - never used it. Karina

Very, very nice. Love seeing your work! Karina

I can get this for $300 (just have to pick it up) or this for $299 (free shipping from Canada to the US) or this for $495 (machine cost $295, plus $200 shipping from OZ to the US) hummmm which one will I choose? I'm sorry guys, but for my money, it's the Singer all day. For those of you that have this machine and are happy with it, good for you! If you are happy with your purchase that's all that matters. To the seller that is having success with selling these units, and have hundreds of happy customers, I say congratulations on your success, and I wish you many, many more sales, but again for my money - it's the Singer all day, any day! ( JMHO.) The original poster asked for opinions about a machine being sold by leatherpatchers.com, I gave my opinion of it. This is simply my opinion, others are free to do as they wish. Karina

Ahh pretty! Love, love, love that color.

Very nice, I see these types of leather lunch bags popping up everywhere. When yours is full of items, how do you secure it? the others I have seen have a snap closure. Karina

"Modern Reproduction" Do any part of that machine (If I can call it that) look Modern? It looks like something made before the invent of electricity. I have seen those things all over Ebay and they have the nerve to want $300 dollars for it. (One seller is asking $475) I too am looking for a patcher and I have found many Singer 29K patchers online in the price range from $350-$600 within the last week but they all want the buyer to pick the machine up and unfortunately the locations have been a bit far from me, but as soon as I find one within driving distance I am definitely going to get it. Not sure but maybe you are looking at the price, but you seriously need to think about more than that. What about support after you buy it, accessories, spare parts if it breaks? These things are being shipped from overseas, and no telling how long they have been in business or how long they will remain in business. Save your money and buy a real machine. I wouldn't waste my money on it. JMHO. Karina

OK I tried again with Google, which is how I usually find things on this site, and found this thread: http://leatherworker...8510&hl=archive

Actually it is posted here. I have all three of those e-books and I got them from a thread someone posted here, although I think they were from a different website. If I am not mistaken there are at least three different threads with leather working e-books in them. I tried searching for the thread, but I can never find anything using that search feature. Wrong keywords I guess....... Karina

Yes I can see the one picture fine, i apparently misunderstood your post. You said "The photos are to big to upload so i attacked link to photobucket." So I thought you were saying that you added a link to photobucket to the post so that we could see other photos of the bracer. My Mistake. Karina

I don't see the photobucket link you mentioned, but a good program that allows you to re-size pictures is called PIXresizer. It's free and easy to use, no learning curve whatsoever. Just upload you image in the program, and select the size you want it re-sized to and it's done in a split second. Been using it now 7 or 8 years. On a side note - you can also change the size of the image you take with the camera in the settings to a smaller file size.

Springfield Leather now sale a few Horween products and you can buy it by the sq.ft. They also have pieces that are 1' x 2' for $28 which is what I got he last time I ordered. No ragged edges that you can't use, just a nice square piece. Very nice stuff. Karina

I use seam tape from Springfield Leather. (Click here.) I'm sure you can probably find it locally at Joann's or similar. I have also used contact cement when in a bind. After it had completely dried I sewed two pieces of milled veg tan together (3oz) and it didn't seem to bother the needle or the machine and it did not leave a mess either, but I only did that once, not sure that would be a good idea to do on a continuous basis. Karina

Those are really nice. I bet that pup is in heaven. Katrina

I think I read some where that they use Chrome tanned leather. Karina

Nexus123 is also a member here on the forums, you can send him a PM. His name is Studio-N. Karina

I have already trashed my flyer so can't look at it, but if you go to the Tandy website you will see that the regular everyday Elite Club price for that book is $180.00 and the Elite sale price is $179.99. Now hopefully someone can chime in and let you know if the book is worth it, because I surely have no idea. I read up on the contents of the book on the Tandy website and here is what it said: "We've combined both of F. O. Baird's masterpiece books, Leather Secrets and Design Artistry, into one complete volume. This 2013 printing reproduces exactly each of the pages as they were published in 1951 (Leather Secrets) and 1955 (Design Artistry). The cover is the original F. O. Baird design re-tooled by Charlie Davenport. Charlie is Tandy Leather's Director of Research and Development. The book contains a total of 130 pages: 96 pages (many fold out as large as approx. 24" x 45") of Leather Secrets and 34 pages (all fold out to approx 24" x 19-1/4") of Design Artistry. Leather Secrets contains instructions on how to use a wide variety of leathercraft tools, how to carve, how to dye and finish, how to lace and how to attach hardware. Full-size project patterns include albums, belts, billfolds, books, box covering, buttons, cap-pistol holster and belt, cigarette case, coin purses, combination belt & purses, guest books, handbags, jewelry box, key cases, ladies and men's billfolds, spur straps and much more. Also includes over 10 unique alphabet styles. Design Artistry is a portfolio of over 470 leather carving patterns in categories such as flowers and leaves, repeating designs, shields, panels, ovals, corners, border designs, ribbons and more. It includes detailed instructions and illustrations for those who want to draw and originate their own designs for leather carving."

Someone posted this a few weeks ago on here in the Tandy Leather Factory thread . The regular Elite price is $180.00, the Elite sale price is $179.99. a whopping $0.01 discount. The price may be good but if I actually paid for the Elite membership and wanted this book I would not be happy about a .01 discount.