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ClayB, I would still call the credit bureau and have them place a fraud alert on your identity. Even though you got your stuff back, you never know what they wrote down, or took a picture of. Today's thieves won't need the actual card. Marlon

Billy, I would love a scan of that if you can find it. I would like to redo the clamshell part of my horse. Marlon

If you're wanting to tool up to the edge, you may have to cement it to a posterborad of some sort or maybe shelf paper. I would pick something with high adhesive since it would be permanent. As far as wisdom goes, never play hide and seek with your kid and a downstairs window open high enough for him to climb out. :scared: Marlon

Damn it. Sorry again KEN. Ha, got it right that time. Marlon

Thanks for the link ArtS. Beverslayer, I just realized I misspelled your name. Sorry about that. Marlon

Kate, The only idea I can come up with right now is to make it a good bit oversized (meaning when it's dried, it will still be oversized). Wet it again and "form" it into place. You should have a lip that rises above the leather and wood. sort of like a gusset for a bag. Then once it's dried in place, you should be able to trim the lip off following the contour of the wood. That's all i've got right now. Sorry I couldn't help more. Marlon

Thanks to you all for your compliments. The tooling wasn't too hard, but I had to use a detail swivel knife blade to cut most of it, and a Barry King teardrop backgrounder for the background work. Even an A104 BG wouldn't fit. John, I would have used velcro if he had a screen on the front. If I could find some really thin magnets I would try that. But I used the snap since his is just a simple clamshell type. Ben, I just googled masonic symbol and clicked the images link and there were a slew of them, so I just picked one that looked good and fit my application. Thanks again for all the compliments. Marlon

A guy doing some framing work for me asked if I could make him a cell phone case with a masonic symbol on the front. Here's what I came up with. (nothing fancy) Tell me what you all think. Thanks, Marlon

Jesse, Nice work. It looks much better than my first carving. You will notice the differences in the next carving you attempt. One thing I noticed is beveling. You should define your bevel edges a little better. This will help the definition sort of "pop" off the page. I've never tried a backgrounding tool around the perimeter of a single carving like that. That gives a nice effect. I would try to recarve the same thing and use a beveler around the perimeter and see which you like best. You would probably get more responses if you posted this in the Critique my work section. Good luck and happy carving. Marlon

Kate, I visited HC today and the store was open, but the electricity was out. I didn't asked what happened or anything, but it was business as usual. One thing I did notice is that the phone did not ring. It could have been associated with the power being out. Ron also said that he had to close the store early (on a day previous to today, not sure if it was yesterday or the day before) because it gets dark sooner with the standard time, and you can't see anything in the store. Hope this helps, Marlon

January 26th and 27th, 2008. Tandy Leather is hosting a Peter Main workshop, focusing on leather carving and coloring. There are 8 signups currently with a maximum of 10. There are only 2 slots left. If anyone is interested please see the Calendar for details.

David, Very nice work, as always. Couple of questions for you. What kind of lace do you use? what width is it? and do you cut it yourself or buy pre-made? Thanks, Marlon

gtwister, How do you like those Henley's? Is it worth the 90 bucks for a knife & blade? What size barrel & blade do you have? Thanks, Marlon

The reason I didn't post that gtwister is because it's a bit out of date. The Swivel knife with a blade price is now $89 & change. I don't remember off the top of my head what the rest of the new prices are, but they are higher. Marlon

could be the size of the picture. I think the limitation is 1.95 MB. Marlon

Well, not really, it's 50% off one item, but retail price. So if it's on sale for 80, and retail is 130, It will still cost 65. Still not bad, but not as good as 40. Henley Manufacturing (they don't have a website) 4229 Pro St Shreveport, LA 71109 (318) 631-3545 extremeall@aol.com Ask for Louis

Great post, Thanks. Marlon

inferior glue? Hmmm, could be, or they may not have covered the entire piece with glue well enough. As for the two layers, it's probably cheaper for them to get two thin layers than one thick piece, I really don't know the answer to that one. Marlon

Thanks Alex, BTW I still cannot get the results of All-in-one that you get on your belts. Marlon

Are you sure it's not one piece that's folded over on itself and glued together? This is how most of them are made, at least most of the ones i've seen. They leave a small loop near the crease of the fold for the spring rods to go through. As far as gluing without stitching, i would use something like barge contact cement, however, i would prefer stitching if the band is wide enough. Marlon

Kevin, If you get the book "The Art of Hand Sewing Leather" there is a diagram that shows you how to make one to fit on a kitchen chair. To make it a stand alone horse, all you would need to do is add two back legs and you're done. Marlon

Thanks guys, That definitely means a lot coming from some pros like you. I used Antique stain - Medium Brown, but I put about 3 coats on, because it just didn't look even. Then I used Lexol conditioner, then two coats of leather balm with atom wax, rubbing really briskly (like burnishing except with a clean t-shirt type cloth) between coats and after the second coat. Marlon

My sentiments exactly. I agree 100%.

Me too! I'm still learning. Thanks for the compliement. Marlon