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  1. Basically Bob
    Looks good!
  2. Basically Bob
    Yeah, looks great!
  3. Basically Bob
    Amazing work!
  4. Basically Bob
    I dilute 50/50 Wet (with water) and squeeze out a soft cotton cloth and small sponge Wrap the cloth around the sponge Dip it in the diluted resolene. Squeeze out really good Wipe softly, in one direction, across the leather. I use 2 or 3 coats, let dry for an hour or so between coats and give it a good 24 hours before messing with it. I am not set up for it right now but had excellent results with an air brush when I had access to one.
  5. Basically Bob
    Very, very, nice! Beautiful work!
  6. Basically Bob
    Nice work, for sure! Thanks for sharing!
  7. Basically Bob
    Wow ... sure is a small world! That's amazing. Looking forward to seeing your work! Bob
  8. Basically Bob
    Nice work!
  9. Basically Bob
    If you go to my photo gallery, you will see an axe sheath that i made with a birch bark inlay. I made it for my brother. He uses it in the bush a lot and there has never been a problem with it. It's a work axe not something that sits on a shelf.
  10. Basically Bob
    Sorry Dan, not interested.
  11. Basically Bob
    Great work!
  12. Basically Bob
    Yeah! Great job!
  13. Basically Bob
    Yup, looks good.
  14. Basically Bob
    Nice, clean work! Thanks for sharing
  15. Basically Bob
    Glad you enjoyed youself, here! That was an amazing time, for sure. If you are ever in the area again, look me up. For edges, I use a variation of Hidepounder's tutorial in the "how do I do that" section. In terms of wax, I find that parrafin works better than bees wax for edges, but some leatherworkers use a 50/50 bees wax/parrafin blend. Others use straight bees wax. I, personally, haven't used a blend of the two. The difference is that bees wax is soft and sticky. Parrafin is harder and slippery. I use an acrylic paint (Edge Kote) for guitar straps (this reduces, substantially, the risk of dye transfer if the player sweats a lot). I started doing this after seeing a belt has been worn, almost daily, for 15 years with edges that still look good. It took me a lot of messing around and watching Sean Dalgetti at Tundra Leather (Hamilton) apply it to find an application method that works for me. Edge finishing is one of those things that you just need to play around and find a method that you prefer. Hidepounder (Bob Park) is a highly respected leatherworker in the Western style and if it works for him, in that application, it'll work for me. Let us know how you make out with resolene, Monica.
  16. Basically Bob
    Looks nice .... give us a review after you have used it for a while
  17. Basically Bob
    Looks great, Nick. It has a nice, clean look with simplistic character and the natural colour looks great! Did you finish/condition it with anything?
  18. Basically Bob
    I like them, both. Agree with Monica re the edges. I especially like that Canadian passport. ;-)
  19. Basically Bob
    Looks great! Everything works well with the theme, including the stitching. Just curious - what did you use for the stitching?
  20. Basically Bob
    Nothing fancy here, for sure ... just a simple, molded sleeve that will be left in a purse to help protect one of those super thin, super big iPhones. I find working with natural coloured leather a bit of a challenge. Little mistakes seem to pop right out at you and keeping the leather clean is an effort for me, also. 5/6 oz veg tan, hand stitched at 7 spi with 5 cord linen thread. Finished and conditioned with Montana Pitch Blend. (My apologies. I really do not understand why most of my pics are appearing upside down. When you click on it, it will appear right side up)
  21. Basically Bob
    iPhone 6 sleeve

    From the album: Basically Bob's Leatherworking Journey

    Nothing fancy, just a simple, molded sleeve that will be left in a purse to protect the phone.
  22. Basically Bob
    Nice ...
  23. Basically Bob
    Very nice! Thanks for sharing.
  24. Basically Bob
    Looks great! Lots of planning and work in that, for sure!
  25. Basically Bob
    Nice work!
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