David8386

Tooling looks good redtail. David

Looks good Ivan. I need to make a set for a dyna and keep putting it off because of the shock cut out. Like the the detail in your tooling also. David

Welcome to the forum Mike. First thing would be to get a couple of books at a Tandy or online. But there's a leather work manual that walks you through the basics. Any of the Stohlman books on stitching, cases, carving, etc are worth having and keeping. There is one on leather working tools and how to sharpen them. Buying tools is a split issue some say buy a starter kit, some say buy the best you can afford and just get the ones you need. There is a difference in tool quality most of my tools are from Tandy and while I am happy with some of them I just started getting some Barry King tools and they are worth the difference in price. If you have a friend who is into leatherwork see what he has and go from there. There are a bunch of great tutorials here on the forum also so watch them too. Good luck and don't be afraid to ask questions. David

Nice work, like the phone / card holder. Good idea David

Nice looking bag, good craftsmanship, should last her a long time. David

Interesting, I need one of those. David

Good looking work. Detail looks nice. Welcome to the forum. David

Looks good, like the detail on it. David

I like to wet form gussets like that on a wood mold. Shape it and let it dry. Before I pull it off the mold I will trim it to size with a razor blade attached to a piece of wood the height I want. Easier and safer to do on the mold. David

Nice job, tooling looks good. David

Nice job, welcome to the forum. David

Welcome to the forum. Nice work in the blog. David

Came out very nice. David

Nice work, detail looks good. Welcome to the forum. David

Looks nice, welcome to the forum. David

Great work, love the detail in it. Thanks for posting it. David

Nice job Chancey. David

Very nice work. David

Great seat, what did you use for a background tool on this one? I have noticed it on several projects you have posted but haven't figured it out. Red stitching looks great also. David

Looks great David

Looks good Jayjay David

Looks very nice David

Welcome to the forum David

I think the picture is ok, but it looks kind of like instead of the hot spots you were talking about you have dead spots ( for the lack of a better word) where there is no light reflected at all. Mostly from the bottom of the picture up. That is the only thing I noticed and that mostly because you were saying something was off. David

Very nice work. Thanks for posting it. David