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Superb tooling as usual, really beautiful work

Damn multi quote disappeared? Anyway thanks guys & yeah I agree, colours remind me of sweets & candy, all I want to do is taste it haha! A proper gilry girl assignment that one, glad its boxed off now Jazznow - Its all painted - ecoflo acrylics I think Invasion - Its just stitched, no glue involved

I must admit, not my cup of tea but think it turned out nice, she loves it & thats all that counts really

That is one beautifully made bag, very classy

Nice work BTS, you've been very busy lately, love the belts

Looking good Tim, excellent work

Beautiful work Tanya, lovely bag, I doff my cap

Thanks RIP57, the tool is an E294-03 from craftool, you can get smaller variations of it too for the finer detail work

Thanks Penny, yes all hand stitched, oh how I wish I had a machine sometimes but then again I probably wouldn't get it as neat, I get a feeling I'd probably make more mistakes with a machine Thanks Adam, this was the one I was telling you about probably a month ago or so...I think it came out well & I like the way it looks, so much stitching though!!! Hope your orders are going ok

I think it looks great penny, rightly so you should be proud of it too. I like the 2 tone colour, it works great, well done!

Another nice little order from a local golfer, off the bench yesterday. Carved with they're favourite football (soccer) team emblem & they're initials on the rear. 3 coats of professional oil saddle tan, a little brown antiquing, 3 coats of 50/50 acrylic res & finished with balm & atom wax.

Thanks Tom, I know all about the EVOO & never used laquers on natural veg tan but thanks for the info, my initial thought was to give it a few coats of snowproof as here in Manchester UK we generally get lots of rain & we've only just got rid of the snow. I've not heard of that before but thanks for that Pete, I'll have a google on it later & see if I can get some in UK, much appreciated Thanks Andy, thats a nice compliment from one of my bag maker heroes...I'm gonna schedule my diary for this time next year, hopefully it will look as it does now Cheers vhakra, all i can say is just go for it, your always gonna make mistakes on your 1st one but you always learn from them

Bump.....anybody help with the finish? Just a quickie answer will do, thanks in advance

Great work as always Andy, you never fail to inspire me to make more bags

I like it Tim, I don't often see carvings in black & that looks great!

Agreed Mike, mine too! My 1st one ended up with a very tiny nick in it, almost undetectable with the naked eye but left a fine scratch line when using it, I just used to leave it on the bench when not in use & somehow something hit it. I managed to get the nick out with a bit of wet & dry but bought a new one anyway, its now a substitute.

WOW! Look superb jayjay, they've turned out great, whats to worry about? haha! I'd love to see the laser process & how they do it

Great work Craig, I love what you've done with this, the contrasting colours in the burl really set it off, I'd love a knife like that & great sheath too

I can picture that on the sideboard next to the sunflower one & I bet they look great together, very impressed as usual

Big sloppy kisses from him, either that or Sid is gonna rip your face off. Nice work shooter55, looks very well made indeed

Yeah I'm with Mike, looks heavy duty & very well made

Really nice Jelle!! If I were to be really picky though, a little more work on the edges but apart from that I think looks very nice

That is so true Mike I love what you've done there, great work

Thanks TK, I had fun making it, kinda different from my usual stuff but enjoyed it none the less. Back to your comment about it being white/bleached, it's going to get darker very soon though when I apply a finish/conditioner? Anyone have any suggestions for natural veg tan? I currently have on the shelf - neatsfoot, snow proof & all the usual fiebings finishers, I know its going to go sligtly darker but hopefully not too dark. Is there any point in applying a 50/50 acrylic res/water to it if its not dyed? Would it still give a nice finished to undyed veg tan? Thanks WScott

Thanks Tom, stitching was all by hand btw None of the above TK, its natural veg tan, although, it may be the light shining on it that gives it the brightness Thanks capsterdog