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Its not the same knife, its a knock off because the Tandy version was a limited edition Stohlman brand knife. One thing I can say about this knife, is that Al never touched them, saw them or knew about them because he had passed long before this knife was introduced. Its a nice knife but its more of a collector piece now days. The new Tandy Pro series knives are just as smooth and not nearly so expensive.

Nice and clean. Keep it up.

Cool. Got any pics with the darts in it?

You probably wont as I sent this one off as is. Maybe something else in the future though.

Me either!!!

yes it did...not nearly as long as coloring it will.

6 oz

Awesome! That's the kind of love I like to see!

Rudi, being is essential. Many people don't know how to do it!

CD, it is. And, it make me consider other possibilities that I never thought existed before.

Thanks everyone. Lake jumper, this was embossed though not on a mold.

Sorry for the rant. Sometimes I need to vent and why not do it among fellow enthusiasts. Here is the pic that inspired the post.

Every so often, the internet makes me weep for humanity. People have opinions about things they know nothing about. And they will fight to the death defending their position. Everyone like to be in their own little world and sleep at night with the myopic self assuredness that they "know" what's going on. I used to be like this to a certain extent, believing what I was indoctrinated into. One day, I woke up and realized that many of the the truths I held on to were nothing more than cleverly crafted opinions. And we all know what opinions are like, right?

I am in the process of coloring it now.

In case you haven't seen this elsewhere already, my latest piece. 8x8 inches.

You can emboss quite well without any foam or other material. If you like it, thats cool but it's not necessary.

Terry is EXTREMELY busy. Almost overwhelmingly so. If you want one of his knives, you will have to be patient. He's a great guy and he will get to your order as soon as he can. He is also a one man show and he refuses to compromise his quality. If you don't hear back, a polite reminder email is the way to go.

He was saying thank you to other people's work, including mine. Not actually saying it was his but implying it. Anyway, this was an exercise in social media abuse and I doubt he will do it again.

Any lacquer finish like neat lac, saddle lac, wyosheen or wood brushing lacquer is about as sealed as you can get. Buffing excess dye with a piece of sheep wool before finishing will help tremendously.

I use RTC on everything. Its a great resist when used with spirit based dyes. Because eco flow is water based, the only way to apply it without streaks or lifting is to use a sprayer and don't touch it until it dries. You can also lightly dab it on in light touches and apply a heavier coat later. Spraying is easiest. This is actually good advice for applying any finish if you want to avoid streaks.

This is an example of lifting. The areas where the leaf looks like its coming off the leather are done by separating the leather using a lifter. In this case a pro lifter by Ed Labarre.

Thanks everyone. Yeah this particular piece of are really begged to be put into leather. Its one of my favorite pieces so far. The IG thief has been duly chastised.

Thanks, Tina!

Yep he's been banned from here, Twitter and Instagram have been notified as well. He has been sent a few emails for cease and desist purposes and as far as I know he has removed many of the photos already. People like this are a blight on our community and should be called out in every way possible.

Thanks, Mike. It didn't occur to me that folks wouldn't know. My bad.