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Also, under "File" you can choose to download the lot as a zipped file which you can unzip with software such as WinRAR (free trial), 7-Zip (freeware if I recall correctly) etc. Newer versions of Windows might be able to do this without any other software. -Deluze

bluesman1951: You can find the patterns here. -Deluze

As northmount pointed out just above your post you can find a link to the documents in post #52, from where you can download them. -Deluze

That you did! And I must say, that post brought a smile to my face, well done! -Deluze

Thank you very much, Tina! I will take a look at Tärnsjö garveri and Læderiet. Tjäder-Läder actually looks like a Swedish version of Skinnlåve, or the other way around. It's good to have a few different stores for price comparison. Tools isn't really that much of a problem, my main worry was the cost of shipping many pounds of leather across the ocean :-) Det er meget bra i Bergen, jeg har bodd her nå i 4 år i forbindelse med studier og har det kjempeflott. Jeg har hørt mye godt om legestudiene her, og jeg håper din venninnes datter trives. Forøvrig må jeg si at signaturen din er meget flott! -Deluze

Wow, this was a great find! Thank you very much, Deb. -Deluze

Thank you, TwinOaks, that would be great! -Deluze

Thank you all for a great welcome! So far I've had a go with the pattern in The Major's "Basic Carving" which is found here, and I am learning a lot, one mistake at a time. I'm quite happy that I can clearly see (some of) my mistakes and how to avoid them the next time. @immiketoo I have looked around a bit for a prop gun, or a regular gun that don't fire, but there doesn't seem to be a big market for it over here. However I'm sure if I just looked around a bit more something will show up. @Chavez Yes, I have a few shops that sell leather here, however they have a small selection and I have a feeling that the quality isn't the best. Although I will give one of them a go and hope for the best (that one happen to carry a small selection of Osborne tools as well). I have accepted that I will have to shop from outside of Norway, and if it's from the UK or US doesn't matter as the shipping is more or less the same. Thank you for your input on Dixon tools, this world of leatherworking is quite big and it's easy to get lost so every manufacturer or store that I can put on my ignore-list is helpful. For any other Norwegians that read this the shops I have found is: Jørn Jensen Lærhandel. Have some tools from Osborne. Skinnlåven Sløyd-Detaljer -Deluze Edit: Removed a shop from the list

Hi everyone! I found you guys sometime last week when I finally decided to give leather working a try, and I must say that I am amazed by all the knowledge that is gatherer here on this forum. A little about me: I'm a Norwegian male in my twenties who live and study in Bergen, Norway. I currently study biology, but have studied archaeology and a bit of philosophy in the past. I have always wanted to be able to create something (preferably beautiful), and I think leather and wood is the kind of crafting suited for me. My ambitions with leather working is basically just to learn the craft, be able to make different items, and learn about different styles of stamping. My list of projects consists of a few bracelets, a holster for a power tool (Norwegian law i strict when it comes to owning a handgun, but I do want to feel like a cowboy at times), as well as a messenger-style bag. These will probably be done in that order after I feel like I'm done getting the hang of working with leather via a starter kit and some scrap tooling leather I got hold of. I ended up ordering the Tandy Deluxe Beginner's Set, with the full knowledge that it would be cheap quality. My thought was to start out before deciding to spend more money on tools, this way I know more about what I need and what I want to do. You might not see too much of me here on these boards, but rest assured I will be lurking around. As I see it probably most of the questions I have has been answered before, so I rather search and read than ask. If by chance someone from Scandinavia read this I have a question for you - do you purchase leather and tools in Scandinavia, or do you order from the EU, UK, or US? Cheers! -Deluze

What I have done in the past is to get hold of some foam rubber, fit it to a box or suitcase, and then make separate holes for whatever it is that I want it to hold. That way everything is protected. The downside is that you will lose a lot of the original volume of the box/suitcase since everything will be spaced further apart. Clas Ohlson (Scandinavian store) usually has some aluminum suitcases that work well for about 35$ if your toolboxes won't do the trick. -Deluze