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  1. HippieLee
    Another addition to my "to do" list lol. Thanks!
  2. HippieLee
    Thanks and yep, I'm already pondering what I should do next. I didn't have a lot of time this year but now I have a whole year to think about it.
  3. HippieLee
    believe it or not I really don't like to brag but I just found out the winning bid for my bag was $110.00! I never thought it would get that much but I am ecstatic to be able to help out this organization that provides horseback riding therapy for kids. I don't know how much a horse eats in a day but maybe I bought them a snack or two lol!
  4. HippieLee
    Hey man, nice pants! That right there is a good lokkin' sheath.
  5. HippieLee
    Great looking band, Jonasbo. Thanks for posting all the pics!
  6. HippieLee
    for number 3, http://www.ohiotravelbag.com/ and I will wait patiently for answers to 1 and 2 as I'd like to know as well lol
  7. HippieLee
    Billy, practice and a sharp blade go a long way to getting the feeling of control. In my very limited use so far I could tell I got better at controlling it as I used it more and much better when it was sharp. I was stropping it before almost every cut..which I imagine is a consequence of it being a tandy blade lol. But the cuts I got when it was sharp were so good it's worth all the extra stropping.
  8. HippieLee
    THAT was weighing heavily on my mind during the little bit I did with mine...it was too close and made me nervous even with the constant thought "Meat stays BEHIND the blade!" on a loop in my brain.
  9. HippieLee
    Fantastic tutorial, thank you sir! I do have one minor quibble: This is the internet. Kittens are never optional.
  10. HippieLee
    I've never had a real skiver but I recently won a free Al Stohlman head knife in a carving contest at my local Tandy. I love this thing. This was the first thing I made and I was able to cut out that big round front piece in almost one continuous, smooth line. Pushing is so much easier to control than pulling was. I did do some skiving down in places and it worked pretty good for that but I could see where the dedicated skiving knife would do even better. It came out of the box sharp and I have stropped it a lot but I figure if I love this and can do more with it than my old utility knife ever could just think how much I'm gonna love a LW or Knip when I have enough money to get a really good knife.
  11. HippieLee
    I like the Tandy water stains too - never used an oil-based dye but I'only been doing this for a little over a year. Definitely looking up canvas too - Made in USA is important to me as well.
  12. HippieLee
    Very nice and inspiring - I've mixed dyes before applying to get different colors but never put one coat on and then another. Gonna start experimenting with that right away. I love the look of yours. I notice you mentioned the provenance of the canvas - are there different grades of canvas? Never worked with canvas at all but I see I should be lol. Thanks for sharing!
  13. HippieLee
    thanks folks!
  14. HippieLee
    Hi folks, been off the site for a while but I'm still reading and learning and getting a few things done. Made this last week for a charity auction. Slightly altered the sporran I made before to include a strap and put a belt loop on the back. That's their logo on the front.
  15. HippieLee
    nice! Thanks man.
  16. HippieLee
    Very cool - is there a tutorial anywhere on lacing with 2 colors? I can do double loop but I'm just not grasping how you did that 2 color thing. lol, I agree on the soothing part though - i can get a lot of lacing and sewing done during my shows.
  17. HippieLee
    bar grounder going on my shopping list right now!
  18. HippieLee
    That's great! And I'm with ya on the Celtic stuff. And thanks - now I know why I need those two backgrounder tools. The contrast between them sets off the knot-work beautifully.
  19. HippieLee
    Thank you sir! That's artistry right there.
  20. HippieLee
    I think it can be done. I like the pin-striping idea a lot. I think that would also work well with the pinking/broguing idea in my head. I think it would be pretty cool if my briefcase/laptop bag matched my wing-tips.
  21. HippieLee
    Follow up question re: #s 2 and 3 - Is it possible to have sleek and professional AND some carving? Or does carving automatically throw a briefcase into rustic and hippie? (lol, i obviously have nothing against hippie and/or rustic but sometimes I want sleek and professional...and I want some carving....)
  22. HippieLee
    it's a pretty old thread - some of the pics do seem to be gone.
  23. HippieLee
    What the heck just happened? I just told my wife I wanted to buy a really nice rack and she hit me!
  24. HippieLee
    I don;t think you're missing something unless I am too - I have to click the thumbnails to see a new image. I click the arrow to see a new set of thumbnails.
  25. HippieLee
    Your best one yet Joe! I really like the lining. I have a couple square feet of Star Trek logo fabric I picked up at Joanns for lining my next sporran with. I plan to get a yard or two of my family tartan on order soon too.
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