Halitech
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I still have some words to stamp on it and some small circles to add on the crown. I thought I was going to be painting it but I showed it to the customer and he likes it without so will just be staining it a light color and then adding antique to it
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Had a customer ask me to make a day planner with the Royal Canadian Legion crest on it. Not being one to back down from a challenge, I said yes. On second thought, I should have said no
I'm thinking a single stain so the crest doesn't pop so much but will still be visible when looking at it. I still need to do the word stamping on itBut, let me know what you think so far
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all I can say is WOW! That is seriously one beautiful job, not that I expect to see anything but out of your stuff Chief. I'm not even going to ask how long it took to tool that piece but I know it would be about 8x longer for me to do it
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as usual the work itself is great but I like the one with the black better. Just enough black to offset it enough that you can tell the main is ox blood but not too much black that you loose sight of the ox blood behind it.
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That's why I was curious as to how old it was, to see how well it stood up and I'd say they will stand up pretty good
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that's really cool looking Rohn. Nice job on the lacing. Just out of curiosity, how old was the old change purse?
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Looks pretty good. Looks like you got a nice burnish on your edges. Stitching is a bit rough in places as you mentioned. Only thing I might have done different is made the back a bit higher so the tool was resting on it and then cut the front down to allow easier access just so the top of the tool isn't digging into your side. Would also allow you to have the case sitting lower on the belt.
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Overall it looks good. I do see a few of the edge holes are out of line but mostly pretty good.
something to keep in mind is the size (radius) of the actual snap as that will affect the snapped length. A size 16 snap (female end) has a radius of 3/8" so if you go 9" on a 8.5" wrist, it only leaves 1/8" free play. So unless your measurement is exact, it probably will be too tight.
** feel free to correct my math if I'm off
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if she liked it the way you did it then that is what matters the most
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Halitech, Thanks for the info. I see where I went wrong, now. I'll do better next time. Maybe mom will let me re-braid it for her.
I don't think you did anything wrong with it, everyone has their own way of doing things. I was simply giving you a suggestion to help you improve
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Looks good overall. The lacing could use a little tightening up and the corners need some work. Check out Chief's videos on youtube for mexican round braid, they really helped me
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very nice and good idea, may have to start that as a tradition myself
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Looks good and as long as he likes it, doesn't matter what anyone else thinks
but good idea on the never ending sewing awl, those small rolls just always seem to run out too fast
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As usual Chief, beautiful work. You are certainly an inspiration to become better at this
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quite the variety, looks really good
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Tubes? Go to the hardware store that sells cement stuff and has a lumberyard. They'll have concrete footer tubes for pouring deck footers. 8"-diameter runs about $6-$7 for a four-foot length, 10" around $10. You can put a lot of veg tan in one of those, and they won't collapse under the weight of the leather.
only problem with those sonatubes is most are coated with some kind of waxy coat which would probably rub off on the leather
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I'm moving in a month to a place with a basement that will become my workspace and I'm thinking I'll be doing the same thing. Be nice to be able to have it hanging so you don't have to fight the curl when trying to cut out a piece although I might end up going with just some kind of heavy blanket to cover it for now until funds are a little better
BTW, . . . main computer is down or I'd show pics, . . . for leather storage in my shop, . . . I just made a stand up box, . . . 4 each 2 x 12's in a box, . . . 4 ft x 8 ft, . . . hinged the front 4 x 8 of OSB, . . . nailed the back piece on, . . . put in some rods, . . . and I have a leather vault, . . . 32 cubic feet, . . . allows all my leather to hang straight (gets rid of most of the curls) and I can just open the door, . . . take quick inventory anytime.Beats the devil out of drawers, rolls, boxes, etc. at least IMHO.
May God bless,
Dwight
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That's the way it happens, you start out making one little thing and it turns into an obsession lol
I used to keep mine rolled and only issue I had was trying to get it flat enough to cut for projects. I started hanging mine flat in my closet with a blanket covering it to keep the light off it.
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That's really cool. I'd love to have some kind of a mill to make my own stamps.
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Looks really nice. Sometimes the best design is the most simplest to make. I think your customer will be happy with it, once you make it again for the correct side
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I was thinking there was a method to your madness
2 layers of 5/6oz would have given you the same thickness but would have been a lot harder to bend around the pin but the 3 thinner layers is a really good idea and really looks great. And it looks like you did skive the one end down a bit where the clasp attaches. I may have to give this a try sometime if I ever get a watch lol
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Nice work. Is the middle piece just to give a gap for the pin to go through?
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Beautiful work as always Chief
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Very nice but I hope you put a welt in on the blade side to prevent the blade from wearing on the rivets
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stitching itself looks good other then getting a little close to the edge at the top left corner (current image orientation). Maybe try cutting and leveling your edges before you cut your stitching groove. Form looks good and the dye job looks good. Can't see much of the edge but what is showing looks nice and smooth.
Is it just a pocket sheath or is there a belt loop on the back?