Halitech

I have some 4-5 and 6-7 so will try that tonight and see how it turns out

Thanks for the info. It doesn't look like it's that thick and not sure I have any that heavy but will see what I can come up with.

Those look great. Just out of curiosity, what weight leather did you use? I just got 6 hand turned wooden pens from a guy in Aus and cases like these would be perfect to sell them in

Your carving looks great. 2 things I would suggest is first, round the edges on the flap so they don't get banged up so bad. Second, to finish your edges, bevel them, then burnish. There is a good tut in the how do I do that section by hidepounder

I'd probably have gone with about 2mm (1/8") in from the edge. haven't worked with oil tanned so not sure what change you would need to do

overall looks good but how far in from the edge is the stitching? look like it's in quite a way. Also, it would make it look more finished if you burnished the edges

Looks good for your first go at stitching. what spi did you use? Only thing I would suggest is to get your stitches out closer to the edge. Usually you try and be no more then about 1/8" away from the edge.

nice design idea overall. 1 thing I would change is instead of using a line 16 or larger snap would be to go with a glove snap. They are smaller and would be more suited to the size of the project. Looks like you used the eyeball method for stitching. I would invest in either a stitching wheel or pricking irons to get your stitches more evenly spaced. I would also work on getting the stitches more consistently placed from the edge.

Here's my first one. Made from 4oz drum dyed leather and lined with pigskin. I had to slightly enlarge the pattern to fit my glasses and sew all the edges where I lined it. I like the way the white contrasts the black leather.

Got a show coming up Saturday, should be a good seller

looks good. good way to use some scraps

Looks good even today

I know roo is highly prized by those making whips and this will be my first time using it. He's also sending me the card and contact info of a reseller so I'm hoping we can make some kind of deal to have him ship me more.

latest guitar strap 8oz veg tanned. Dyed tan and antiqued with medium brown B/w is the latest one I got from Springfield Leather. Letters are hand carved from the 3/4" template I got from Tandy. image was found on the net