leatheroo

if you click live chat your name will appear there, if anyone else is there they can see your name and you can see these...just start chatting...very similar to live msn

nice work spider, of course the skulls are sooooo you, the buckle is great

i would also like to thank daryl for my stamp...very fast service and delivery to australia...great price Leatheroo stamp

well done hellcat, nice colour...we all learn from our mistakes

very nice design tom

welcome zman, glad to hear you are back in the saddle .... looking forward to seeing some of your work

here ya go scouter, i resized it so it is now 15cm x 21cm is that small enough?

keith, i think you posted these photos in the wrong place.....they should be under a heading of....LEATHERWORKERS HEAVEN....

welcome kim, lovely work, really like the glow in the dark!!!

i need to pack my masks carefully and the best way i found was to use shredded paper. we have a shredding machine at work so there is an endless supply. i half fill a bag with the shreddings and then lay the mask on this then fill the bag to cover the mask then put in a box.

hi bruce, i wish i had a set up like yours, but my question is ...whats the blue thing hanging from the drip stand ?

nice work, i really like the design and colours

is that some home brew happening barra??

lovely!!!, welcome, looking forward to seeing more of your work

i was checking out the wonderful work on the art-goldberg site and found this bracelet, but it doesnt appear to have a join???

beautiful work clay, i love the bear paws too

ooops did i click twice????

i would like to use a leather strap but it really doesnt hold as well as thin elastic...i cut two small holes on either side just near the eyes and thread the elastic , this way there is a double strand...easily hidden in the hair

i have been researching dyes (thanks for the replies to the other post) and have ordered peter mains book on colouring leather, but i am also a big fan of the work of Rod and Denise Stranger at "Leatherwood Designs", i thought i would send an email to rod and ask him what types of dyes he uses. He kindly replied and i thought i would share his email. Hi Caroline, I live on the Sunshine Coast so I get most of my dyes from Brisbane at a place called Crispin Leather (www.crispinleather.com.au) I use Raven Oil or what ever spirit dyes they supply, most places have their own dyes. As for colours beside brown etc I mix my own, yellow with a touch of red=orange, yellow with a touch of green=lime green, red and blue = purple. Now blue is a problem, I buy some powered dye from the chemist (cloths dye), dissolve the powder with a LITTLE bit of boiling water then dilute further with metho. This will make about a third of a jam jar of dye, you'll have to trial and error. Over the top of most colours I spray mica. Mica is an metallic looking powder, you can get a variety of colours (gold, silver, red, blue, lilac, green etc) you can get these from Melbourne ( www.goldleaf.com.au ), for colours to have a look at (www.goldleaf.com.au/mica ). You can get about 10 small sachets for about $30, it could be more now as I have not bought any for a while. Get a bunch of samples as a test. I mix the mica with clear acrylic sealer from the leather shop, to a consistency that will go through your air brush. You can then spray red over red or over blue or yellow, wherever your mind takes you, you can also highlight with a fine brush. I usually spray the mica colour over the same dye colour. That's about it, good luck, let me know how you get on. Cheers Rod Stanger www.leatherwood.com.au

wow, words cant describe how good that is....!!!!!!!

very nice scouter...what type of dye are you using for the colors

nice work spider

sorry i didnt think to post this earlier...peter will be in australia in march... i have ordered some tools and books and he will be bringing them here and then post to me from sydney to save on postage. maybe some other aussies might want to do the same, but you will have to be quick.

tony, i have same problem with ebay...but i have had some good purchases recently. i bought a paasche vl airbrush for $55 and only $10 delivery, while others on ebay wanted $30 delivery....the same airbrush in oz would have cost me $150..it takes some shopping around... deliveries direct from the maker, especially with tools is usually good. i just received my makers stamp from dbarleather....excellent stamp and very good price...i have also ordered some tools and books from peter main and he will bring them to australia in march and then post them from sydney...i should have mentioned this sooner so other aussies could have put in an order...it might not be too late...i just emailed him directly from his website and got a very quick answer..he takes paypal so it is very easy to pay....dbarleather also takes paypal to, makes it very easy for us aussies to send money overseas. i wish i had known that peter was doing a workshop in queensland, i would have made an effort to attend. cheers caroline

oh drac you have been busy....do they hurt to wear, or are they meant to...i think these are an extension of your floggers ...i see a trend