Colt W Knight

Second attempt at lacing I am getting better I think, but I still have a few flubs. I wish I would have taken the time to stamp out the back ground now, but the leather dried on me and I though it would end up better to just leave it alone. Its hard to keep big projects from drying out in the summer sun in Tucson.

Hit it with a coat of polish, made a felt bag for it, and sent it off today. Thanks Bob Thanks. I always liked the Jonah story. Thanks Bill I am not good at traditional floral carvings, and I am not a basket weave fan ever since I had to clean my show saddle with a tooth brush as a kid.

If you think that bag took forever to stitch, you should try a guitar strap! I like that messenger bag. Is it your own design or a pattern?

I used the 2-2-2 deal but I didn't enlarge my holes enough.They certainly looked bigger when I did it, but once I started lacing it was obvious they weren't big enough.

I was inspired by the great bible covers I saw on this site, and thought I would give it try. It is also my first try at lacing. Art work by: Pieter Lastman in 1621.

I might wait a bit on this machine, and if it doesn't sell, I might offer them a bit less. I know better than to try to settle on tools, and go ahead a buy the good stuff to start with.

I don't want to sound snobby, but I am trying to get away from traditional designs as much as possible. I have nothing against traditional. I used to really love it until I got Al Stohlman books and saw that 90% of stuff I see tooled in leather came from one of those books. Even the alphabet stamp set I have is a copy of font from the Stohlman book. Now I am being stubborn and learning the hard way by just trying new stuff.

I just noticed you had a laser on your wheel gun.

Thanks for the Info. This machine is super tempting. 1) I can afford it, 2) It is local, and 3) 5/16" is enough to sew guitar straps and most of the leather stuff I do now. However, I do have plans for some projects that are thicker, and this is a flat bed machine. I also like the aesthetics of thick thread.

I am jealous as hell. Wish I had some BK tools. I use Tandy stuff, and as everyone knows, its not real great.

http://tucson.craigslist.org/for/4532301313.html I always watch local ads for a possible good deal on a leather sewing machine, but to be quite honest, I know didly squat about sewing machines. This one came up for 400$ then relisted at 450$. Econosew MODEL 2060E8BLD Anyone knowledgeable of this machine? I am saving up for a Cowboy CB3200, but would prefer to snag a good deal locally. Thanks for looking.

Thanks yall

Made this for a friend. This is my first painted leather project other than just painting letters white or black. The strap is 5 oz veg tan, with a soft deer skin sandwiching some purple felt. The purple felt and the deer skin make the strap so soft and cushiony, it feels like neoprene but soft as a baby's bottom. I may be using this more often. and the presentation bag - I have to admit, I started making felt bags for my leather work because I thought it was a nice way to present my work, but I am continuing doing it because I really like making felt bags.

Impressive.

Do you have to have a business account to order from Weaver? I tried a while back, and if I remember correctly, they didn't sell to the general public.

Thank ya sir.

No doubt. 6-8 inches of stitching isn't bad at all. 6-8 feet, FML!

Its beautiful tooling. I figured there was a story behind that buffalo.

Everything looks straight and even. The CB3200 is on my list. I have started squirreling my leather money to buy one. I hate hand sewing guitar straps and portfolios.

Thanks Rohn. I have been using cheap Tandy (on sale) leather for all my leather work, and as my tooling has improved, I am thinking about moving into higher quality leather.

Beautiful work. I have a question. Do you make your bible covers to fit a specific bible, or are most bibles a pretty standard size? I have two good friends who recently had their first baby, and I would like to make them a bible cover for the occasion. I don't know whether to go buy some bibles, or just make a cover and let them pick out the bible they like for it.

My friend is finishing up her Masters degree at the University of Arizona and was recently accepted to a Veterinary program at Kansas State. I made this for her She said elephants were the reason she decided she wanted to be a vet School logos - I am new to painting leather, but I am learning Inside I recently started making felt bags for all my leather work - I think it makes a classier presentation when someone opens up a felt bag instead of paper box or plastic bag. A picture of Emily from a trip we made out to the desert to go shooting last week.

Really nice. I am ashamed of the carvings I posted after looking at some of the carvings on this site.

That is awesome. Great 3-d effect.

How does the Cape Buffalo tie in with the Old West theme?