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Fine looking work. The little glimpse of the board is a teaser - I just bet the board is of the same caliber workmanship. I'm totally jealous of your friend. I, too, like the offset flap. Thanks for showing it. Beautiful molding.

I have some projects in mind that need a really nice image transfer. Although others do it, I am concerned about using acetone on leather. I have heard of using mod-podge and if you look up Billy 2-shews you will find a link to his video. He is a master at this and uses a product called "Picture This." https://www.plaidonline.com/picture-this-transfer-medium/95/product.htm I hope you find a good solution, and that you will post back your success!

Very neatly done!

Indiana, To be honest, it doesn't look that far off to me. Maybe the colors are just too bright for a tattered flag. I believe if you make the white more yellow, brown or gray and mute the red and blue with a little white you will be much closer to the final effect you are looking for, and as you wash the colors out you may feel a little better about it. Good luck with it and my bet is you will be much more critical of the final product than your customer. The basic work is good.

Machine collecting can become a hobby in itself. I have a Pfaff 332 that is the spitting image of yours. Welcome to the forum!

Art, When I first started leatherwork, I attended a class where I was totally embarrassed that my best sharpening efforts were very poor. I quickly learned that leather tools need to be surgically sharp. I now sharpen blades on glass with wet/dry paper. Once my blades are sharp, I keep them honed, and I'm one of the guys that hones my razor knifes and scalpel blades. I'm of the belief that keeping a properly sharpened blade honed/polished is all that is needed and that resharpening is almost never required unless it is damaged or nicked. I would like your take on that. Another question -- head knives. Is there any way to set up a jig for sharpening a curved blade? I have one that has a true circular blade and have thought of drilling a hole at the radius & using a bolt to maintain a constant angle for sharpening -- I just haven't built up the courage to drill a hole in a really nice head knife. My others are not truly round or the curve is too large to do this. So what is the best way to get a perfect uniform angle? I am looking forward to this forum! Thanks, Mike

Sweet! Nice and clean. Thanks for the photo.

Can you show a picture of the back? Interested in how the stitching is run. Thanks!

LW, What a great tribute. Are ticket books a standard size everywhere? I can see this as a great community project. Thanks for posting.

Thank you Kiwican and Tinker Tailor. I have really been dreading this project. I appreciate the thoughts on how to make it doable. Nice pix, Tinker Tailor

A friend wants me to cover a thermos. I have looked here and across the web. The Stohlman book on cases has a thermos cover with a top and bottom - I only want a sleeve with no top and bottom. The Stohlman instructions show wrapping the thermos and then sewing it with a curved needle and awl. This is way above my current level, and not something I want to try right now (maybe in the future when I have more time) My question -- can a sleeve be made and sewn together and then slid onto the thermos? If so, would it need to be glued, or could it be "wet formed" to the thermos after the sleeve is sewn together? I am getting ready to try making a slightly tight sleeve, wetting it and trying to force it onto the thermos, but before i do I am hoping to get some thoughts here. If there are other methods that a sleeve can be attached to a thermos, I would appreciate knowing about them. Thanks in advance, Mike

Grey Drakkon, There is a decent discussion of medieval quivers here: http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/41950/Quivers#.Vjv7n78afIU Hope this helps -- I always enjoy seeing your posts and look forward to seeing your quiver!

Really nice looking from the outside - how do they work? Do you have to take them off your belt to open them?

Really nice bag - thanks for posting it!

Very creative way to put that together. I especially like the way you incorporated the logos on the interior.

That's a lot of hand sewing. Your attention to detail - burnished edges, excellent straight stitching - is to be admired, as is the duffel. I hope to see more of your work!

Thanks for posting this. I like paracord and have given some thought to trying to mix paracord with leather. Your project looks great and puts me in the mood to try mixing the two. I am one of the dissenters who likes a neck knife; however mine is a CRKT dogfish and appears to be much thinner. Thanks again for posting.

A friend asked me if I can repair these. They go around the ankle (front legs) of a reining horse to protect them when the horse performs a sliding stop. The stitching has let go and the layers of leather are coming apart. I figure I can use contact cement to seal the layers back, but I am not sure how one goes about repairing the stitching. The stitches are very close together. Should the repair involve removing the old thread and attempting to use the same holes? I do have a stitcher and could overlay the old stitching without attempting to hit the same holes. I have never attempted to do anything like this. She did tell me if it was too much trouble, not to worry about it. Welcome any suggestions on how to proceed.

NICE! Did you have to remove any trim or do any disassembly to do this?

Nice - I have made wood molds like that, but I never thought about the dowels to index them. Do you find they make much difference?

Hey, Chief - I love looking at your work and Youtube videos. You're going to need to rework your business card, tho - in the pics above it says "wear ugly leather" -- sorry, couldn't resist

I love looking at knife sheaths - such a simple concept with so very many different variations -- your finish is wonderful and would work on a lot of different leather items - makes me want to take an airbrush class. Beautifully executed and clean. Thanks for posting.

Big change - hope you love your new home. I moved from the Panhandle of Florida to Tennessee nearly 20 years ago and still miss the ocean and the fishing.

Manypawz - I have a question about the strap. I like the design and the way it looks, but I wonder if it will loosen over time? Do you have any experience with this? Thanks, Mike

Not only is the workmanship off the chain, I love the way the theme and the colors all fit the bike. WOW.