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thanks Bruce for the excellent and thoughtful descripton - makes perfect sense - i get its function, but seems to me to be the kind of thing that'd be baked into a saddles design and not an add on...

Hi Steveb, I'm in a search for a hand cranked sticher and considering all options, the CUB included. The rotary movement seems more apealling to me than tippmann's boss reciprocating system. I wasn't able to find any specs on the Internet about the cub. (needle system, thread, stich length etc.). Do you have some of this ? Why do you sell it? What was your experience with this machine ? Would you put some pics with ? Too many questions... sorry ! ! But this little machine is really intriguing ! the machine works great - i just dont need it and really dont have the room to dedicate to another sewing machine, my shop is cramped for space..lol the machine is excellent at heavy weight materials - this is where it shines and to be truthful, i just don't work with heavy material that often - 2 pieces of 2/4oz maybe a piece of 6-8 every now and then - that's all i need it is new, i have pics - but you've seen what it looks like - and thats what mine looks like its, heavy weight cast, in brown. I have the manual that spells out the needle thread recommendations - it's mint, works great $800 is a steal, You want it -let me know - it goes on ebay for $900 right after xmas regards steveb@steveb.biz

I have one for sale - perfect condition - $800 + shipping (about $50)

hey Jbird, where did you get the idea for that two tone black brown belt with the conchos and rivets? - with the contrasting pieces - holding the buckle end and the billet I've never seen anything like that before...... steveb www.steveb.biz

thats a good job for 5 days... do you charge a rush charge? the design? a tribal dog motif? was that the customers request?

Spider - this is cool, I've always liked your work - very distinctive - you definitely have the skull style nailed - that you own. But I was a bit surprised when i saw this - I thought your work was heading in a more "finished" direction, a bit more elaborate with all sorts of little detailing and i see that you've gone the other way - a bit more "primitive" and a bit rougher - a cool style, but i was expecting work that was more tailored... more finely finished know what I am saying?

your work looks great - and you know how to focus your camera! home run... love the detail on that sheridan-y carved, basket, beader blade corner - that the kind of imagery i like to see, close up and personal thanks for sharing

wow - if you are making these from start to finish- I pay you major props. good job steveb

that is some crazy thing you got going there

Andy - I've spent my career in the design business, so i know a little bit about developing an identity and adapting it to various media. Here is my advice-> Toss this logo - chuck it - now! What do you want? well use these criteria as a baseline for developing your own set of criteria 1 - 1color - the design has to work as a one color job - lots of colors are nice, but cost a fortune to reproduce - your mark has to work in one color to begin with 2 - simplicty - keep you mark simple - this is not, as a matter of fact, this is busy as hell - all kinds of stuff going on 3 - it shouldn't be too vertical, nor too horizontal 4 - it should scale down and scale up gracefully and not come "apart" visually in either direction 5 - it has to be legible above all else and understandable 6 - it should be "related" to what you do, or how you see or sell yourself 7 - it should be adaptable to the media you plan on using. for me it is : stickers, business cards, a logo stamp, and t-shirts, for you it may be different pretty art is pretty, but a logo has to work for you - there is a difference my .02 and pretty much worth that

that looks like a jeremiah watt tool, or a copy of one. check out "horsehoe brand" tools

gussets are a bitch for me to figure out and execute cleanly - I am wrestling with some myself at the moment - lots of trial and error and seemingly no easy way to nail it consistently

thats a nice job on carving the letterforms...they pop against the clean background......nice effect, very 3D... I've learned through painful trial and error that when i carve a font with lots of fiddly bits, like this one - i tend to carve it a bit bigger, because I wind up shrinking the design with all the noodling and bevelling that's required. So in response to that, I "beef up" the tiny and spindly parts and make them a bit thicker and substantial, hence, avoiding them turning to mouse shit. as always YMMV

i like this alot, mixed media - really works for me....good job Kevin Very dramatic and it is a direct adaptation of your style and work..not a big stretch at all hmmm...cleaning....i'd use the kind of good chrome tan that a leather jacket is made of and wash it normally - just dont put it in the dryer...ymmv

I also try and be careful not to put a carved and beveled line on a curve...very easy for it to crack through to the lining after repeated foldings