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Mary- you are welcome to introduce yourself, share your link(s), and show off your stuff. LW was born to serve leatherworkers, and if the board helps someone get a customer- well, that makes us all happy! Johanna

Brent, I'd know your truck anywhere! God bless Texas, and God bless America! ~J

A lot of those "errors" are from the forum's skin. Some of the other "errors" are from the mods to the board (like the hover preview and showing members online). I don't know what the rest of the problems it flags are, but the forum seems to work okay for all the different browsers. Incidentally, more than 85% of our viewers are using IE. Firefox is next, and Macs come in at less than 2%. Johanna

I drive a Dodge Durango most of the time (especially in my Sarah Palin disguise!) and it's a good truck. It likes the highway, but it takes the dirt roads just as easily, and the stereo is pretty good. It's got the Hemi engine, so the hills of to Pittsburgh and West Va. are fun. But my favorite truck is "Big Red", Wade's one-ton Ford dually. That's our work truck, and I'd drive it more if it didn't use so much gas. It gets 10MPH with or without a load or tow, and it's a pain to park, but it drives sweet, and you can see all around you, unlike the Dodge with it's SUV blind spots. Wade drives our 15 year old Honda Civic most days, and we have a 4WD Chevy S10 also. (That's the one we lend out to his oldest son.) In the barn is my 1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse, and Wade is lovingly restoring it. I have a quarter million miles on it, but I parked it when the kids were small because the back seat is so small the carseats rubbed on each other. When he is finished, I will be zooming around in my little white car, and the poor Dodge is going to be just a taxi. I explained to the kids that it will be a cold day before they get to ride in it, let alone drive it! (None of the kids can drive a stick anyway!) I've always wondered what it would be like to suddenly have to switch to driving on the left side of the road from the passenger side of the car? Someday maybe UKRay will invite me to his house, and maybe I'll have anough guts to try to drive! Johanna

Steve- looks like your son got you up and running! If he wants any help, give him my info. Congratualtions! You are INTERNATIONAL now! Johanna

That's what I need- a great big huge magic wand! It looks like the site needs some pictures and prices yet, but it seems like a nice selection of machines. Johanna

I got mine yesterday, but haven't had time to read it yet. I did forward some correspondence to the boss, but I'm not taking credit for anything. Johanna

I think you should try to resolve this by contacting the member directly. Asking a general question like that on the open forum is not going to serve any useful purpose, but it will stir up bad feelings. Johanna

I have a feeling this is going to be a real shock to ClayB's wife! (check out the Urban Dictionary, Kate!)

Don't feel bad- I'm a subscriber, and I got a "renew" card too. I think UK Ray was having some problems, too. Yoo-hoo- Dan? Are you listening? Johanna

I did not put Wolvie up to this, Kate, I swear. LW tries very hard to cooperate with the IILG. If you are a member there, ask them why they won't acknowledge we exist or link to us. Don't be surprised if you are ignored or banned. ~J

Elton- when I read the title, I started searching through my brain to figure out who "Weaver Rosette" was in leatherland, and felt sorry that he died! Then I wondered why you posted his obit in the Marketplace? Johanna

Easiest way to download frm YouTube is RealPlayer. Everytime you see a video it will offer to download it for you. www.realplayer.com Johanna

Bet you are glad you're such a perfectionist now, aren't you? She's beautiful, John. Congratulations to you and Mrs. Barton! I volunteer to be her leather-fairy godmother and provide her first mallet. God bless your family, and welcome to the world, Jessie! Johanna

I live in small-town America, where people are just upset because things have gone so horribly wrong when they were trying to do everything right. Investments have declined, the price of everything but Income has gone up. There is a company in our county with 7 big plants. My mother-in-law and stepfather took early retirements after 40+ years, my cousin with 30 years and my husband with 25 are still there...but the company cut pay and benefits, and slashed a quarter of its workers from the payroll, and everyone says "At least some of us still have jobs!" Because the entire county has been dramatically affected by the cuts at the plant. The plant's owners can't help that they can't sell enough product, and they are trying to survive. The government isn't going to bail them out if their business fails. They had to prudently trim costs wherever possible- but the whole local economy is broken with these folks out of work. Houses aren't selling. Restaurants and gas stations are feeling the pinch. Sales are down to "I am only buying what I absolutely must!" We are conservative, and we've been punched in the stomach financially. The evidence is everywhere- we German-Americans like our towns to be neat and orderly, but we couldn't afford the salt we needed this winter for the roads to be safe. Projects are getting postponed or killed if there isn't a direct economic reason to make improvements. No one is repairing the little damages the wind did last week- money is tight. Wallets have been snapped shut, but for as much as we are not spending, we're not getting ahead in our"savings accounts. Go figure. And this in the heart of Conservative America. We're reeling, many other communities are struggling, too. Nobody here thinks the Stimulus Plan is going to do anything to help, either, just get us into a debt we won't see paid in our lifetimes. Sorry kids. We were supposed to be increasing our value in the world, but we dropped the ball. Meanwhile the waiter or the cashier has a Masters Degree. There are no jobs. We are waiting for Spring, time to plant gardens and grow flowers. It's too hard to think beyond that. Johanna

I'm dropping off the kids and high-tailing it out of town. They will take your mind off of the pets. I spent the afternoon in a used-book store, and then we went to dinner (whoo0hoo romantic Valentines Day huh?) and now I'm headed for my grandma's chair. The Internet is wonderful, but nothing beats a good book. Johanna

Google News said that one of the victims of the NY plane crash was a Sept 11 widow. And with no disrespect, I thought, what terrible tragic luck. The next story was that they had found Canada Goose remains inside of both engines of the plane that was ditched in the Hudson River after a bird strike, and everyone survived. A miracle. May God comfort the airplane families that are grieving, and the poor family that was on the ground in their house, not expecting a thing out of the ordinary to happen. Johanna

Artisan 3000 video here

Hey, this is an experiment. ~J

Yep, we don't have a specific section for those kind of step-by-step topics, but they are often tagged "WIP" meaning "work in progress". You will find them sprinkled in the specialty sections or in the "how do I do that?" or "show off" threads. Clay Banyai, David Theobald (the seat maker) and Beaverslayer come to mind immediately for taking the time for detailing a project out and showing in-depth how it's done, and there have been some other good ones. Pictures really help- many of the readers here are visual people (artists are like that, I guess?) and you can spread out the work into however many posts you need. Keeping all of them in the same thread allows people to go with you from start to finish, and those lesson threads get more page views than any others (more than the bad jokes in the adult section!) Of anyone wants to do a really detailed or complicated lesson, you can PM me for technical assistance. If you want to do your own, that's fine, too- send the pages to upload to admin@leatherworker.net and I'll send you back a link you can announce yourself on the board. I got a message from someone this week who wanted to show something, but was afraid that it was too much of a beginner project to share on the board. I reminded her that we have beginners here on the board, and we get lots of requests for youth projects and group classes from all over! So even if you think what you do isn't special, "Oh, I just make bracelets and coin purses..." WRONG. Share the gift of confidence, show someone else how you do your thing. Some of our finest leatherworkers started off with a wristband or a Tandy kit, and the bug bit them, and they were hooked for life and now live enormously satisfying lives playing with leather. And it all started with a camp counselor, or a Scout leader, or a shop teacher, or a hospital therapy program, just one individual who showed others what he knew how to do. Johanna

My all time favorite 2shews: The Sheridan Lady herself

Remember this? You have permission, Kate. He told me to share his pics however I see fit. He always wanted to share his love of leatherwork with everyone. Johanna

Something tells me there is a typo in that email addy. I can be reached through email at admin@leatherworker.net or PM me here (you have to be registered to use that function). Thanks, ATX, tell him I'll do what I can, just let me know what he needs. Johanna

Pennsic from Wikipedia: The Pennsic War is an annual camping event held by the Society for Creative Anachronism. Pennsic is always held in late summer and lasts for 17 days (begins on a Friday, ends 2 Sundays later). The event centers on pre-17th century history and culture. Campers dress in appropriate clothing and generally act as one from medieval times. They are here, Suze, give 'em time. They are probably banging on their armor... I had forgotten it's held in Slippery Rock, PA. That's a bit north of Pgh., college town, lots of fun. Johanna

Well, I picked the mallet. Not all of us use a swivel knife or a head knife, but every one of us has a hammer or three. One of my favorite leather logos belongs to steveb. Johanna