Johanna

What Alex means is that there is an adult area on this board, but you have to request it to be visible to you. About half of our members "see" the adult section. It's not a particularly busy part of the board, and the jokes are really baaaad, but it neatly holds anything that some folks might find offensive. If you want access, just send me a PM that says, ummm..."Turn me on!" LOL Johanna

Hmmm... Once upon a time I was asked to be the webmaster for a Very Big Leather Guild (VBLG). To make a long story short, they fired me a couple of times. One of the problems I tried to address during my brief tenure as their webmaster was that the guild had outgrown Yahoo's mailing lists, and that Yahoo had lots of limitations. I don't think that they believed there was a better way to do things? A few people encouraged me to just do it anyway, so I bought an IPB license and scribbled the forum outline on the back of somebody's homework. Holly, ClayB, Kate, Bruce and Art must have rolled their eyes, but they have lent their dedicated assistance since we first went online. I was "banned for life" from the VBLG at the beginning of this year for posting a direct link to Clay's first figure carving tutorial on the Yahoo guild list. It was called "spam". (VBLG will not link to this site to this day because they say they can't be sure leatherworker.net is "family friendly.") I don't know what the VBLG is up to these days, but we dwarf them in size, and are richer in content. We offer selective reading, and there is no obligation to chip into the kitty, though donations are welcome. This makes leatherworking information available to anyone that's interested, and I'm pleased about that. What makes this site so great is all the fantastic people that are here, sharing what they know, sharing what they did, and having a good time. If you belong to the VBLG, mention my name or this site to stir up excitement. You will probably be moderated or have your posts deleted, and if you complain, you might get banned for life, too! But only do it to entertain yourself. I have no beef with 99% of the VBLG's members. Why should I? Those folks are here, some in disguise, eating doughnuts, swapping stories and meeting new friends. I am forever indebted to the site's staff, ambassadors and members for all the things they do to make this place run smoothly and keep all the guns in their holsters. The people here make this board special. It's an honor to keep the coffee fresh and the lights on. Johanna

Go to the main page and delete your cookies set by this board. Log out, then in. I did a lot of mods today, and I might have been working when you tried to see the new forums. We moved lots of posts today, and all should be in order now. Johanna

We have added categories to the Marketplace forum. We are locking and closing older "for sale" threads, or ones marked as "Sold!" Art graciously volunteered to moderate this area, and will be happy to discuss the new "dealer designation" with qualified applicants. We are happy to host leatherland's free classified ads! Please post your business ad today! Johanna

Please log out, shut down your browser, then log in again. Let me know if the problem is still happening. I changed a setting in the ACP that should fix this. (disabled stronghold cookie) Johanna

Marketplace Rules 1. Post must have a clear and descriptive topic title. 2. Post must contain a complete description of item(s); make, model, condition, height, width, length, weight. color etc. Condition noted as: New, Refurbished, Like New, Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor, Parts Only, and or Percentage of New condition, 100% being New or Like New. 3. Post must contain explanation of what item is or does. 4. Post should contain picture or pictures of item when possible. 5. Post must contain definite price in USD for the item, we know prices are negotiable but a price nonetheless. Shipping policy needs to be stated clearly. 6. Post must be modified with additional information as necessary, and marked when item is sold. ALL MACHINES FOR SALE MUST INCLUDE PICTURE. 7. Leatherworker.net assumes no responsibility or liability for any seller or buyer. Caveat Emptor. 8. Responses to ads can be accepted through the forum or privately. Email addresses may not be posted in public. Posting telephone numbers and addresses wll be at the discretion of the member. 9. Posts older than 60 days, or items marked "sold" will be archived. 10. Any post is subject to editing or deletion solely at the moderators' discretion. Members or businesses wishing to place more than 20 ads per year are requested to donate to the site to receive a "Dealer" designation. Dealers will receive preferred placement consideration and banner ads on the site's resource listings. Dealers will also be given a private forum for business or personal use moderated by Art. PM Admin for more information.

I don't think my children look at a herd of cows in the field and think "Steaks and blankets!" because of our society's Wal-Mart mentality and plastic packaging. I've heard it said that the only part of a cow that isn't used is the "Moo!" Thanks, Kevin! Johanna

doggone computers! I'm trying to fix it w/o breaking anything else. The IPB tech was zero help. I have one other trick up my sleeve, though. Everybody get your tinfoil hats ready, and wish me luck! Johanna

Wickett & Craig

Okay, this topic has run its course. Time to change the channel. Johanna

Dale, you could probably get good results tapping on one rusty bolt with your shoe. Could we have a bigger pic, please? Good point, though. I've seen many carvers get quite proficient with the hobby tools, and some never do bother to buy into the next tier. What's the saying? "If you can't pound a nail, a better hammer won't help!"? Johanna

Fire Mountain Gems & Beads Crazy Crow Johanna

Hey, Gearsmithy- I like the contrast between the black and natural leather. Pretty snazzy. Want me to move this to the "show off" section? Johanna

Use the "browse" key to select the picture, then click "upload" and wait for the page to refresh. Try again? Johanna

Powertoy Image Resizer even lets you do a batch of pics at once. Use the Control key to highlight your selections, then right click and choose a size. New pics are placed in the same folder, and old pics are not lost or changed. Johanna

Picture Manager is built into MS Office. When you use it to optimize and compress pics it automatically reduces the picture's resolution to 96 dots per inch (dpi) if you saved the doc as a web page, and 200 dpi saved as a .doc. When a picture is taken, there is file information associated with that picture that can't be seen (tags) like the camera name and date and leftover data from any manipulations of the file that can be ignored. "Optimization" removes the extraneous stuff. If anyone is looking for a good image editor, Irfanview is easy to use, powerful and free. Johanna

Too often we say, "Hmmm... I've got $100 in materials, and 8 hours of time (8X$25) so the repair is going to be $300- oh, wait, that's all the saddle is worth. Guess I'll drop my price to $150." I have never heard the plumber or the electrician determine the value of my house when he configures his bill. I don't get any discounts if the work is in the barn, not the house. It would be cool to get a break for the older cars we drive, too, but it doesn't happen. Prices should be agreed on, preferably in writing, before any work is done. It's okay to say, "It will cost $300, and if it goes over because I find more that needs fixed while I have it apart, I will call you." If he doesn't like the repairs you made, will you owe him the price of the saddle? If the saddle had taken twice as much time, would he be willing to pay for it? These things need to be worked out ahead of time to save the leatherworker from going broke accepting jobs. Johanna

You can use the designs, X, you just have to be careful that you aren't representing yourself to be a "Native American" artist unless you have the paperwork to back it up. Johanna

Hello, Brent! Where are you in Indiana? I'm in NW Ohio, near St. Marys. Which guilds do you belong to? Welcome to leatherworker! (Somebody pass Brent the cookies, please!) Johanna

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct 31, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. (AMEX:TLF) today announced that it intends to open a Tandy Leather Factory store in the United Kingdom in the 1st quarter of 2008. The Company is in the final stages of lease negotiations for a 10,000 square foot building located in Northampton. John McNiven, President of the Company's Canadian operation, has agreed to oversee the store opening and business development for the first year. This first store will operate as a combination wholesale and retail store. Once it is established and profitable, the Company intends to open several traditional Tandy Leather retail stores throughout the country. More here

If you type: www.leatherworker.net it won't be "clickable". but http://leatherworker.net will be. With the link button, the code looks like this: url=http://www.leatherworker.net]these words show![/url I left off the outer brackets so you could see it. The easiest way is to cut and paste, and use the link button like the Monkey said. Let us know if this causes more questions! Johanna

Bridle leather doesn't stretch, and it doesn't absorb water. It breaks in nicely, and ages well. It doesn't crack or need much maintenance. The colors are usually rich and natural, and the weights are usually in the heavier ranges. It doesn't run or stain like cheap latigo. It's good for holsters, dog gear, protective pieces, etc. anything you would use 8/9 oz. or latigo otherwise. It is more expensive than latigo and regular veg tan. Johanna

Just curious- what skin were you using when the header was messed up? What skin did you choose to make it display properly? I'm asking because someone else is going to have this problem sooner or later. The default skin here is "mocha", and the others are not set up well. I know one of them for sure breaks the code at the top of the page, but one member wanted the option to see the forum in blue. Johanna

Well, that's a new one! What browser are you using? What happens when you click "my controls"? Johanna

Thanks for sharing your pics, X! I like leather and bone (antler) together, don't you? (and you did nothing wrong!) Johanna