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

Hey, Steve! Your logo in the pattern is a nice touch! Johanna

Excellent idea. Your new avatar reminds me strongly of my first husband, quite a resemblance. Johanna

Yep, David, freak drooled all over the Jesus seat, but after the Honda flood, I knew the seat could take it. I got a little worried in the competition room when he pointed out the helmet and said, "I'd like to put that on and run around in here!" Hey, freak, was that an excellent steak dinner we had later, or what? Wade has been doing stuff in the shop since we got home. He's a lot better at it than he thinks he is, naturally. Johanna

That's a kind and generous offer, thanks, Mike! And happy birthday! Johanna

Being plainer, are they faster to produce? I imagine the lacing is what consumes the time, though. With your talent, seems a waste not to get you to get fancy on every seat. You and Beezachoppa can make anyone's dream-come-true seat with flat out anything on it...they could stamp out a logo and be done with it. Maybe it will leave you more time for your personal projects? Hey, nice FIRST PLACE IN ADVANCED DIVISION Blue Ribbon from the International Federation of Leather Guilds... Johanna

johanna@leatherworker.net (Don't anyone else post your email address out here on the forum! It will draw tons of spam. I have heavy duty spam protection that you probably do not. Consideration for your privacy and risk of spam is the reason we "hide" the contact addresses inside the forum. Click any member's name to send an email or Private Message.) I appreciate you spreading the word about the site. Word of mouth works well for us, and we always welcome new folks. If anyone else wants to share something on the Internet, whether it is pictures, patterns, tutorials, video, whatever- let me know, and we'll be glad to feature your contribution. This site gets over a thousand unique visitors a day, and we're always working to make it better. Johanna

Pics of that famous workbench start here. Sounds great! Ask away, maybe we'll get lucky and they will say, "Yes!" Johanna

Yep, tell Barry King that if he wants to talk to leatherworkers, I'll arrange VIP status and a full house. Aaron, I used to work for Tandy, too, before TLF. I've often thought it was the sweetest job I ever had. How many places are willing to pay someone to spread the joys of leatherwork? Glad to have you here, tell your friends. Johanna

Tanning animal hides is a skill common to every ancient culture, all around the world. Maybe research how natives tanned in each specific locale, because methods and chemicals will vary depending on the resources available in the area. Whipit, thanks for bringing this up, and please tell us more! Many of us treat the leather store like buying meat at the supermarket-everything comes finished and pretty, and we have forgotton how to do the work of the slaughter and processing of the animal. I want to know how to do things the old fashioned way. I want to know why we do things the way we do. Geat topic here! Johanna

Two ways: Click your (or another member's) name to the left of a post. If you are logged in, the drop down menu will offer to show member topics and posts. Second way is to click your name to go to your profile (or click "my controls" on the top menu). In the center are the options for posts and topics. Let me know if you have any problems viewing profiles, because I'm trying to resolve a bug in the software. Johanna

I'm working on it, Paul. I moved your thread into the bigger one to keep everything in one place. Johanna

Today the United States Marine Corp honors its anniversary, 232 years of faithful service. Tomorrow is Veterans Day in the United States. God bless all the men and women who serve, and their families, as we pause this weekend to remember all who lived and died for our country. I've met many soldiers and veterans through leatherwork, and I suspect there are quite a few of you here I don't even know are vets. Hands up, guys so we can all pay our respects. Johanna

Anybody a whiz at mySQL databases for PHP and IPB software? That's my repair query, and it doesn't work. What is weird is that I use IE 6 & 7 and have no problems, and you guys say it works in Opera and Firefox. I think it may be related to a modification, not the power surge Dec 19, but I'm not sure. I'll be working with the helpdesk until this problem is resolved, if I have to go backwards through all the mods. Johanna

Shoe polish is what furniture repair people use for scuffs. Try it in an inconspicous place first. (standard disclaimer!) Johanna