Johanna

I made up that "Teasers" section using 60 pictures that just caught my eye from different websites. More than 500 people have viewed the teasers. The number one viewed pic is Rayne's, number two is Phil Broc's girlfriend, and the third is BadAssSeats by Shirley. What does this tell us? Boobies. Boobies sell. Ain't no shame in it, if that's what the customer wants. There are pretty pin up girls from the 40s and 50s all over the internet to get patterns from. Most are sexy and discreet, like the famous Ken Griffen backside nude. (She graces the back of Little Jon's portfolio, and clinched many a sale!) If you sell to bikers, truckers, any men who like beautiful women...maybe skip a few Confederate flags and do some pretty girls? Nudity can have taste- ask ShirleyZ! None of Billy 2-shews nudes ever failed to sell. Just a thought from a mild mannered housewife in Ohio... Johanna

Alcohol dyes are cheaper to produce and are more "institution-friendly", in the institutions they are allowed in, than oil dyes. Oil dyes seem to penetrate the leather more deeply, but I have absolutely no scientific evidence of this, just personal observation. I suspect oil dye holds its color better over time, but have NO proof. The water base institutional dyes were developed for hospital and prison use where they have to take special precautions because people might drink them or set fires, and are virtually worthless to anyone in the free world, except maybe for a rowdy group of Boy Scouts. None of the dyes come out of clothing or carpets, and that I will testify to in court. Antique is useful for the "resist" effect. I wish I had a dollar for everytime someone complained that dye covered their carefully applied Neat Lac they intended to show up. Johanna

Cows with Guns I'm still laughing. Johanna

That purse is a classic, Indy. It could be carried to the rodeo or the opera. Nice job, and thanks for sharing. Johanna

I would be happy to post any leather related subject anyone would care to share. I have plenty of Internet space, and I'm not afraid to use it! (Insert maniacal laughter here) Verlane has been gracious about permission to use her work, ClayB, Romey, Sidney Wood and surely people I'm forgetting off the top of my head have shared with us...any historians among us? Anybody take any good pictures they are willing to share? (Johanna hears the sound of an echo already) Any history keepers out there? I know some of you are pack rats! I've been in a few leather shops! (There is an unwillingness to part with much -as in throw away the trash!- because they just might need it someday, and they'll justify it by saying "you never know who will walk in and want what!") We'd have to be careful not to violate any copyrights, that's all. I would love to know more about the history of leather work and leather artists. Please share if you can, or send links of interest. It would be a wonderful addition to the board, just like a zillion other things. (Johanna begs a little) Johanna

Hey, Kate...ever thought about doing your thing and putting it into a frame and calling it "ART"??? If I had a genuine KD bookmark, I'd be too scared of losing it to use it, and would feel much better with it securely hanging on the wall, where I could look at it and appreciate it every day. But then it's probably different at your house. If you lay something down, it's there when you return. *sigh* my youngest will graduate from high school in 2018. Johanna

Glad to see you again, Victor! Wow...awesome work as usual! Thanks for sharing again. I love seeing your work. Johanna

Doggone it, Beaverslayer, I started this right before I "met" you, now I need to get you in there, too, huh? Johanna (Do you really killl beavers?)

ClayB went to Sheridan yesterday, and he's hanging around with Kathy Flannagan & Bob Beard & all sorts of folks who are into leatherwork. He is supposed to be taking pictures for us, and giving us a full report, but when I got a note from him this morning, it didn't mention much leather. ClayB is having a blast saying "Hello!" to old friends and making new ones, and I am surprised he even remembers us poor folks at home, not at the show, and not having any leather-related fun. (I spent the whole morning shopping and cooking so I don't get overwhelmed this weekend. Fun fun. Let's go fold laundry next!) Anyway, maybe we'll get a show report Sun or Monday, I hope. I wish I were there, too, but I guess it's Clay's turn to have a good time. Anyone there with a laptop? Sneak previews? Waiting is something I've never particularly enjoyed. LOL Have fun, Clay....and don't forget you're on official leatherworker.net business! :beer: Johanna

David- that speed seems very slow, even pulling through heavy leathers. I've laced many a saddlebag etc, and even on the jobs I needed my pliers, that seems slow. How long is the lace are you using before you splice? If your holes are lining up correctly, why is it taking so long? What kind of needle do you use? Do you use both hands? Are you doing something else while you are working, (like watching tv) that might slow you down? I'm not trying to be rude (obviously, you do beautiful work and the results are what count) but I wonder why you're not faster. You know in this business, time is money, because we are limited to what our two hands can produce. I'm just wondering if we could speed up your rater without sacrificing the quality. Johanna (He didn't screw up enough to call SSP Sally, but that isn't a bad idea. I know some of the best leatherworkers in the world, and I could have one fine looking bike, huh? I still have my motorcycle license, though I haven't driven a bike in 10 years or so. With the way gas prices are going, it's not a bad idea... I just need a saddlebag that will safely hold my laptop! LOL)

I just wanna say that I have handled Bob's tools, and seen the impressions for myself. They are first rate high quality tools, and if you have a problem, Bob willmake it right. If he has time, he'll even show you how to do something special with them. Of all the swivel knives I have ever picked up, I never felt one as perfectly balanced as one of Bob's. (No, I don't work for him, but he has promised me a ride on his Harley!) Johanna

Okay, check it out now. If I did things right, in any browser you should be able to click the thumbnail on the left and get the full pic on the right. If you click the full pic, you should be taken directly to the site associated with that artist, without losing the left hand thumbnail bar. You may get a warning in Internet Explorer "allow to navigate accross domains?" In this case, it is perfectly safe. Please let me know if I have any errors, omissions, problems, glitches etc. I wanted to show off some of the members' work before the Gallery goes up. Thanks all! Johanna

Hello, Decker! Your baby girl is a cutie. It brings back memories of when my own rotten kids were new and under warranty still. Welcome to leatherworker.net. Jump in wherever you feel comfortable, and enjoy yourself. There are some terrific people here who are willing to share what they know, and all of them have a sense of humor, or they wouldn't be real leatherworkers, right? Help yourself to the doughnuts and coffee! Johanna

I got to see a pic of Dale's, and really liked how he distinguished the foreground from the background, and got the musculature of the animal in proportion. Romey said it looked like it was bugling. ClayB says I can't tell an elk from a deer from a moose, and he's probably right. I live in Ohio, though, and I can tell the hawks apart! Clay M, what's your next project going to be? I was hoping you'd be one of the teachers at the IFoLG this fall. I'm curious to know what Dale is planning, too. Johanna (I can't believe you guys didn't take pics! ClayB, what do you think? Do we dock their pay? )

Class schedule so far Oct 2007 Johanna

Dale and Clay M. - can we have a report and pics please? Please oh please oh please? Johanna

hosted by Lonestar, Ft. Worth TX. Soft Gusset Bag Rene Berends 4 Day Pre-Show Workshop Monday thru Thursday October 15 -18, 2007 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Location: Hide Crafters Leather $390.00 per person Class Description: In this seminar the student will make a shoulder bag with a soft leather gusset and a carved historical decoration on the front. The bag will beclosed with a draw string and 2 snap fasteners and has two pockets for smaller items, one on the inside and one on the back. The historical decoration on the front will be carved, tooled, embossed and modelled, with emphasis on details and a properly executed background. The following techniques will be taught: design, pattern drawing and cutting the leather parts, skiving, carving, embossing, different colouring techniques, finishing edges, lacing and finishing, with some new ideas on how to make different closures and attachments. Materials Provided: Materials Needed: Drawing materials Pattern board and Tracing film Leather (2-2.5 mm, 4-6 oz) Upholstery leather (1.5 mm) Leather Lace, 20 m Waxed thread 2 Durable dot press studs Cotton Cloth Contact cement Choice of dyes and antique stains Super Shene or Satin Shene Tools Needed: Metal straight edge Cutting knife Cutting Board Skiving knife Wing dividers Rotary punch Hole punches (2.5 mm & 5 mm) Edge Beveler No 1 or 2 Marble pounding slab Mallet or Maul Overstitch wheel Awl & saddlers needles Durable Dot setter Stylus for tracing Swivel knife, extra blades (fine detail blade) Various modelers, ball (for embossing) spoon (small for details) Stamping tools F902, F941, F890, F891, F895, F896, P208, Choice of chequered bevellers, pear shaders, backgrounders and matters Lacing needle Scratch awl Paintbrushes, Daubers and sponge Class Size Minimum: 8 students Maximum: 20 To be Announced 2 Day Workshop Chuck Smith Tuesday and Wednesday October 16 and 17, 2007 9:00 A – 6:00 P Location: Al Stohlman Museum, The Leather Factory Class Description: Materials Provided: Materials Needed: Tools Needed: Class Size 15 Carve A Desert Scene Robert Beard 1 Day Pre-Show Workshop Thursday, October 18, 2007- 9:00AM to 5:00 PM Location: Hide Crafters Leather $ 90 per person Class Description: This is a basic pictorial carving of a desert scene. In carving this Southwest pattern, the primary use of figure bevellers will be emphasized, demonstrated and practiced. Students will be surprised what can be achieved with one basic tool. Materials Provided: Leather, pattern, stamping surface and bowl with sponge Materials Needed: Tools Needed: Mallet Swivel knife with 1/4" blade either straight or angled Stylus with spoon on one end Tandy Tools: Figure bevelers - small sizes will be needed - F-890, F-891 larger sizes can be used as Matters -- F-895, F-896, F-897 Triangle beveler F-941 Pointed Beveler F-902 Your favorite backgrounder, like A-104 Any tool with lines on it like a checkered matting tool beveler OR Pro-Series tools: Figure Bevelers B-1, B-2, B-3 and B-4 or B-4.25 Flat type Figure Bevelers BF-4, BF-6, FB-8 Matters like MB-3.5 or MB-4 Triangle Beelers SP-2 or SP-3 Pointed Bevelers SP-1 Checkered backgrounder like BG-3 Other Checkered Matting Tools Note: Many tools can be substituted for the ones listed above Class Size 15 How to Carve 3D Rope, Barn Wood & Other Tricks Roz Short Kaohn (The Dragon Lady) 1 Day Pre-Show Workshop Thursday, October 18, 2007 - 9:00AM to 5:00 PM Location: Hide Crafter $125.00 per person Class Description: Carving 3D rope and combine it with a barn wood, you can create a variety of different projects. Just use your imagination. Here, we will make a picture frame using barn wood and 3D rope. We will, also, add corner pieces. Come join the fun and create a frame like you never made before Materials Provided: Worksheets Leather Frames Patterns Materials Needed: Craftsman Cement (White Glue) Spray Bottle (for water) Shelf Paper (Self adhesive) Tracing film and pencil Delta Creamcoat Acrylic Paint: White Black Red Yellow Green Brown Blue Sponge (no soap) Paint Brushes (large and small) Tools Needed: Caving knife with curved blades Swivel knife #5 Roz’s Hair blade #3 Edge beveller F910 Six basic tools Mallet Poundo Board Marble Class Size 15 Layout, Carve & Stamp – Sheridan Flowers, Leaves and Stems, etc Barry King 4 hour Pre-Show Workshop Thursday, October 18, 2007 9:00 A – 1:00 P Location: Hide Crafters $ 45 per person Class Description: Barry will speak and demonstrate the basic layout of Sheridan floral designs. Students willthen practice drawing the layout, carve and stamp it. Note: Barry will be glad to lend assistance in showing how to apply your tools as you practice in class Materials Provided: Tracing paper Assorted patterns Leather Materials Needed: Tools Needed: Stylus Pencil and Paper Leather stamping tools (as many as you wish) Carve & Tool Sheridan Style Chan Geer 4 hour workshop Friday, October 19, 2007 8:00 A – 12:00 P $ 45 per person Class Description: Students will carve and tool a Sheridan Style billfold pattern. Chan will teach the techniques he uses in his Sheridan Style carvings. Materials Provided: Leather Sheridan Style pattern Sponge and water bowl Materials Needed: Marble for stamping Tools Needed: Swivel knife Strop Mallet Normal tooling and stamping tools if you do not have Sheridan Style tools Class Size 20 Two and Three Tone Lacing Using The Double Loop Stitch Allan Scheiderer 4 hour workshop Friday, October 18, 2007 8:00 A – 12:00 P Saturday, October 19, 2007 8:00 A – 12:00 P $ 40 per person Class Description: You will learn to lace the two-tone color and three-tone color lace using the double loop. NOTE: Students mush have knowledge of how to lace the double loop stitch Materials Provided: Leather backs and lace Materials Needed: Beeswax Tools Needed: 5- lacing needles Lacing fid Scissors Lacing pliers Class Size 8 Hinge & Lock Bracelet Gerda Van der Stroom 4 Hour Workshop Friday, October 19, 2007 8:00 A – 12:00P Saturday, October 20, 2007 1:00 P – 5:00 P $50.00 per person Class Description: We are going to make a bracelet with a Hinge as a lock to close the bracelet with. We will decorate the bracelet with decoration stamps. Materials Provided: Materials Needed: are two or three pieces of leather about 10 inches long and 4/5 OZ thick and about 1_ “ wide Contact-cement/ cement Lining leather the same measures. A poly board (to cut and pound on) Tools Needed: Utility knife Skiver /skiving knife/ scalpel Mallet Some decoration /border stamps Ruler Bone folder Tracing tool or stylus Class Size Minimum: 4 students Maximum: 12 students Lone Star Knot Tom Hall 4 hour workshop Friday, October 19, 2007 8:00 A – 12:00 P $ 30 per person Class Description: This class may be a little advanced for the raw beginner, but I am hopeful we can lead a beginner through a Lone Star knot. For people that can already tie Pineapple Knots and Herringbone Knots this class will give them another dimension of diversity. Most braiders tie 4 Bight and 6 Bight foundation knots. There are not a lot of braiders that use a 5 Bight foundation knot, which is the foundation for a Lone Star Knot. I have braided romal reins that had every knot on them as a Lone Star Knot and the people from Texas that saw them absolutely loved them. Since this year's IFoLG show is in Texas and put on by the Lone Star Leather Guild I felt like this was the perfect opportunity for this class. In Bruce Grant’s Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding he shows how to tie the Lone Star Knot from a 6 Part 5 Bight Turk’s Head Knot. We will tie a version of that knot and show other knots that can be tied as a Lone Star Knot. These knots will all show a pattern of the Lone Star in the end of the knot. Materials Provided: All material supplied Materials Needed: None Tools Needed: none Class Size 5 Mexican 4-Braid Leather Bourbon Basket - Round Charles Crenshaw 4 hour workshop $ 70 per person Friday, October 19, 2007 8:00 A – 12:00 P Class Description: Students will learn the Mexican basket weave/Mexican Round Braid and double loop stitch on this beautiful basket. Measurements: 6" Diameter x9" Tall Materials Provided: Leather Materials Needed: Tools Needed: Leather scissors Class Size 12 Northwest Style of Carving Jesse Smith 4 hour workshop Friday, October 19, 2007 8:00 A – 12:00 P Sunday, October 21, 2007 8:00 A – 12:00 P $ 45 per person Class Description: Jess explains the distinctions of the Northwest Style. He then demonstrates pattern layout followed by carving and stamping the pattern.Students then practice the layout, carving and stamping on sample pieces of leather. Materials Provided: 9-10 and 10-11 ounce leather Stamping surface Water bowl and sponge Materials Needed: Pencil Notebook Tools Needed: Stamping tools of your choice (including the basic stamping tools) Mallet Swivel Knife with blade Class Size 20 Carve, Stamp – Blend of Al Stohlman, Sheridan, California Styles Jeff Mosby 4 hour workshop $ 45 per person Friday, October 19, 2007 1:00 P – 5:00P Class Description: A new design will be taught, which is a blend of Al Stohlman, Sheridan and California styles. Emphasis is on depth of stamping and backgrounding. Materials Provided: Leather Stamping Surface Bowl With Sponge Patterns Poster Board Barge Cement Materials Needed: Tools Needed: Basic set of stamping tools Swivel knife Strop Wing Dividers Maxiumum Class: 15 Practical Pictorial Carving Jim Linnell 4 hour workshop Friday, October 19, 2007 1:00 P – 5:00 P $ 25 per person Class Description: Participants in this workshop will learn the use many of the figure carving tools featured in Al Stohlman’s Pictorial Carving Finesse book as they carve a picture. The picture will include features such as rocks, trees,grass, bushes, mountains and more. Special emphasis will be spent on carving pine trees of various sizes. Jim has developed his own techniques in using these tools and his results have been seen on the covers of the Leather Crafters & Saddlers Journal as well as the Tandy Leather Factory catalog. Materials Provided: Leather Pattern Materials Needed: Tools Needed: Basic carving equipment F927 F896 Modeling spoon F924 F898 Stylus F989 F899 F872 F912L F900 F871 F912R A98 F926 F976 A99 F925 F910 F917 F941 F933 F890 F916 F891 F918 F895 Class Size 20 Carving Texas Floral – Contemporary Style Carey Blanchard 4 hour workshop Friday, October 19, 2007 $ 45 per person 1:00 P – 5:00 P Class Description: Learn to stamp the Contemporary Style Texas floral pattern as seen on modern saddles. Materials Provided: Tracing Paper/ Frosted Mylar Flower Pattern Leather Materials Needed: Pencil Paper Tools Needed: Stamping tools Class Size 15 Tooling and Carving an Eagle Head – Part 1 Bill Gomer 4 hour workshop Friday, October 19, 2007 1:00 P – 5:00 P $ 40 per person Class Description: During this class, you will learn to carve an tool a new style Eagle Head with Bill Gomer Materials Provided: Leather (mounted) Paints Glue Materials Needed: Tools Needed: Mallet Swivel knife and strop Stylus Modeling tool Small and Medium figure/smooth bevelers Small and Medium checked bevelers Matting tools (899) Pebble Tool #2 and #3 sable brush Marble Slab Stitching Awl Class Size 20 Gold and Silver Decorations Akiko Okada 4 hour workshop Friday, October 19, 2007 $ 38 per person 1:00 P – 5:00 P Class Description: Another interesting method for your tooled/embossed leather designs. Learn how to color the patterned leathers with spirit dyes. Then how to apply either gold or silver foil papers or combination of both to the leather to enhance your designs. You should create at least 2 samples. Materials Provided: Leather Materials Needed: Tools Needed: Class Size 15 ABC’s of Design David Genadek 4 hour workshop Saturday, October 20, 2007 8:00 A – 12:00 P $ 60 per person Class Description: This class will focus on the fundamentals of design. You will explore the natural proportions in the world and learn how they relate to your leather work. The focus will be on giving you the basic building blocks you need to develop your own style or styles. We will explore the three methods of lay out and explore the limitations of each. The main focus of the class will be on the free form method used by Bob Brown. Each participant will be asked to bring a project they would like to draw a design for. The class will begin by showing you the fundamental concepts behind floral design then we will work on developing the techniques you need to draw your own patterns by applying the concepts to your project. Note: This is primarily a drawing class Materials Provided: Pencils Paper Scrap Leather Materials Needed: Space you want to fill (check book, billfold, rifle sling, etc). Tools Needed: Any tools you want to carve the sample of your drawing Class Size 15 Elements of Designing with Stamping Tools Paul Burnett 4 hour workshop Saturday, October 20, 2007 8:00 A – 12:00 P $ 40 per person Class Description: Learn the elements of design by tooling a 10” strip of Paul Burnett’s most popular stamp design for 1-1/2” belts. Learn how to properly layout for a complex stamping design and how to keep your tooling balanced and in symmetry. Learn how to use decorative cuts to enhance stamping designs. Learn block dying and resist method for coloring and proper finishing of a belt strip. Materials Provided: Leather Finishes Materials Needed: Tooling surface Hand towel #5 Round paint brush (Lowe-Cornell 7500 series or Royal RG250 series preferred, Available at Michael’s or Hobby Lobby etc.) Tools Needed: Mallet or maul Swivel knife and strop #2 edge beveler Stamping tools: V413, D606, C454, V708, G602, (Available at Hide- Crafters) S625, H908 and U848 Class Size 12 Swivel Knife Control & Exercise with a Bird Design Chan Geer 4 hour workshop Saturday, October 20, 2007 8:00 A -12:00 P $ 45 per person Class Description: Chan will begin with a short session on the different types of swivel knife blades available and sharpening techniques (explanation only – no demonstration). The second session will consist of students participating in an exercise in “Swivel Knife Work.” Students will receive instruction in swivel knife control (cutting depth, fading, smooth curves, flows, etc.) and then practice on leather using a bird-design pattern Materials Provided: Leather Pattern Sponge and water bowl Materials Needed: Tools Needed: Your favorite swivel knife (with your favorite and very sharp swivel knife blade) Strop Pencil Class Size 15 Mexican 4-Braid Leather Bourbon Basket - Oval Charles Crenshaw 4 hour workshop $ 75 per person Saturday, October 20, 2007 8:00 A – 12:00 P Class Description: Students will learn the Mexican basket weave/Mexican Round Braid and double loop stitch on this beautiful basket. Measurement: 6” x9”x11” Materials Provided: All tools provided Leather Materials Needed: Tools Needed: Leather Scissors Class Size 12 Youth Leathercrafting Workshop Jim Linnell and Tony & Kay Laier 4 hour workshop Saturday, October 20, 2007 8:00 A – 12:00 P $ free per person Class Description: Hands-on leathercraft will be taught with demonstration and individual help. The students will do stamping on leather – receive lecture – style information – and take home any leather piece on which that have worked. Guild members/parents are welcome to attend and learn how to instruct young people in leathercrafting. Materials Provided: All material supplied Materials Needed: None Tools Needed: Swivel knife Stamping tools Mallet Class Size unlimited The Making and Coloring of Gum Leaves Peter Main 4 hour workshop Saturday, October 20, 2007 1:00 P – 5:00 P $ 50 per person Class Description: ….here we will be making realistic gum leaves that will appear paper thin. These will be colored with spirit dyes, and can be arranged so that they can be worn as decoration by the attachment of a pin Materials Provided: Spirit dyes Super sheen Materials Needed: Tools Needed: Modeling tools #5 Sable brush #3 Scapel with #11 blade cutting mat Class Size 15 Coloring the Eagle Head – Part 2 Bill Gomer 4 hour workshop Saturday, October 20, 2007 1:00 P – 5:00 P $ 40 per person Class Description: During this class, you will learn to color the Eagle Head you tooled and carved in Part 1 of this class. Note: Must have taken Part 1 of class Materials Provided: Leather (mounted) Paints Glue Materials Needed: Tools Needed: Mallet Swivel knife and strop Stylus Modeling tool Small and Medium figure/smooth bevelers Small and Medium checked bevelers Matting tools (899) Pebble Tool #2 and #3 sable brush Class Size 20 Embossed Christmas Ornaments and Christmas Card Andy Stasiak 4 hour workshop Saturday, October 20, 2007 1:00 P – 5:00 P $ 25 per person Class Description: Learn to make embossed Christmas ornaments and cards that you can hang on a tree or send to your friends and family. Materials Provided: Leather Materials Needed: None Tools Needed: Sheers Scalpel Ball Modeler Tools for floral and pictoral carving Swivel knives Class Size No limit Wet and Dry- Brush Color Shading Workshop Tony Laier 4 hour workshop Saturday, October 20, 2007 1:00 P – 5:00 P $ 45 per person Class Description: Class will include an in depth demonstration of wet and dry brush color shading using Alcohol Based and the new Tandy Eco-Flo Water Based Leather Dyes. Samples of this type of coloring can be seen on the Leather Crafters & Saddlers Journal Covers for the March/April 2006 issue, the 10th Anniversary issue and the Sept/October 2004 issue. The same coloring technique is shown on the Tandy Leather Factory 2006 Catalog Cover and the majority of samples shown in all Tandy Leather Factory flyers and catalogs. The class will also include many other methods of applying dyes, stains, antiques and finishes. Questions will be welcomed. Students attending the workshop will be invited to try their hand at wet and dry bush color shading during the last part of the workshop. Materials Provided: All materials and pre-tooled leather will be provided including a pamphlet showing step by step detailed instructions for this technique. Materials Needed: Tools Needed: Class Size 20 Victorian Style Carving Paul Burnett 4 hour workshop Sunday, October 21, 2007 8:00 A – 12:00 P $ 40 per person Class Description: Victorian leather decoration is the bases for floral carving. Learning this more realistic style of floral decoration will give you a greater understanding of all types of western floral designs. You will learn how Paul’s realistic leather carving techniques apply to floral decorations. Increase you skill and knowledge of proper swivel knife techniques. Learn to cut of tooling, form and space. Learn how to build artist depth into your design by balancing the concave and convex shapes, and how to tool them convincingly. Leather will be furnished, but you may need to have a few scrap pieces handy to practice some new swivel knife techniques for which you may not be familiar. Materials Provided: Leather Materials Needed: Hand Towel Tooling surface Tools Needed: Mallet Swivel knife and strop Tools: Bevelers B936, B198 or B702. Undercut bevelers B60 (med) & B892 (small). Pointed bevelers: F976, F902 and Figure Carving beveler: F895. Pear Shaders: P363, P216 and P234. Stops: H907, H907S and H908. Fine-Checked Matters, F898F and F899F. 8036 modeling spoon preferred but others can be used. If you have comparable tools that are of higher quality i.e. Robert Beard’s Pro-Line Series all the better. Class Size 12 Carving Texas Floral – Traditional Style Carey Blanchard 4 hour workshop Sunday, October 21, 2007 8:00 A – 12:00 P $ 45 per person Class Description: Learn to stamp the traditional Texas floral pattern of the 50s and 60s as seen on older saddles. Materials Provided: Tracing Paper/ Frosted Mylar Flower Pattern Leather Materials Needed: Pencil Paper Tools Needed: Stamping tools Class Size 15 The Main Techniques Peter Main 4 hour workshop Sunday, October 20, 2007 8:00A – 12:00 P $ 50 per person Class Description: Spend a workshop with Peter…. No tools required. This will be a friendly get together where you will see the tools in use that Peter uses. He will demonstrate and discuss his method of working with leather and answer questions where everyone can learn from the answers given. Bring your notepad. Materials Provided: Materials Needed: Tools Needed: Class Size 12 8 Strand Flat Braiding Tom Hall 4 hour workshop Sunday, October 21, 2007 8:00 A – 12:00 P $ 30 per person Class Description: In all of the shows we have done we have never shown how to braid a flat braid. In this class we will show three different types of 8 Strand Flat Braids and we will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of braiding flat braids with leather. We will then braid a project using one of the flat braids, make the transition from the flat braid to an 8 Strand Square Braid and finish it off with double rosebud knots. Materials Provided: All material supplied Materials Needed: None Tools Needed: none Class Size 15 More info coming soon...stay tuned

When I first moved to Macon, a store in the same shopping center as the Tandy went out of business, and they threw away carpeted risers they used for display purposes. Jon retrieved one from the dumpster, hammers 6 two-by-fours in for legs and was delighted that his tools wouldn't nick when he threw them on the bench. We built it in the room that was our shop, and ended up leaving it there (wouldn't go through the door!) I kept my cutting table and dye bench, though. A few years ago my dad gave me his workbench that he built when I was a little girl for his woodworking. There is no give or bounce on this bench because of these legs: This is the dye bench (yeah, I know, the shop is a mess!) and most of the rest of the shop: Johanna PS that black "rubber-looking" stuff on the marble is a piece of Poundo

My friend Annie came over for coffee this morning, and I had to take a pic of the back of her shirt: ("I didn't climb to the top of the food chain to become a vegetarian!") God bless cows who give us dairy products, hides to pound on and steak for supper. Johanna PETA "People Eating Tasty Animals"

"For an additional expense, custom tooling is available. Select from one of our designs, or give us one of your own! All of our leatherwork is done by hand, with top quality materials, and no two items are the same." "We can provide custom artwork, hand carved and stamped, to add value and style to your item. Our master leather carver can duplicate a design of your choice, or you may select from one of his original drawings. Make your item personal! Additional fees apply." Like that, Billy? Johanna

Well, I guess it's called "Protecto Board" now...hmmm... http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/product...?number=3461-03 Maybe one of the guys has a better source or can point you to a better product. I've not used this "Protecto", but it looks like a brown "Poundo". Johanna

Yep, you're gonna fit in here just fine. We have some pretty leather and great people. ClayB is in charge of the doughnuts, I just make the coffee. Shoot me a PM if you want access to the adult area. Welcome to the board, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work (I love fancy lacing!) Johanna

You want a workbench that is sturdy with no give. If it has four legs, build two more in the center. If you have to pound on the edge (where the leg is) and can't use the center because of the bounce, it's not good enough. Go to a monument company and ask for a scrap piece of marble (they will have a pile that chipped, cracked or had a mistake, and often they will give it to you if you can carry it) and buy a piece of Poundo for the other end of the bench. It will save you from looking for a scrap every time you want to punch a hole or slot. Lighting is more of an issue with me now than it used to be 20 years ago. I got some overhead shop lights on sale, but I like having a gooseneck lamp I can focus so I don't work in a shadow. You also need a radio or cd player and a coffeepot, and you should be good to go. Johanna

That looks sharp, Ed. Is it big enough to tote a laptop and a bunch of cords and chargers? If I had velcro closures instead of the buckles, no shoulder pad (I have one! )and a zipper under the flap, what would it cost me, and how long would it take to get it? (You can PM me if you want!) I could see putting Clay's shoulder pad on a fine looking case like that, instead of the mass produced nylon bag I haul around. My hubby really screwed up this week (and it's Mother's Day to boot!) and I want some new leather! Anyone have Shawn's (The Major) phone number, too, while we're at it? Johanna

I wouldn't worry about posting something like that on the forum. If Disney would notice, they'd look at the situation in context. Now if you lined up 50 Harley Davidson seats with wings, you might want to refrain from posting that! Traditionally, most companies have not bothered to copyright police leatherworkers unless there is mass production and sales involved (like some people began doing w/ HD) Making a Bugs Bunny keychain or a Tigger wallet as a gift is small potatoes, and isn't going to attract the attention of any lawyers. Johanna