Johanna

50 people have signed into Frappr to "shout out" on the map, and the map has been visited almost 300 times...all around the world, even Romey in Greenland. (Romey, are the cows really mad at you yet?) Despite the few technical issues some people had with Frappr, this has been fun. I can't wait to meet some of you in Ft. Worth next week. (I'll be the one there with the cheap Wally-World purse!) Thanks to everyone who participated! Johanna

Hey, Romey, look in your profile (click your name). You can get topics you started on one tab, and your posts on the other. Also, you can view another member's posts in the profile, or using the drop down arrow by their name. Johanna

Oh, have a little faith...I break this thing at least once a week. I'm reading up on it now...maybe I can just make a button? Johanna :book:

How about the "view new posts" button at the top? Another thing you can do is collapse the forums- just click the collapse at the top right of each section, and the category will shrink to the titlebar. I'll look and see if I can move the other toolbar without breaking something. Johanna

We've got a couple of graphic designers here, and a couple of Geeks as well (dsenette did the banner above in Photoshop) so I'm going to move this to the computer section, and wave a flag for them. I'm interested in what the professional opinion is, too. Johanna

Take some scrap deerskin and make wraps for your fingers' sore spots. Secure with contact cement. In time, you will have callouses, not blisters. (If only this worked for playing guitar!) Johanna

Did you know that if you press "shift" and click on a link, a new window will open up? And, F5, on the top row of your keyboard, makes a web page do a forced refresh? How about that the "tab" key will let you navigate quickly between different fields on a form? And, when the kids want to see what's on your screen and sneak up behind you, Windows Key and m will immediately minimize all the open windows on your screen? It's not often I get to look smart in front of the kids. (I have to depend on one of the girls for almost everything concerning my cell phone.) Hope this helps you, too! Johanna

Pando is "peer to peer" (P2P) file sharing done over Bittorrent. Both sender and receiver must have the Pando software installed. Because of the legal and privacy issues associated with P2P, I wouldn't recommend it. Johanna

I count about 80, at least half left their names. And poor Romey is all by himself, raising cows on ice in Greenland. Johanna

I just reread this whole topic, and I figured someone better mention Dr. Jackson's Hide Rejuvenator from Tandy. It is the easiest add on sale in the world, and can new life to dried out leather. That's how you sell it. Do one small section of a customer's leather item, and they will buy the magic potion. It has saved a lot of neglected biker gear for me, and baseball gloves love that stuff. It will darken the leather slightly, but it absorbs well, without making the leather mushy. A little goes a long way. I use sheepswool to apply it, and dry sheepswool to buff it in when I am done. It will clean leather furniture on a dishtowel. (One end wet, the other one dry to buff.) I have no idea what's in it, but it smells good. It comes in a little tub, and looks like buttery Vaseline. Never put petroleum jelly on leather. Never use mineral oil (baby oil) either. There's probably a chemist here who can explain exactly why, but it's not good for the leather, and it shows. Johanna

What I always saw are guys looking for a good comfortable fit in their hand, and a pointy or whatever shaped end desired. You can sand horns, but don't let them bind in a Dremel, because burnt horn stinks. Johanna

If you get the seat done, David, I'll carry it there. Who is the Cincy Tandy manager? Think there is enough interest for another Ohio guild? I wish Tandy wanted to have a store in St Marys. Johanna

I saw some stencils in the new Tandy catalog, and I know Hobby Lobby has a bunch of stencil patterns in stock. Like Clay said, just watch that you aren't taking out too much and damaging the structure, and you can make a filigree pattern. (Do a search on here for "Vera"- she and her husband do some awesome filigree work!) Johanna

Freak, who let you play with one of Kate's chess boards? Put that down before something gets broken! Who else is going? Guess I'll have to take a zillion pictures... Johanna

Oh, goody! I love steak! I'm planning on getting in sometime early Friday from Panama City Beach. I don't know how I talked my mother into watching my kids, but she did agree. Looking forward to seeing old and new friends! Johanna

Click the map once or twice. It's javascript, same as we use for Live Chat. You may want to update Adobe Flash Player to version 9.0.47.0 here. Johanna

Elwood Turner-ClayB & CitizenKate just did oak leaves for everyone. Would you be willing to do something like this too? Pretty please? Your saddle is lovely. Johanna

SkipJ- their software will adjust the picture. Ken, it works here and on my kids' computer. Are you allowing Java to run? Johanna

We've got people from all over the world, here! Put your pin on the map! Add your picture or logo, too! Include a link if you have one. Let's see where everybody is at! Johanna http://www.leatherworker.net/frapprleatherworker.htm

Tandy used to sell a nice heavy chap leather called, oddly enough, "Blacksmith Leather" which was perfect for aprons. It had a thorough conditioning of oils and waxes, a soft but rugged hand, and came in earth tones. It was the kind of leather that just wears better over time. I wonder if they still have Blacksmith Leather? Anybody know? If not, what do they have that is comparable? Johanna

Freak, that is a pretty snazzy oak leaf! :beer: Clay is a good teacher, huh? Wouldn't it be fun to get him and a few other naturals in front of a video camera, You-Tube style? Anyone want to be an Internet star? Johanna

What are the advantages and disadvantages to marketing leather goods through eBay? Is anyone having success using eBay as a primary marketing strategy? Do you use it to draw attention to another website, or sell product directly online? I've heard of romances from eBay and fortunes made from garages & attics on eBay, but I want to know if eBay is useful for a custom leatherworker, and in what ways. Thanks for any insight you can share. Johanna

(edited for correction and clarity!) More masks here: http://members.aol.com/mdtiger11/index.html Good find, JustWakingUp! Johanna

Sometimes with patterns like Dragons Pearl describes, you can just make a fancy border and keep the size. It just depends on the style you are looking for, and how much variation you need. A half inch difference is just two quarter inch borders. Johanna

Hey, Tim, that's some nice airbrush work! Could I talk you into doing a tutorial or an explanation of you do such pretty work? Johanna