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ROTFLMAO. Laughing because I catch myself sitting by my bench doing that exact thing when I am waiting for something to dry once in a while.

Good Job. 10 out of 10, not an easy thing to do. Congratulations.

That is really cool Clay. How were the letters done? Can't quite tell if they are pieces of paper glued on or what. But the designs are neat.

Welcome aboard!

Nice work.

Just to chime in here. Mike and Marlon are definitely giving good thoughts. I totally agree with them. The swivel knife is one of the most important tools you can invest in. I have several of the stainless ones from tandy, and still use them on occasion. They hold my special blades like my beader, hair blade, wide blade etc. The knife I use for all of my carving is my knife and blade from Bob Beard. the action is smooth and the polished blade rocks. My preference is a 1/4" angle blade in a 1/2" diameter short knife. It has made a world of difference. Barry King has some good knives, only down side is I believe he uses a different shank size on his blades so you have to get them from him. I have never used the "old smoothie" so can not comment on that. Both the latter knives you can get almost immediately. Unfortunately you will have to wait a while for Bob's. It took almost a year to get mine. But the best thing I can suggest is to get a cheaper one to get used to handeling it. Properly maintained, it can work very similarly to the more expensive ones.

Welcome. Love the website. Great intro. Even better pieces. I have always liked the look of filigree. Very impressive.

Welcome Steve. I have attached a pdf I use when teaching the scouts about carving. It is basic. But it gives you a starting point. Hope it helps. Basic_Carving.pdf Basic_Carving.pdf

Welcome aboard. Kick back relax and enjoy the ride.

Glad to have you aboard. Keep promoting the craft to the young ones.

Welcome.

Beautiful as always. Good to see you posting again. thought you fell off the face of the planet.

Welcome. Thanks for sharing.

Welcome. Are you looking for a flat case or a round case for the maps?

Welcome JP! Yes please post pics. We have a sad addiction that we need to feed.

Nice work as always beeze. The pebbleing effect works very well.

Glad to be of service. Now that is a cool avatar. That would look cool on a piece of leather

I will either line my belts with pig suede split, or for fancier belts I will use 5/6 oz for the outer, and line it with a 3/4 oz and carve the liner. Also, I understand the whole Big Brother is Watching You concept, but please change your avatar, to something a little more family friendly, we do not want people to get the wrong idea since this is a public forum. Thank you.

Welcome aboard Fred. Kick back relax and enjoy.

Welcome aboard!

I have this itch to try something new. I have had this idea about setting some semi-precious stones in some leather bracelets. I have done this with some other pieces that wont get flexed and never had a problem with them falling out. Basically all I did was some filagree work and back beveled the edges, a smidgen of glue and walla. Concerned about using this method on a semi flexible item. I am planning on making a core and sewing the leather on top of it. I thought about soldering the findings onto the core and cutting out the leather. Not too sure if I like that idea. I have seen this done before, but I thought I would ask before I make too many "discount" pieces. Anyone have any suggestions?

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Welcome.

Awesome job there Kathy!

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