earthling33

Thanks everyone for the advice. It looks like I'll be buying a maul or two. I'm going over to Grand Rapids tomorrow to visit the Tandy Leather Factory store. I want to find some material to start working on. John

I'm a complete newb and I'm getting ready to order a basic carving set and a mallet. I'd like to get good quality stuff. I watched one video tutorial where the guy said there's nothing that compares to a good rawhide mallet. Is this true? Is a rawhide mallet the defacto quality standard? I have an 11 oz leather mallet in my cart, but I thought I'd ask for opinions before I pull the trigger.

Wow, that has to be the most unique motorcycle bag I've seen. Nice! How are you going to attach it (them)?

I'm looking for the same type of info. It's hard to find. I think the pros keep this stuff to themselves. Here is one link that takes you through the whole process. It's not exactly what you're looking for, but it's still helpful. This guy uses a metal custom pan. I have read that some guys won't rework the plastic OEM pans because the don't provide enough support, and then there are other guys who only rework the OEM pans. Depends on what you're into, I guess. Anyway, try different search combos on Google and YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL667694AC4A48FA44&v=hXd-jbeZBSc