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I Love the way the tip of the nose and wing seem to overlap the background... Very nice!

Art, I rented mine from Smartflix... Best money I ever spent... I still would consider buying them because the information was priceless.

Clay, Both worked GREAT... Thanks!

SilverSaddle, WOW! No sence asking where your user-name came from! I'm in Concho-Heaven! BTW-I hope that saddle is not for the horse above. Beautiful...

I'm out...

Savage, Sorry I can't help with the clasp but that sure is a pretty image! Did you take that photo!?

Paul, WOW! Clean and Classic! I love the tooling... How do you tool a quilted pattern? I love it!

ART, A while back I rented John Bianchi's DVDs on holster making... I don't know why but he made a point of mentioning that there are 28 loops... He mentioned it more then once and almost stressed it! Now I have not made a rig as of yet but I have seen that number POP up more then once! Go Figure! Good luck!

Thanks Roo! You're the best... This time it only cut off the bottom inch but I can draw that in! Tina- I usually do that but for some reason I can't resize ART* files. (Whatever the heck they are!)

SilverSaddle. That is a fine looking saddle... We're happy to have you aboard! Beware- We love the fancy leather stuff!

TBIRD... Did you say "Stitch free?" It looks like stitching around the base? Nice holster and very nice finish...

Gentlemen Thankyou! I had a hunch that it was the residual moisture causing the problem... I guess with Bruce's method the moisture has fully penetrated the Leather and dries more evenly. In Al Stohlman's leatherworking manual, he states to case BOTH sides of the leather. I never tried that. Thanks again!

Roo, Twin, - Thanks much but when I print it out it still cuts off corners! I tried resizing via the printer but all I get is a smaller print with corners cut off! I got into leatherworking because it was more my speed

Ok, I feel like this should be a "first post" question but I would like to know how you deal with "curl-up"- We rubber cement a piece of leather to a backing material (I use plexiglass) then case and tool. After the leather dries and is removed from the backing, a few days later it starts to curl slightly. I ASSume this is happening because I am only casing one side of the leather, but if I case the back of the leather how do I cement it to the backing? I have tried leaving it on the backing until it was bone dry but soon after I remove the backing a day or two later- Curling... Now to counteract the curling I thought of casing the backside after removal but the rubber cement makes this difficult to do. Thanks for any imput...

Spider, That Belt is SWEET! Love the color and the lettering... The background around the lettering really makes it "pop". LOVE the scull at the tip of the belt! If you ever want the belt to "glow" a little in the pics, try shining a little incandescent light on it! (Old fashioned light bulb)

Don- "Primative" you say!? I don't think so, that is BEAUTIFUL! OUTSTANDING stitching, Nice color and the cross cutting really highlights the "sheath". Always a pleasure seeing your work! Thanks

Hello Mark and As for your question... Rivets have been used in leatherwork for well over 100 years. In fact the US Calvery specified Copper Rivets in many of their leather items. Rivets are not good for every purpose but here are a few that make them really shine... Knife sheaths- A few along the edge will protect the stitching from the blade. Axe Sheaths- Same as above. Holsters- A rivet at the top where the fold meets, will strengthen that high stress area... I don't know if you have ever tried Copper Rivets, but they are so easy to install and are super strong, look great and are proven! Take care!

Kevin, Another amazing product!

Tom, AWESOME! That would also look GREAT in a belt! The tooling and font are really nice and the color is to die for! (Hope you can reproduce it!) Thanks for posting!

Ok Clay this is embarrassing but how do I resize this pattern down to like 50% or 75%... I printed it out and it would not fit on a normal page. Thanks!

Steve, It's the little details like that seperate the amateur from the professional... There is nothing worse then spending your hard earned money for a product and having it arrive in a beat-up box that has a crossed out address and a tear or two. I have been involved in almost every hobby and the most sucessful vendors always go the extra step in shipping and packing. I am sure that your extra efforts pay you back a hundred times over in "word of mouth" referrals. Nice Job as always...

Bever! We've missed you! Welcome back!

Cecil, That belt came out Great! I know just how hard it is to do small carvings! Keep up the good work!

BEAUTIFUL!!!!

Russ, Dad did a great job! I agree with Tracy, I bet Dad would love this site! You just have to give him a little help on getting here! Thanks!