Hello there!
My first passion is dogs. I also have a mild (ahem), generalized leather collar lust. I've always fawned over and appreciated the beauty and craftsmanship of leather collars. And I had always admired from afar. However, I recently got bit by a crazy bug to dive in with my own hands and really learn the craft for myself. So, I promised myself that I can't buy any more custom leather dog collars until I've learned how to make my own.
I've always been creatively-minded and not-terrible when it comes to artistic ventures.
My primary interest here is tooling/carving. I've been actively lurking on the forum, reading everything I can.
I recently picked up a deluxe starter kit from Tandy and have slowly been working my way through all the projects in an effort to teach myself how to use the basic tools and to become acquainted with the medium. So far... I'm hooked!
Anyways, just wanted to pop in and say hello. Hopefully before too long, I'll have a piece to be shown off here. But until then, it's practice, practice, practice and read, read, read!