Tina

Don't get to down on yourself Marlon, the belt is beautiful:-) I really like the details, buckstitching, the inside carving and all...I can see where the inspiration comes from, just go for it

Pip, RustyMelton, Crystal & Greybeard I'm so happy you like it...I just hope the reciever likes it as much. I'm hoping to have 2 more things done by the end of the week (if I can get that mexican braiding done...I really don't have patience with it) Have a super evening all//Tina

Thanks Bro...Det värmer i hjärtat:-)The design and color came out a wee bit on a fluke. Ipainted the pattern and then I tried to get some leather from my shelfs to the sides...Boy was I happy to find the pattent leather piece in just the right color:-) Casey Jordan,TrooperChuck and NomadThanks guys, I so apriciate your comments:-)

Thanks:-) Looking at the photo I probably should have made the letters in white...My only defence is that IRL they look much better:-)

This just came from the workbench. I swapped this belt purse with another member here on LW, I got tis fabolous slicking tool:-) This purse was inspired from my homeland and the "neighborhood" I grew up (Uppland-Sweden) I think this is the area where the number of rune stones from the Viking era are most common. The typical rune stone has these snakes/dragons wraped all around and they all tell a story...And so does this purse,the text is also by the rune alphabet (Futhark) and carries a message for the new owner. I painted the dragons and the text with leather acryllic paints and then had some hi-lite (Fiebings) ontop to get into groves and such. I tried to get as true to the colors as possible that was used by the vikings.

I think your work is fantastic Tom, I for one is going to read your blog often:-)

Thanks guys'n'girls :-) This one was fairly easy to make and to paint. Now I need to run back to the work bench, I have something bigger coming up here soon :-)

Agree...The silver is a wee bit difficult to work with. I have found that using it on black makes it all much better and, I do blend in a dropp of acryllic "silver sterling" paint from Joanns and likes. *LOL*True, so true...I do my best:-)

Just a little comission collar I shipped out yeasterday. It's dyed black and then added silver/bronze paint for the moon and stars. It's actuall star contalations on each side.

Love your tooling, Super nice work. I have to ask, the stiching...By hand or machine? (It's so even and nice *S*)

I'm not marlon but, This is what you use for the angled slits "TANDY LEATHER CRAFTOOL 1/8" CHISEL 4 PRONG ANGLE" I tuck in a photo too...I found this one on Ebay.

Wow, Super Thank you Spider...I'll try keeping it up:-)

Love it:-) Super Thank You Max, when I finished of the project I have going I'm going to make one for my husband, he needs some flair for the riffles:-)

Hi Pip, No, no secrets and weird stuff:-) I simply use the spirit leather dyes from Angelus, I love the vibrancy (if that's a word?) they produce. After dying I have some neatsfoot oil on it and let it set for at least 24 hours. Then I have a choice of high gloss, satin or matt acryllic finish (also from Angelus (or leather/satin sheen-Tandy). When that is dry I have the antiquing on and after a while lightly taking of all the excess with damp paper towels and then another layer of finishing...Done:-) To keep the leather color on this one I used Fiebings Hi-liter as antiquing, only leaves black in the groves and don't stain the leather. Hope this helsp a we bit:-)

Really nice tooling on that one Max and I like the design. Can't someone who knows how to make riffle slings make a smal drawing with pieces and meassuremnets for the rest of us that really wants to try *blink, blink*

So Thats what you've been up too...Missed having you around in the threads:-)

Hi, the last time I can remember the tools was 3.99 USD, I think in...August? I suggest that you sign up for their email newsletter, then you get the sales flyer around once a month or so.

Fantastic, I want:-) Love the way you manage to capture the "old world" in the piece. I can see "the blower" in front of that old fireplace at the pub "The Drunken Duck" (sort'a) on a dark wintery day in the Lake District or other nice place in England.

Hi guys and Thanks for your comments:-) I hope that if someone uses the pattern...Post up some pictures, we all love'm. The lining is just some leftover lamb skin I had at home...This holster was never ment to be used, I just used it (the holster that is) as a canvas, just another medium to do some arty stuff on:-)

*RAFLMAO* and tears running down my cheek...I KNOW what this is all about:-)

I must say that my experience as a very small business for HideHuse is Very nice. I always get good quallity (=what I ordered) and they show up really quickly even if they're sent from CA to MI. I absolutly love their chap sides (3-31/2 oz) and the superb Plonge leather which I use for anything from corsets to lining when I want something beautiful yet duarble..

Hi, If you're into small things I do recomend Pauls knife. I make loads of small intricate patterns and I have the smalles blade in an angle from Leather Wrangler (Paul) This is by far the best I have tried. I have had my knife now for 6 months and so far I have only stroped it, that's all.

Well, that looks weird but...Whatever makes the customer happy :-) I'm still so extremly happy with my knife from you that it's almost the only one I use...I did promise you (in Columbus-Ohio) to look into taking some movie clips to you but I cannot find out how too with the camera I'm having, I guess I'm much better at leatherwork than cameras Have a great evening//T

Hi J, When living in Sweden I shopped from this company in Denmark: http://www.laederiet.dk/

I Love your tooling David, and The coloring is sooo nice. Your work keep impressing me loads