bikermutt07

Good job. What does the center holster fit?

Thanks. Would I just take this to office depot and have them print it full size? Oops, nevermind. I got excited and didn't read all of your post. Sorry.

Thanks.

Nailed It! If it's supposed to look mossy you did it. Fantastic job.

Great job getting started.

Nice. What leather and weight is that?

Really nice.

Now you're getting it. Hahaha Everyone has their own method. There aren't a lot of hard fast rules in leather. You kind of feel your way around for awhile and develop your own method. I use water with,my spirit dyes and don't have any problems.

I don't have any help to offer, but I think those turned out really cool.

I'm not exactly sure. The soap is just a step in the process that I learned from people here. The gum trag seems to seal up and almost plastise the edge. I paint a very light coat of it onto the edge. I have some small paint brushes and use my desk as a guide like this: A lot of people have had bad results from using it and stopped. Someone here posted once about letting it have time to penetrate before burnishing would produce great results. I have had pretty good results with it every since reading that. Slowing down our steps in this craft creates a better product, period. We all want to rush to get it finished. But after we make ourselves slow down, we (me anyway) find an intimate groove with each piece of leather. I look it over very closely. Basically, putting some love into it. This is my hobby and putting that effort into it relaxes me. Especially, when it turns out nice. I still consider myself a novice, but the more I play, the more I learn. Always have some scrap to take through the process with your piece. This helps to teach you what to do and not do to your project. Chrome tanned leather is very difficult to get a good edge on because of the way it is tanned. I was able to achieve this edge by taking my time and using practice pieces throughout the process. It's not perfect, but pretty good for chrome tanned. Hope this helps.

I think it would take more time to remove them from the leather than it's worth.

You could make it in three pieces: a welt and two sides that have snaps on the back of the blade. Or make a long tube with a closure on one end. I've never made one, but that's how I would do it.

If you didn't glue all the way to the edge, the layers can separate and smoosh a little. After sanding, I edge, singe fuzzies, and wet with water. Wait about 5 minutes. Then I burnish with the glycerine soap. Wait about 5 minutes. Dye. Wait and 10 minutes. Put on gum trag. Wait 10 minutes. Then burnish. Then rub the edge with some denim or canvas. I think the waiting is a key in the steps, especially with the gum trag. If you attack the edge too early in any of the rubbing stages it will smoosh up. Allow for some penetration time.

Ent is not very hard steel. You could do it by hand.

It would fit at my house. Lol

Are you talking about a diamond shaped hole punch?

I like Matt's advice as well. Just remember. You added to it. You won't be able to make it exactly the same next time. So, don't wind up running out of the stuff half way through a project. Welcome back to the fun.

Cool.

If I remember correctly, he made that knife himself.

Nice job on that.

Cool, thanks.

I like your design. It looks like it will ride low on the belt and out of the way while working. Great job.

Great job.

Holsters would be my first choice, but I'm not sure after that. Maybe a quiver or slings, or even some of those cool mideval mugs I saw the other day. Guitar straps? Tool pouches? It maybe too heavy for tool pouches, unless you're making the be all end all of framing rigs. And welcome to the forum.

Very scary looking mask. If you don't mind me saying so (and maybe the pictures aren't doing it justice, I don't know) it looks like it needs some brown or rust in there to age it up a little more. I only say it as a suggestion, because you wanted it to look aged. It looks awesome, but not old.