bikermutt07

Three blades would buy the knipknife??

Very cool. Do the papers just slip in from the top?

Good job.

You are more than welcome.

Fabulous

You could but a make up caddy box or a tackle box. I have a big make up box my wife never used. So, I keep all my gun cleaning garb in it. It's not pink or anything.

Looking spectacular.

I'm about to purchase one from knipshield knives. Look him up.

Good job.

Great job.

Keep us posted.

Great job. It looks like you are well on your way. A few pointers. The thread is a little large for your wallet. Still, a few taps with a smooth rounded hammer on the threads will get them to lay down and give you a cleaner look. Your stitchining is looking great. Spend some more time on your edges. Was this chrome tanned? If so it takes a lot of intimacy to get a burnished edge. I'm sure you saw the glitches on the pocket cuts. A little sanding there could straighten them out. Over all though a great effort. Keep having fun.

Wow! You lined it and put a zipper in one of your first projects? Great job jumping right in and grabbing some gusto. I haven't tried either of those techniques yet.

I use a free app called photo resizer. I used to load them on facebook and then download them to my phone. That would reduce them for me, but they were always a little blurry.

It's a beauty.

You won't be pointing my way, Buddy. I'm one of the 25 percenters.

As a resist.... Dye your piece say a tan or light brown. Then add the resolene to the areas you want to stay that color. Two coats with ample drying time between. Then add antiqueing paste, gel, or darker stain to the rest of the piece. After buffing off excess, you should be left with a two tone effect. You will get your best effect with the resolene air brushed with a 50/50 water mix. As to mixing the two, I'm unsure. The redolent will leave a stiff acrylic finish. The leather balm will condition and waterproof the item while adding flexibility. I don't think you would use them in the same piece. Disclaimer: I haven't tried this technique but I have read about it by the experts here dozens of times over. Hope this helps.

Guess I owe somebody a pinky toe.

Great job.

Congratulations.

Well, I have worked at many many different places over the years and here is something I found to be true. 25% of the employees pretty much carry the place. The other 75% are just slinging a check. I don't know why it's like that, but it is.

Hahaha no, I made that up. But it sounds good. I would think once we learn ourselves up to an honest journeyman level, we would refer to our self as a leathersmith. I am not a journeyman in leather. I'm not even considering myself an accomplished apprentice yet. But in our modern world we have so few opportunities to learn a skill from a true master craftsman. Take carpentry in the south for instance. 50 years ago a journeyman carpenter would put an entire house together. But, in today's world there are so many sub contractors that all skills have become specialized to some degree. You have different crews for form work, framing, electrical, hvac, sheet rock, tapeing and floating, cabinets, trim, painting, plumbing, roofing, and flooring. After over twenty years in construction I feel I could build an entire house from scratch. I can do some really amazing things as a journetman tradesman. But even now, I don't consider myself a master carpenter. Why? Because, I'm honest. That's why. I can't do "all" of the things listed above at what I consider a master level. I have never had any inside woodshop experience. I've never built furniture, operated a lathe, or a jointer. But I have done some wicked cool things in the field with ingenuity and minimal tools. Wow, kind of went off on a tangent there, sorry. So yeah, holstier sounds good.

Touche' sir. Well said, hahaha.

Congratulations, looks great.

I am looking very hard at knipschield knives. I don't own a quality head or round knife yet, but I will own one of his sooner or later. http://www.knipknives.com/leather.php