David

Interesting subject, I would agree about making your own patters and assembling the way you normally would. I wouldn't worry too much about patent infringement if you save all your patterns and trial and errors. Let's face it, you are going to make....what...maybe 30 or so holsters? I doubt that a company would buy one of your hand made holsters just to tear it apart to see if it is exactly like theirs....Now if you were making 30,000 holsters....you better worry....A LOT! And find a patent attorney!! (the penalty for willful patent infringement is triple the damages)! Let's say you swiped some big company's holster design and made an exact copy of their product. The company proves in court that they make $20 per holster. You would owe them $20 X 3 (triple damages) X 30,000 holsters (if you made that many)....that is a fine of 1.8 million dollars. So you might want to think twice about doing that. David Theobald 40 years in the patent illustration business.

Not being too much of a movie theater guy; just because they are so darned expensive, I must admit to a few addictions on the "small screen" Stargate fan here....both of them and..... On the weekend, nothing beats a cup of joe, lacing a seat and a couple hours of HorsePower TV. That's pretty much it, except for when my Cincinnati Reds are on. David Theobald

Very nice looking seat. The tooling on the lettering is terrific. Thanks for showing us. Dave Theoebald

Neat Lac is about the only product that I have found that will hold Fiebings antiquing paste where it belongs. David Theobald

Johanna, I isn't easy, when I quit, I had a strange craving for milk....go figure....but I drank a bunch of it. But, take heart, the addiction is broken in 10 days. After that, it is all in your head. What helped me was to do something when the craving hit. Something that required me to move around worked best....going for a walk or a run. TV was out of the question. If is sat down to veg. I wanted a smoke. Good luck with it. You will feel better when the cigs are gone! It is an accomplishment that you can be proud of. For an extra incentive, think of the extra $ you will have. When I quit my room mate and I would drive to Wright Patterson Air Force Base to go to the px. We bought them for $1.90 a carton. It was a cheap habit back then. Dave

Paul That is beautiful leather work. Is the wood amboina? I like it a lot, I never thought of making presentation desk sheath. David Theobald

Hilly, I'd love to do a Sheridan seat, but flowers on a seat just isn't something you can sell to a biker. So if I did one, it would end up being a shop sample (aka a seat that a customer never paid for).....I already have one of those. But I love your Sheridan work...you're doing a great job on it. Dave

Nice Freak some funny stuff Dave Theobald

Dave ...Thanks for your quick reply...I haven't been a member very long, and I'm impressed with the work I see and the friendly help...I haven't been doing much with carving, but I've been doing upholstery work for several years...I decided to re-build and re-upholster my personal motorcycle seat as a first try in leather...since then I've re-padded, re-build and re-upholstered several (mostly for touring bikes)...now that I've seen your work, it's got me thinking about a new seat for my bike again (this time carved)...I'm attaching a picture of the seat I have on my bike now...all leather except for the passenger backrest which is factory stock...Thanks again for the info. Phil P.S. also attaching a pic of a maul I made Nice looking work Phil, That is going to be a serious challenge to make a seat for that bike. Post some pics as you work your way through the job. Thanks again, Dave Theobald

Hey Phil, Thanks for looking at this oldie, I use a 1/8" straight punch available from Tandy....takes about 45min to lay out and punch all 200 holes in the front and back. a bit longer when there are the additional holes for decorative lace. Dave Theobald

Really nice work Kate, I love your gameboards. Sure wish you would do a how to on them. David Theobald

Nice work, I like the "Kilroy was here" pic. Great tooling choices, I like the spine applique. It's a great idea....makes me thing.... mmm there IS something I could do with all those practice pieces. David Theobald

Just, I coat the top of the foam with tape....something that wont stretch when you pull it off. I cut it to shape while it is on the seat. Pull the tape off carefully so that it stays together and comes off in one piece. Some times I put on two layers of tape to make sure it doesn't stretch; then add 3/8" all the way around for my lacing area.....same thing for the back. David Theobald David Theobald

When you are taking out aggressions on a piece of cow hide nothing beats watching/listening to re runs of American Chopper with Jr and Sr. duking it out. But if it has to be music.....all those guys that Jordan said.....yeah that's good stuff. David Theobald

How can I do this? Do I have to tool the leather and then dye or color the stampings? I mean stamping the brown leather first and mix dye or paint in a lighter brown and then color the stamped impressions? I know many of you guys here are very fine and experienced workers so please help me. It would be so great if someone could help me with that problem. Hello, You will want to tool first, then color with stain or dye David Theobald

It reminds me a lot of the one you did for your BSA chopper.... It's super Dave

How did I miss this yesterday? I never miss a Beeze post. Nice work buddy. You did a nice job on it. I gotta contact The Horse....seems me subscription stopped....grrrr wish they would send a notice. Anyway good job I like it a lot. Dave Theobald

Foam and More will add a great self adhesive back to the foam which makes it really great to work with. Dave Theobald

Beautiful job kate, I've ben hoping you would post a how to on your game boards. David Theobald http://theobaldleather.com

Amazing work guys, and congrats to all of you. Way to go. Leatherworker folks are sure making a name for themselves and the group! Anxious to see all those pictures. now as for Freak smoking his coffee.....well....what can I say? ha ha And still trying to work that old "I can fix it for ya" angle eh? He's going to take my pictures for me Clay..... you're going to be a busy boy there Freak.. David Theobald

Troy, Ask away, if you are looking for a dry laced seat like I do or something that is wet molded like Beeze does. We are both happy to help in any way. Dave Theobald http://theobaldleather.com

Thanks Clay,The tooling on these Victorian scrolls is rather time consuming. Thanks for viewing the post.Take care,Dave Tom,You won't find that the seat is two lines and Sucker Punch lettering. It is rather complex. Fun to do but time consuming. The design came from SPS...it is not mine.Thanks for looking at my workDave Theobaldhttp://theobaldleather.com

This is the latest Victorian scroll seat from Sucker Punch Sallys. David Theobald http://theobaldleather.com

Foam and more in Michigan....they should be on the net, if not PM me and I'll send the phone number and address. On second thought, just go to the search button at the top of this page and type in Stock Seat. That is the name of a post I made a while back. It contains the info you want. Dave Theobald

Excellent work Hilly. Beautiful and you have come so far so fast. I wish that Sheridan motorcycle seats were "in". I'd love to do one. David Theobald http://theobaldleather.com