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Those are really nice! YinTx

This is great work! Also something I've really been wanting to do for some time. I presume there is a wooden frame, and the lining is glued in? How much does the end item weigh? YinTx

Once again an impressive undertaking, and well executed! YinTx

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I really like that pattern particular, and have been hoping to make it. The ton of bar grounding has me cowed. I'd say you did it justice, came out really nice. I like the contrasting lacing. I tend to be a little heavier handed with the pear shading/thumb printing, to give it more depth, but that's just a style preference. Awesome work! YinTx

Those are fantastic, and a great use of technology as well. If you are doing a lot of formed work, I imagine a 3D printer would be a useful tool, along with many other uses. YinTx

2683 $ +Shipping 2985 $20 +Shipping includes template, assembly instructions and purse pattern

6531 $8 +Shipping 4070 $12 +Shipping 3257 $12 +Shipping 3257 $12 +Shipping 3257 #2 $12 +Shipping

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6572 $15 +Shipping 6571 includes trifold instructions $12 +Shipping

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as in @arbalet12's stamps. If you are on the fence at all, don't hesitate. They are well made and work well for the price point. YinTx

Thanks much, I aspire to be as good as you! YinTx

First off, thanks for the compliment. And to answer your question, practice. Lots of practice. Here's one pile of errors. And yes, your leather is a bit thin. Might be worth practicing on thicker leather, and to get better definition, use some matting board on the backside of your 2 to 3 oz cased leather. There are several tutorials around LW.net that will help you more than this short commentary, but basically score a very very light line in your cased leather along the edge of a rule so you have something to follow. Your stamp should index to itself to get the alignment between each mark. Make sure you have a space and time that you can really focus on the task at hand with no interruptions, cuz one mark off and the rest will go haywire. YinTx

This one is labeled "Special Craftaid" 2785. I believe they are hibiscus. More coming.

If you are referring to the individual that was upset my scrap bits of tooling like the ones I showed were going into the garbage, it's because I like to spend on tools and leather without complaints from the other half. Keep her happy, keep me happy! When she likes what I make, she doesn't frown too much when I order tools like the ones I used on these! Her point is valid, the time is more valuable than the leather, if it comes out well, I can make it into something, if not, eh - out a bit o leather! I don't think I'd manage it either, way too many interruptions. And that's a lot of flowers! You should start a thread showing every 10th one (10 total photos) so we could see how much improvement happens with the technique! YinTx

Donno either, but probably takes practice. And I have no practice doing that! YinTx

Thanks much, @Rohn! Appreciate it @billybopp. The back was done with the Sergey stamps. I had designed one in my mind after putting so much effort into the tufted look a while back, but then he made this so I gave it a whirl. Came out well enough! Thank you @battlemunky. I did a few practice runs, and a certain someone got upset that I was spending hours making something that was going into the garbage can, so I decided to practice on something big enough I could make something small out of it if it came out well enough. Here were the offending practice pieces: They came out ok, but the scrap pieces were too small to make into anything. YinTx

Tried a little practice piece, and decided to make it into something. Trying the new Robert Beard and Barry King and Sergey Neskromniy stamps. Here is what I came up with. YinTx

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Wow, ok, looks like I abandoned this thread, but I didn't! I'm in South Texas, but anywhere in Texas is drive-able in a day or so. I'll be keeping my eye on the show to see if it goes as planned... Indeed, I am but my pocket book is kinda hollerin at me these days! Thanks for the compliments, and guidance. Thanks for the pointers. For the most part, I've used Craftools, and I have preferred the older ones for sure. I had the good fortune to have acquired a couple of Robert Beards, and I was really impressed, hence my search. I've been selling some of my Craftools to fund some of the buying, but they are definitely expensive! I ordered a basketweave from him long ago, and the wait was about that long if not more. Worth it, since it is the main basket stamp I reach for when I need one. Out of dozens! I'll likely be calling him soon to see about some tools that I haven't found that I want. I've been sending him some emails, hoping to get some tools from him very soon. Thanks for the pointer! I'd looked at his stuff in the past, but hadn't been to his site in a while. Thanks for the compliment. I'm far from an expert or a master, just a beginner in my opinion. Certainly don't think I'd rank if I entered a competition, but I can at least make something recognizable! I have picked up a lot of tools along the way, I have a collector's habit I am afraid. I've sold a few, and will probably sell some more since I have a lot of duplicates. Tools seem to migrate to my bench from all corners of the globe... Since I've put this thread out there, I've been able to get some of these tools, and I'll probably make a comparison thread for those that are interested. I'm still on the hunt tho! YinTx

I was sitting there stitching and really thinking about this question. There are a lot of tools I really like, some I really really like, some I use a lot, but how to choose that one with the "Je ne sais quoi" the others don't have? Then it dawned on me. I was sitting on it. Using it to stitch! Thats right, my stitching horse. It has been through a lot. Was in some saddler's shop in Tyler, rescued and renovated, moved half a dozen times since I've had it, been through a fire since I've had it, now it is 3 different kinds of wood, requires a cushion on top so you don't get an uncomfortable sensation in the derrière, is pretty finicky and once you get to know how to use it, works flawlessly and holds pretty much everything I have to stitch. It's pretty much become a partner in the process for me with some history, and if it was gone, I'd be unable to find an adequate replacement. Sure, I'd find a new stitching horse, but it just wouldn't be the same. YinTx

Indeed, nicely done! Very cool floral work. Did you do the design yourself? YinTx

Just stay away from the Craftool "Z" stamps. As in Z P260. These are the bottom of the bottom of the barrel of Craftool stamps. I have a set. They won't ruin leather in my house if I can help it. And I won't dupe someone else into buying it. They are wrapped up and in the bottom of the drawer. Might even make it to the waste barrel. There are some special "Z" stamps, limited runs that are labeled like Z260. Same quality as standard Craftools, just they didn't make a bunch. YinTx