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That dude looks like a challenge to do. Looks like you met it!

Looks like a significant amount of finish on that wood if it isn't coated in a layer of plastic. Dead OP's murder scene with the blackened scissors weapon onsite appears to be unfinished or minimally finished wood, which would absorb stuff nicely. Although if he is still on this side of the daisies, he should be tempted to try your solution anyhow!

Love it!

Noice.

What kind of leather are you using? (brand) I've not had vinegaroon bleed...but I don't do it very much anymore.

Thank you so much!

Yes, acrylic dye is like paint. and resist is usually acrylic, so it would work with that. Pro dyes are alcohol/solvent based, and would tend to penetrate the acrylic resist pretty easily. There is a paint on/peel off type resist for dye, but I've never used it. Search this site you might find some info on it including the name.

Don't worry about critiquing my work, I do it too. I agonized over the letter way too much, hence part of the reason for so many coats of paint. I just wasn't happy with it! Still wasn't, truth be told, but I had to throw in the towel and get it assembled!

Yes, I didn't pay as much attention to detail as I normally do to space the stitches out, I just used a single stitch marking punch that fit and went from there. I was under a time crunch to get it done, and figured it was on the back behind a belt, so not very visible. As I mentioned, it was a gift, so probably won't hear any complaints! I painted the Angelus with a small brush. Used 5 coats of white, and about 3 coats of red on a standard letter stamp.

I've always wanted to do a baseball. Yours are awesome. Thanks for showing off!

Appreciate it!

It is a bit roomy inside for the phone, and a large opening at the top with room to grip, so I think it will work well as yours did. Thanks for the compliment! Thanks! Its a gift, so I probably won't hear any complaints. Hoping it outlasts the previous one he was using! Typical mass produced soft leather that fell apart as soon as it possibly could.

Take a look at the Fiebing's Oxblood, diluted 50/50. You would be surprised. Think there may be some photos on this site too showing how bright it comes out. edit to say: found one of them.

That is awesome!

Thank you, and glad you found a source, mine was from a pile of hardware I picked up somewhere along the way! Thanks, and I hope so!

Appreciate it! Thought about your idea when I designed it, but opted for the huge gap on the top to allow gripping it easily. Maybe best apparent in the first photo, you can tell where the stitching ends for the back and the top of the case. A bit over an inch. Working on version 2 that may or may not work that will completely cover the phone.

Thanks, and I hope so, about to get it shipped off, will find out soon enough!

Easy open/close and access for arthritis, etc. Opinions welcomed!

I was expecting the logo from the Toyota MR2! Nice work tho!

I was thinking the same thing. Make a small piece with a number or web address or whatever, attach it to the lower right section with a snap or rivet or clip or whatever! Nice work, great idea!

Thanks, and if you are referring to the knife, I agree, but it was free and I am using it to form the sheaths, so wasn't too worried! Not very photogenic tho unless you like that patina thing... I think it was worked over as a hammer in a past life.

Thanks, this post had crickets so I was wondering if anyone was able to see it! The edges are beveled, sanded, dyed and burnished. It is not a heavy bevel, I think I used a size 0 or 1 on it.

I still haven't finished studying the work they left behind to spend time reading a 400 page biography from them! Would be surprised if anyone outside of the leather world would read it... but go for it, lets see what you got!

Lots of references to "decorated" "incised" "carved" "tooled" etc., but nothing I have found yet about nail carving in "Packing Iron" that I can find.

You might want to move this to the for sale section...