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If you are bored at home and/or need some new patterns to carve and tool, check these out! Vintage Craftaids for sale Large craftaids: $9 plus shipping Small craftaids: $6 plus shipping Also, open to offers, especially if you want more than one. As you can see, these are used. Some of the corners and edges of the paper is worn, may have holes or tears. The craftaids themselves however are in excellent condition, many appearing unused. Please see the images for condition. 2001 2016 2021 2051

That is pretty cool. The only thing I see would be the exposed bolt that would rub on your arm that could be irritating over time. Super kudos to you for taking on such a challenging design and build. I hope they serve the owner well, and that it garners you some additional orders. YinTx

First of all, apologies for the delayed response. Life has been busy! I hope all have been safe and healthy. The shape can be cut with a round knife or a die. and Thanks! Thank you both! Thank you for that, clean is the look I was going for. Many don't like the detailed tooling look and want uncomplicated elegant simplicity. And I'm still trying to get good with my "new to me" creaser, practice helps! Thanks to you both! Still for sale, haven't found a buyer yet... not that I've had a chance to advertise much! YinTx

Those are awesome, and a lot better than some of the sewing I've seen on articles for sale! YinTx

Just wondering if the security flag on my laptop is accurate and lw.net's security certificate is expired, today, Sunday 2/23/2020 at 5:59pm, or if I have an issue? Thanks, YinTx

Prototype turned out to be a bit snug, so back to the drawing board... YinTx

Ok, version 3 done. This is a prototype for a customer that has a rather large folder, and a thick gun belt so we'll see if everything fits hopefully tomorrow. I was worried the tooling would suffer in the forming process, but it seemed to hold up well enough. It does have slots in it now, but they aren't pretty. Good thing it is a prototype! YinTx

3-4 oz thick, you can use packing tape on the back if you like to reduce the stretch. YinTx

Thank you. The cover has adhesive already, but I have found it doesn't always hold. This one I removed the adhesive (no small task itself) sanded it rough, and used contact cement. Much better hold I think. It is an "S" in the upper right. The petal lifter I used on this one is the small Craftool Pro lifter. I have a Robert Beard small but it was much to big for this. Also, I have some petal lifters I have made from freebie screwdrivers, very easy to do with a file or a grinder if you have it, some sandpaper, and polishing compound. If you don't have it, try to get a small swivel knife blade (1/4") for those tight curves. Made a world of difference for me. Many thanks! Appreciate it! I've seen your work, mine pales in comparison, thank you kindly! Thank you, and I hope she likes it. May not know for a while though! Still have to deliver it... YinTx

Thanks! I appreciate that. I saw something similar somewhere else, so I did my own kind of version of it. Bit of a gamble, but paid out ok I think. Thank you, I try to get a bit better every time... Figure in 100 years of Sundays, I'll get the hang of it! Thanks, I hope she likes it. Time will tell! YinTx

Thanks @mikesc! Still trying to improve my wreckerative cuts tho... Here's a very up close with a pencil for scale, before all the dye, resist, antique and finish work. I didn't have a shader small enough for the flower petals, so I struggled a bit with the modeling spoon. But the end result is passable, I think. YinTx

Just finished up this little surprise gift for a friend of ours. Thought I'd share. Slowly but surely getting better at sketching my own designs. And tooling tiny items... YinTx

That my friend is not a machinist's chest. That is a fine piece of art! Most folks don't have something that nice to put their jewelry in, let alone some leather stamps! That is fantastic! YinTx

I suspect I'll be trying this in the near future. I have a push beader and I really like it, a swivel beveler and it is ok, been wanting to try out a push beveler and this may be a way to do it! YinTx

Must... resist... urge... Must... hide.... creasers.... Seriously though, nicely done. Now I'll have to find one of my Gomph creasers and start to grinding... or maybe I'll find a cheaper version on Ebay... YinTx

I think I see what you mean. I had actually debated using black, but then I'd have a black edge on the orange Chevre Chagrin. I've seen awesome edges here, so I still have lots of room for improvement. Color coordination is probably one of those areas for improvement. Yes, I did a lot of work to thin the edges down what with 8 layers of leather and all. I don't normally fully line wallets because of this issue, the photos probably make it seem thicker than it actually is. In hand it looks and feels decent, not very thick or chunky. Perhaps on the next version I'll work the edges over more until I get this process down! Thanks for the compliment! YinTx

I have just finished a video class done by none other than Jim Linnell, I think it is safe to say he's been doing this a while. He makes a point to respect and honor your craft enough to study the craftsmen that have come before you, understand and practice their techniques, then make it into something you want it to be. He specifically asks: what will others say about your work when you are gone? Is it more of the same, or will they say wow, look at what this guy came up with? He mentions specific styles that are named after the individuals that brought them to the world. So I'd say there are many that value moving the art forward. There are some on this forum that do incredible work in figure carving ( @ABHandmade comes to mind) and those that have been on this forum ( BoboCat and others) that have merged different floral styles into their own. @GrayHallidayJr has a very unique tooling style. I am still in the infancy of learning and practicing tooling, and as such am a bit relegated to studying and practicing what is already out there before I go wild creating my own style. I own patterns from the at least as old as the 1940's to the present, so a lot of studying and practicing to do! I do see things I would like to change, and I am sure I'll get there some day. I would concede your point that it is time for new styles, it always is. But I wouldn't harp on someone's hard work to make that point. Especially someone's "First Purse!" Kind of implies they are in the study and practice phase, not break new ground phase. Sorry about the digression. Back on topic: nice purse! Stitching will look better on the next one since you know what caused the issue. That is a whole lot of tooling! Any pics of the inside? YinTx

Ok, a few more photos. I may go for another coat of edge paint, I don't use it much so I am hesitant to get carried away with it. Just a tiny bit run down through the ridges of the lizard and it'll ruin the piece is my worry. Really hard to make it look nice and tidy when the leather is full of contours! 8 layers of leather on the wallet. YinTx

Thanks, I'll post some side shots. The rough edge of the leather makes it difficult, so I definitely need some practice. I don't normally do edge paint. Thank you. I'll put up some more photos when I get a chance. Yes, it is a bit more difficult on textured leathers, this one isn't too bad since the scales or whatever you call them are fairly small. No light box, actually had to cover the lights up to reduce the glare. Just a lame old cell phone photo, my decent Canon digital camera died long time ago. Appreciate it, I'll try more since I have ostrich, caimen, alligator, etc to use up. YinTx

Black lizard, orange Chevre Chagrin, and orange linen thread. Thought I'd try my hand at some exotics. Had such a difficult time getting the camera to focus on this leather for some reason. What do you think, should I do more? YinTx

+1 on @RockyAussie as a resource. Also: http://www.amtan.com http://www.rojeleather.com are two places to check out. But it helps if we know which side of the planet you are on for decent recommendations. YinTx