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Winner winner! Great work, great gift!

Awesome!

Hahah that is pretty cool!

I have an extra one if someone is looking for one to buy...

Temporary/reposition-able adhesive? (aka post it note adhesive) I think this may be a version... https://www.amazon.com/Aleenes-Tack-Over-Liquid-Glue/dp/B00178QQ84/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=post+it+note+glue&qid=1677106715&rnid=2941120011&s=arts-crafts&sr=1-2

Find some dry milled veg tan, you can tool it, and use laser on it also. Will not require much leather conditioner at all, and will be soft and easy to roll up.

You draw faster than I, and tool faster as well. I would really like to use that pattern, I do appreciate the permission, as I understand the amount of effort that goes into patterning. I can empathize with your frustration. I have a friend with essential tremors, interestingly a serving of alcohol when necessary helps him manage a bit better, but it is a difficult thing to work with regardless.

I mean, if I were going to try to draw something for a tote, this is what I'd hope it would come out like! Great skills. Are we allowed to use your pattern?

Is it that fancy, or just that expensive?

So much agreeing here. I've even recently had friend/acquaintance back out after I spent 40 hours and $100 prototyping something for them, because "$70 was a bit expensive, don't you think?" My work was already priced pretty much free, I didn't feel like paying them to take my work. OP, your strap is awesome. I do hope you were paid properly!

Nothing looks quick about that at all. Craftsmanship is top notch, you are putting out some stellar stuff these days. Kudos, and hope your buddy truly appreciates that!

If you don't mind doing a little sanding and rust removal, here is a metal set on Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/225421094197?hash=item347c24ed35:g:t08AAOSwxFtj6ugH&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoKCA%2BJ7fbgDyTfGeRtqnvRpC6gc99aKo0DhZbp6TQi%2Bz3fmUuV0ZdSbQ6qK4bZ2Ocy2B4JFnjNnLZY%2BoTyPMMBfEVompQewCg0Aybj5Xa0Eiq2npdyUvazg3dnAGdR0KoweVm2wawSgfqj6uooFHm9f%2Bpki9KrxKeTx3mG%2FkXS8DdmbZGDWUbD9JnGG68ATDYhWeR0MM1tIN%2Fvvxpx4dIN8%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR5q9v6vKYQ

I just use it to slice a piece of paper. Hold up the paper and cut with the blade perpendicular to the edge. I can feel if there is any drag where there might be a burr, or a nick still. It should go through with a fairly quiet shhhhhhtttttt sound, and not leave any jagged edges in the cut. If it hangs up at all, back to work. Go straight, make curves as you pass it through the paper. I know it's been a hot minute, but how did your edge come out?

Faces for sure are not easy! Really digging the technique on the hair.

Looks great! How did you get the hair on to not stick out as it rounded the corner from the top to the front side?

For sure a great job! Really like how it came out.

Incredible bit of tooling there! Nice!

Really nice!

Yep, gonna second that. superb!

What happens when you dye it again? Just looks to me like not enough dye especially since I can see the applicator marks...NFO could help too. I put it on, then apply again in another direction, then do it again in yet another direction. Very liberally too, as in I'd use around 5-7 oz dye for those pieces.

Thanks so much! Tryin to keep up with my skills and learn new stuff...

Thank you. Just my phone, a really good light, a springbok for the background and a lot of good luck! Many thanks!

When the stitching is the fun part of the project.... @Rossr nice work! Interestingly, I also made a thing recently...but no tornado stitch...

Appreciate it! Thanks much! Pretty simple, I just put dye on the flesh side, then after it dried, I brushed it with tankote, and slicked it down with a glass slicker. Would be much better to get it from the tannery already dyed and gum-pasted, but it is what I had so that's how I handled it.

I see a hornets nest. Here ya go, here's a stick. Lemme know how it goes...