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Maybe this will help. Usually only see a for sale post in one forum, but ok... YinTx

I followed that while you made it.. a whole lot of work went into that, it came out great! I hope she gets a lot of use out of it. YinTx

It looks really nice. I have some kudo but mine I think you could squeeze and oil would come out. Is yours drier, or is it oily also? I would be concerned using mine on a wallet because I wouldn't want the oils to ruin what is in the wallet, or the clothes of the owner... so I had never considered using it for such. YinTx

What a fantastic idea, why didn't I think of that!?? Thanks! yeah, and couldn't ever even do that well either lol. Thank you much! YinTx

Absolutely fantastic! Great craftsmaship, beautiful leather combo, and built elegantly but clearly made to last a lifetime. If a backpack could become a best friend, this one would be the one to do it! Would love to see photos of the inside also! YinTx

Thanks! I stressed about the coloring a lot. I really want to learn to do highlighting with dye, but haven't managed it yet. As much as I wanted to do that here, I couldn't stomach ruining the entire piece lol. Appreciate the comment and the info, Colt. YinTx

I made the horse padfolio and my Rose knife sheath on some older Tandy shoulders/sides that have fat wrinkles etc on them, and it came out great. I put the same good leather in the for sale section, but no takers, no offers. I'll keep making things out of it until I run out. It'll make me money in products, but I had quite a bit of it so tried to sell a couple of pieces. I had a _really_ scarred up shoulder that I made myself a padfolio out of a couple of years ago, it is wearing like iron and everyone loves it, scars and all. All that said, I have enjoyed working with Wickett & Craig and Hermann Oak as well. The newer Tandy stuff... not so much. YinTx

Also heard they've had issues with lower quality lately as well. Let us know how that goes. Some Grade 1 tooling and some bridle, and then some of their tannery run overstock stuff that I don't expect to be perfect. I have high expectations, which they have met in the past. We'll see how it goes this time round. YinTx

As I mentioned in the gallery image: Unbelievable. Nothing less. True art. When you are ready to give classes, I am sure you will have a lot of attendees. YinTx

Awesome! Let me know if you learn anything new. And since you learned from the expert, I'll shut up and pay attention! (meant in earnest, nothing less) YinTx

Just curious, how do you know that the original leather was stiffened? Was it possibly pliant when new, and stiffened with time? There is a wiki page and other information on the net on restoration of old leather, primarily regarding British Museum leather dressing. YinTx

I just ordered quite a pile of leather from there yesterday. I haven't ordered from them in a long while. Now you have me concerned. I guess we'll see when it arrives! YinTx

I am sure no problem, I think for folks looking to buy tools, they are just wondering where they will be listed, and where the will be shipped from as that will affect final cost. Again, sorry to hear of your predicament. Wish you the best with your sale and future endeavors. YinTx

Very cool. YinTx

Even more impressive with the close up! Nice! YinTx

Agreed. And even though I know mimicry is the ultimate compliment, it still always saddens me when it happens because the deceit is unscrupulous. YinTx

Not at all, and thanks for the compliment! Thank you kindly! YinTx

Awesome skull! What kind of skull tho? With such prominant supraorbital foramen bones and sans cranial sutures, surely not human? I like the border work: is it a Barry King stamp? YinTx

I tried to follow @yaklady's tutorial on horse eyes, not that I did as well as her, but I tried. I think maybe since there is no distinction of a pupil, it seems like a blind eye. But, in general, you don' see the white of the horse's eye very often, and the pupil is difficult to distinguish. I could have perhaps added a bit of dye to make the eye all dark, and tried to give it a white highlight as though there were a reflection off of a shiny round object, would make it seem more alive. I haven't done a lot of eyes per se, so lots of room for experimenting and improvement for sure! Appreciate that Ross! YinTx

Thanks so much, @Scoutmom103! YinTx

Thank you, @Rohn, I appreciate it! YinTx

Seems nice, but sadly I can't see any photos because you are using a different image server, which seems to be down for the moment. Usually best to just drop the photos on this site so this doesn't happen. You will notice a lot of older posts are useless on this forum due to this fact. YinTx

maybe this can help... YinTx

Pretty unique! Good colors for an 8 year old. Is that a stamp you used for the winged Pegasus and other horses? YinTx