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Really mean thank you. I'm new and really like to find this stuff. I really do appreciate it.

I would just like to say thank you to Tboyce. As a guy just starting out and not sure if this is the thing or not it's great to have a couple of patterns, and ideas to take a shot at. I really appreciate it. You truly are a gentleman and a scholar.

Well, I have also just started on this road and in 3 months of doing this I am well over $1000, I don't have much. I found a pretty deluxe starter kit on eBay. Most of the tools are halfway decent, some are not,but it did come with the Japanese style leather knife which is pretty cool. IMHO this is like anything else arty or crafty, it's a ton of practice, picking up a few scrap bags from Tandy to practice the cutting and stamping on is what I did and continue to grab little scraps to test out this and that. I don't think calling yourself an expert at anything is proper. I have been an auto tech for 25 years and while I am very good at what I do, I am not an expert, or if I am, I'm not saying I am.

Pretty cool. I like the contrasting thread.

Thanks Tramps, that's what I was thinking too. The oil side was on special and I wanted something pretty heavy, just in case God forbid, I hit the concrete. I liked the colour of it and it's more of a semi flat hot rod finish to it. I'll try some saddle soap.

So I am new and I am making my first vest, I took the pattern from an old one I have and I am using a black oil side. I chose this because it is going to be used in the weather and I don't really want to be concerned with It getting wet. It is quite thick and I am planning on attaching a liner to it somehow. Now to the questions. Is there a finish or possibly a cleaner to take the oily feeling off of the surface. And with the thickness of it and a liner I was thinking of lacing it in. Opinions?

Live in Canada but spend quite a bit of time just outside of marysville washington. And stanwood, one of my fave Mexican restaurants is there.

Those are very nice, good work

Very nice sir. Very nice sir.

Thanks gang you are too kind.

Thanks

Me too please

Beautiful work

These are the first things I have ever made and I know they need some improvement but, this is what came out. Really enjoyed it and damn do I need a stitching pony.LoL Part 2 I have also made a belt for my one some and another different wallet for my other one. The bracelet was for my daughters valentines present.

Just think of the possibilities, you could, fix a car, use a lathe,weld. Well with proper PPE of course.

Good looking things. I am new but it looks really nice to me.

+1 on the nice bag. No thanks on the apes, maybe a baby ape but my hands fall asleep that high up.

Welcome, I'm new to this as well, they look pretty nice to me. I'm sure your wife loved it.

Good to meet you, glad you found the forum.

Very cool, really like your border pattern and thanks for the share

Vancouver is here. Glad to see ya

Thanks very much for the share, the "t" thing makes a bunch more sense to me now.

Sorry for the dumb question but you are talking leather stain not wood gel stain....right?

Very cool

Man this forum needs a like button, that looks great. I really like the depth you got out of it with all the different colours.