Hi folks,
I found this site a couple days ago and got signed up so I thought I should introduce myself. I go by fergy, and I've been playing with leather crafting for several years on a really small time basis. I could probably count on my fingers and toes all the projects I've done with leather so you get the idea of what "small time" means. My best friend has done leather crafting for most of his life so I got some good OJT from him back at the beginning and some tudoring from some of the folks at Tandy when I asked.
I find leatherworking to be therapeutic relaxation, something I enjoy very much and hope to be able to keep doing even when I'm older and more decreppid than I am now.
I've made phone cases and knife sheaths mostly and have very limited equipment, do hand stitching and lacing and only have a handful of stamps so my designs are pretty predictable. I'm currently working on a buttstock cover and sling for my Rossi R92 levergun with ammo loops and such which is how I found y'all in the first place. I had splotched up my dye job and was looking for some tips and tricks to get it right. Got that figured out and saw the wealth of information here and decided to sign up.
Looking forward to learning from y'all and enjoying the chatter about leatherworking.
Man! That is fantastic! I'd have to use a magnifying glass to work that small.
Stunning work on both!