Herb G

I see a ton of edge work there. Nice holster indeed!

We leather workers are an inventive bunch if nothing else. Make do, improvise, adapt & overcome. I have used all sorts of things never meant for their original purpose when doing leatherwork.

Very nice work overall. Nice looking dog too. I've had dogs for 47 years now. Never more than a month between them.

As a tooler of 25+ years, I can see a tremendous amount of hours of work in that seat. Very nice indeed!

It's not bad for your first attempt. I think you'll find that ring will wear thru the leather where it rubs on it.

I've got the shop full of tools. Lathes, saws, compressor, you name it. I just don't have a shop big enough to put them all in.

That's a good idea. I went one better. I bought a white plastic circle slicker from Tandy's. I mounted a 3" bolt thru it, with washers & a lock nut. I put the bolt in my drill press & that way, I can rest the leather on the drill press table & slide it along the burnisher to seal the edges. Use a little beeswax & my drill press will smooth a 44" belt in a little under 5 minutes for both edges.

I should have added that most filigree work has a bottom layer to it also. Like a sandwich. The filigree is between the outer & inner layer. Sorry I wasn't more clear earlier.

Every piece of filigree leatherwork I ever saw had the top piece as the finished piece, and the filigree was glued to the underside of it. Meaning, you make your design in the piece you're working on. Then do the cut outs, and glue or stitch the inset piece to the flesh side or bottom of the finished piece. Hope this helps.

This might be an old post, but it sure is informative. Thanks to the OP for doing this.

I'm new to the forum, but not leatherwork. I've been doing it a long time now. Mostly stamping & carving. I've made everything from key fobs to custom made satchels. I'd like to make clothes, but a sewing machine isn't in the cards now. Anyway, greetings to one & all.