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  1. Sven WillIBeFamous
    Couple more guitar straps that I've done (my 2nd and 3rd straps completed so far). These are for 2 of the guys in my band. One likes Transformers and the other likes fishing... I made my own pattern for these as we wanted longer straps than we could traditionally find as it's a bit more "rock 'n' roll".
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    Hi, I picked up your Growler pattern yesterday as a few friends are asking for me to make one for them and I'm looking forward to getting to grips with this. A couple of questions though: In the PDF that I originally downloaded it says that there will be some detailed instructions to follow, but I haven't had these sent to me. You also say that you use a Ladder stitch, but I've never seen this done before so wondering if you can point me in the right direction, or if the detailed instructions will include this?
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    Awesome work. I've just finished my 1st 3 guitar straps for the guys in my band (I'll post some pictures in another thread) and looking at your decorative work is making me want to up my game. Quick question, do you treat the back of the strap with anything? I've been putting tan kote on mine just to try and seal the back but wasn't sure if there was a need, or if there is something better to be using?
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    I'm just about to start on my first Guitar strap so I'm taking a lot of inspiration from your photos. Great work
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    This has probably been asked before somewhere but I couldn't find anything suitable in my searches. I'm going to be making some guitar straps soon as I have an idea to have the majority of the strap black, and then have the tooled sections left with a natural, or maybe light tan, finish. I've done one other piece before using 2 different dyes and I found that when I applied a coat of resolene I had some transfer of the black on the tanned sections. Is the best option to carefully apply resolene or carnauba to the tooled sections before I apply the black? Or is there another technique which will serve me better? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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    Still practising with putting these together and getting used to all the finishing techniques. This cover is for my Dad so it's got his initials on it. I can definitely see plenty of ways to improve in the future with the carving.
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    I did take some photos of the inside but 1 was blurry and the other was really dark. I'll take some more tonight and add them to the thread.
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    Picked up a pattern to make these and so decided to give it a bash. Still getting the hang of the stitching, especially where it's on a corner or a curved section (like the strap).
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    Requesting access to this adult section as well please. Thanks
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    I never considered a leather pick guard before. I love the idea though and I have some friends who'd probably appreciate such a thing.
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    Here is a photo of the bracer assembled with the hand piece added on. It still needs a bit of shaping and wearing in. Now to start on making another one for the left arm...
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    I so want to make some of these journal covers. It's definitely on my To Do list for the summer. Great work and I love the tooling and as everyone else has mentioned that inlay line. So straight and sharp!
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    Trialling making some full bracers for LARP/Cosplay purposes, with a view to making some for friends who are players. Not fully complete as there is another piece to be attached to a half glove, and then attached to this. The top section needs to be shaped so that it wraps closer to the arm, and then curls out towards the top. I need to work on the buckles and straps in future, but I think most of my issues are that this is quite heavy, stiff leather. Any hints and tips to making buckles and straps will be appreciated. Really happy with the way the tooling has turned out. As always I welcome critique and comments.
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    I have a bottle of super sheen I think. I'll give that a try on the next project.
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    Nice work. I especially like the border.
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    Sorry if this has been asked before... Last night I tried to use 2 different dyes on the same piece I was working on. By that I mean I wanted the background of my piece to be black and then the raised sections to be light brown. Due to my newness to all this I only have a bottle of USMC black and a bottle of Antique Leather stain. I put the antique stain on first and then when that has dried applied the black, but when I went to use the resolene to finish it, I noticed that the black was coming off showing the antique stain below it. Hints and tips appreciated please as I want to be able to use this technique a lot in future. Thanks in advance.
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    I cased the leather well before I stamped it but I think when I was working the leather to shape it round the knife I think I dulled the impressions I originally made. There is a welt in there which you can see (kind of) in the 3rd picture of the side of the sheath. The leather I used for the whole thing is probably 8 - 9oz so it's a nice sturdy welt. On my next order I'm going to pick up a load of random bits of hardware like D and O rings just to keep handy for projects like this. Thanks for the pointers.
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    Yeah, I didn't have enough leather on the piece to make a full belt loop, and I'd seen some sheaths before which have that configuration for the belt loop. I haven't got any O or D rings, so I improvised. This sheath will mainly be for a bit of decoration as my dad doesn't use the knife for anything other than opening letters, so he's unlikely to be wearing on his belt a lot.
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    I decided to try and use some of scraps I had kicking about to make a knife sheath for an old knife my dad has. Another 1st attempt from me and I can already see a few areas I can improve on.
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    WOW. I have some friends who are bugging me to build some armour for them, and I keep seeing stuff like this and hoping I can produce something which comes even a little bit close. I don't suppose you have any patterns or guides of how you made the individual sections?
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    The plan is to build a utility belt specifically for when I'm announcing games. I'm thinking water bottle holder, space for sharpies and whiteboard pens, spare batteries for the mics, a hook or a clip to hang a clipboard from and many, many other compartments I'll think of later.
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    Just picked up some basics to try my hand at stitching. I've had an idea to make a utility belt for when I'm announcing Roller Derby games and so this is the 1st prototype of one of the elements. It's my first go at stitching and wet forming, and I sort of just made up the design as I went along. Really happy with it as it stands at the minute but I can definitely see a few areas I can improve on. As always, comments and critiques are welcome.
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    @LeatherJR It's finished with Fiebings Antique stain and a coat of Resoline.
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    One of the projects on my to do list is to build something like this. Do you have a pattern for it?
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    I'm still using up my offcuts of leather to practice my tooling and such and this is my latest cuff I've made. I'm a bass player in a band and this is our logo (along with a Bass Clef) Quite pleased with the little gas mask and the B and the O.
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