Crystal

John, It's so refreshing to hear such a wonderful story. When you see him again, thank him on behalf of the rest of us for being such a good guy! Crystal (Who had her purse stolen out of a vehicle in a church parking lot.)

Hi Derik- I like the rolled edge on your cuffs! Al Stohlman has plans for a stitching horse in "The Art of Hand Sewing Leather" book. Keep up the good work! Crystal

I think you're on to something really special, Tom! Very nice job. Crystal

Wow, Clay. That is looking fantastic! Of course, for a sec, I thought you were going for a black swan - Can't wait to see the white go on that! I like your background color choice and how you faded it to the darker towards the edge. I am very curious to see what you do with the water. Crystal

Looking good, Tom. I would make the suggestion to use the back of your modeling spoon to mark in the dotted areas of a pattern. You can do that lightly and not have the dashes show up after you do your shaping, but it will leave enough of a guidline for you to work from. Oh - and you get double bonus points for making a project stand to hold up your work for photos. (I keep saying I need a "duh" emoticon - my forehead gets so sore sometimes.) Crystal

Nicely done, Holly. I think that is a great idea switching the handle to the opposite side. Crystal

Very nice, TK. I liked how you used the basket stamping in the cross. Good job! Crystal

They came out beautiful! And second Tina that this is the first pair I have ever seen in black. Great work all around from the color combos to the buckles and conchos to the design and tooling on the leather! Definitely something to be proud of! Now - how about a matching woolie hat? Crystal

Clay, I knew you would do something fabulous with that pattern. I just don't think I realized how high you would be setting the bar! When you get a tutorial together I promise to do my best when I give it a try. I hope others give it a try, too! Thanks for taking the time to give this a whirl! Crystal

I really like the design you came up with, Tom. Excellent! Crystal

I can honestly say - that is something I have never seen in Pennsylvania! Thanks for sharing the picture! Crystal

Thanks, Lui and Art. I am looking and seeing things I'll try differently next time. This was a fun project and one that I never thought I would be attempting. Crystal

Thank you, Karl! Thanks, Josh- All hand sewing. (I need a sewing machine, too. ) Crystal

Thanks for all of the nice comments, everyone! I got some good coaching and insipration from all the posts. Jordon - I find that my sewing looks better the more spi I do. This was 10 spi. I think the next one I will do at 8 spi and use a heavier thread. Crystal

Hi All! First holster I've tried for the first gun I have ever owned. Thanks for looking! Crystal

Suze- I have some 2 oz veg tan. I can send it to you to give it a try. Let me know how much you need to give this a try. Of course, if it works, you'll have to post a little tutorial on here. Crystal

Ouch! Always knew those legless beasties were dangerous! Crystal

Casey, that is scary! I thought I heard it rattle. Very nice job on the scales and the coloring! Crystal

Very nice job on all of those. It is nice to see that even the "little" things can be fabulous. Crystal

That came out really nice! I like it. I would never have had the patience to stitch that on. You get a double thumbs up! Crystal

All done. It got a cleaning, the bad part of the one snap replaced and was stitched back together. Just two light coats of neatsfoot put on it. The name "Rocky" is scratched into the side: Pic of back stamp: I didn't ask about any history to this. The guy is a collector of just about everything. He has muskets to small cannon and everything in between. He's got a really sweet hunting bag that I want to get some pictures of and maybe try to recreate someday. Thanks for all the help, everyone! Crystal

Nice job, Tom. Glad to see you have been busy. I like the hardware on that - is that a brushed finish on the belt and keeper? Keep 'em coming! Crystal

Here's one from a previous post. http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?s...;steering\ Good luck! And of course all us picture hounds would love to see it when you are done! Crystal

Josh that is very purdy! (Is that word okay to use regarding man-wear?) Very nice job! Just hope my first gun belt looks half as good! Crystal

Thanks, Rob. Neat to know the history on this. He just wants the one snap replaced and I only actually have to change out the male end on that. I had to remove the stitching to get to the snap, or I wouldn't have touched that. After I removed the stitching then I found all this other stuff. I am just going to try to get it back to him without doing too much damage to it. I'll try to remember to get a pic of the front side when I am done. Crystal Thanks, Tony. I actually found that solvent online! Crystal