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i'd like to see one with the bike tire for a sole...novel idea!!...also how did you attach the straps/lace inbetween the pieces?? thanks darryl

thats darn cute Storm!!...what if ya take a some kind of stamp tool or somethin and make little impressions for the toes and heel?? i'm talkin out my bottom cuz i yet to tool anything...just a thought i got lookin at it darryl

im really likin the color scheme as well...looks inspired from the blue ringed octopus... darryl

thanks jim...i'll check'em out... okay now i notice something else ...my needle plate has those ridges/gripper grooves...and when i was stitchin around a half moon corner at the end of a kinda strap piece i was practicing on...the bottom of my leather has those ridge marks in it...from me turning the strap slightly little by little to mak'er round the curve... any suggestions for this ?? is it just my ignorant greenhorn technic?? or do i need to look at a different needle plate without those?? fyi: i was practicing on 2ply of 10oz vegtan with the grain sides facing out on top and bottom... appreciate it!! darryl

good job on that pikerel ...hes one up on me for the year hehe...pike are my all time fav here in minnesota... fellow piker eh Tom...gotta luv those toothy critters...FISH ON!! darryl

i really diggin this one as well tom...any of them with the lace tie or the strap back type are sweet...those two styles just seem to go with the whole renaissance bracer theme thingy that they remind me of darryl

thats real purdy Tina...i dig the hair on look...very cool stuff!!...when you use hair on leathers and sew them to another piece do you have to shave the "to be stitched" edge of the hair on...like a 1/4 or half inch or so?? thanks darryl

always a been a fan of those fancy carp...good stuff!! darryl

thats perfect...cuz i want it to be cleanly done...as if it were made that way...appreciate it doug!! darryl

thanks ed...i tried it with backing it off a little at a time...still there...then i kept going and tryin...till i pretty much back'er off all the way...its not as noticable now...but the line is still faintly there??

okay heres what i notice so far stitching with my toro 3000...the outside pressure foot that looks like a "L" shape...well inbetween the "L" (like between the straight up and down part of the "L") and my actual stitch line the leather is raised up...so basically if i'm making any sense with this...the straight part of the "L" compresses the leather so when i'm done i notice a faint line running down the piece of leather...where the leather compresses & is raised parallel along the length of the stitch i should add that i'm practicing on 10oz veg tan leather... so my question is the obvious...it there somethin i can do to eliminate this faint line it leaves?? like different foot or some tech tweak or somethin??...its one of those things that will drive me i also read somewhere on here that that little "fin" on the underside of my inside needle foot will need to go right?? cuz i already see when you stitch a square corner it leaves an impression outside of the stitch line as well...i'm using a versa groover for my stitch lines...so i get the feeling that the little fin thingy indeed needs to go?? ...and if anyone can tell me how they ground it off and buffed it smooth will be greatly appreciated!! darryl

nice storm!!...ya can kill two birds with one stone doin those...just gotta make sure that ya finish the wrap before the jack darryl

tracy your are correct on the breed ...and i totally agree with you about the agitation gear etc...something i do realize...but they will be just one line that i'll offer along with the custom ones...i figure if you don't offer'em ya can't sell'em...& for sure the working dog folks can be a damn tough crowd to make a name for yourself hehe...i plan on the custom ones being the main sellers and my primary focus...as people do like to show off their big'uns with an impressive leather collar around their neck... thanks tracy...regards, darryl

thats damn nice frog!!...sure shes just gonna luv it & will be showing it off...i really like the white contrast...very eye catching...big thumbs up on that especially since i'm a big gator/croc fan myself ;o) good stuff!! darryl

smoooooooooooooooooth darryl

quite a bit of rain with some thunder/lightening and alot of wind down my way ryan...bout 1hr south of the cities...and headin up to your neck of the woods...

almost makes a fella wanna sport a manpurse seein that Tina ...the overall design & quality look of it...makes me painfully aware that i got a loooooooong way to go... darryl

so guns & roses song "patience" would be fitting for these?? hehe...it pays off though obviously... cuz they look superb storm!! darryl

i think its gotta nice clean smoooooooooth look to it...real purdy storm!! good job

now i'm wonderin tom...wheres the eddie from iron maiden one?? darryl

i'm really diggin the one on the far right!!...i tell ya what tom...if i knew how to make those back in the day... i would of been a rich kid around here darryl

very cool!!...i like the almost subliminal (<---can anyone say that word and not sound drunk??) element with it :ph34r: darryl

i think the masks are cool as hell and i love the originality of them...but they freak me out hehe definately cool tho!! darryl

thanks emily!! our family had a vizsla when i was knee high to a grasshopper =) ya i realize that theres alot of folks doing collars and pretty much about anything and everything we can think of...regardless what we choose to do in the craft...my philosophy is...regardless of what one decides to make...if it is a quality item/made well...it will always be marketable...and the other thing thats on our side is that??...theres alot of dogs in the world then ya never know where the leatherworkin will all lead...i haven't even really started and a buddy of mine thats a real avid hunter wants some custom gun slings made for'em...i thought that was cool =0) i definately will post up when i get to that point...but you'll will have to have patience...cuz i'm as green as grass right now and be a bit before i'll have one completed...hell!! it'll be a bit before all my tools get here to even have a go at it emily by any chance are you the same emily that posts on the longwoods board??...just curious =) darryl p.s thanks rdb, hedge, myriam, tina, rockywolf, tom. pip, beaver & don for the greets!!

i gotta say the tooling that all of you guys do on these seats is very impressive...it on the lines of design/tooling style wise that i can see myself doing down the road... nice