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To MarkB You got it. Let me get a chance this weekend and I will fill it up and get some photos up. Thanks for the comments. To Deno Coming from you, I am truly appreciative of the comments. I am glad you like it. To Crystal What is your address? Since you said it would also be a good "purse" I cannot use it now! I mean I would feel like the Progressive dude that gets totally dissed by his wife on that commercial with Flo. So, what is your address? I do appreciate the comments. Much appreciated and Happy Holidays to you all.

Ditto ~ I just received my Doodles book to compliment my large pattern pack. I haven't been able to get my eyes off the lesson on designing since I am challenged in this way. Great work Paul & Rosa. What a great way to acknowledge the work of another master craftsman. Move on to another master, please! Happy Holidays

Here is a picture of the kit in question. I am just looking for a copy of the photo-carve pattern the came with this kit. Much appreciated. Happy Holidays!

It has been quite some time since I posted any pictures, but I wanted to show off my two most recent detailed projects. The Saddle "Man's" bag was made using a Jesse Smith inspired bag design. I spoke with Mr. Smith at the Boot Show and told him what I was doing. he was very interested in seeing the project completed. The bag was made for S & Grins. It has two pockets. The rear pocket is specifically designed to carry my 12.1" laptop and the front pocket is a modified "piano" type pocket that carries everything else. The gold/silver buckle, I picked up at Tandy on clearance for $4 bucks. The flap design is a an F.O. Baird design. The basket weave is a large Barry King stamp. The gussett was made with a suede and all hand stitched. Finish: Carved, oiled (olive oil), neat lac and then Eco-Flo Saddle Tan Gel. The clutch purse was another gift for the wife. She now has 6 purses/checkcovers/wallets. The pattern is a current selling Regency Clutch pattern (?) that was allowed to use by the local Tandy manager. The finish is the same as above. The interior is a Chaylor-Fennell "Roo" insides in medium tan. The lace is a medium tan and was completed in a Mexican Round braid. The snap was a just a line 24 snap and I coverted a concho as a top tab. I hope you like them. Any questions or comments are always appreciated and accepted. Happy Holidays.

Really? Wow, I have those site bookmarked and constantly go there for inspiration. I am sorry.

Who know Art it is funny you say that because many will say that Eco-Flo is the a great product until you mix it with different maker products and it you see the true value. I have made a decision that I will complete my Eco-Flo product (unfortuately I have quite a bit, you know new leather worker and all) and then I am switching to Fiebings. I really like the way it mixes with Neat-Lac, Clear Lac, Wyoshene or whatever you want to call it. I am sure that Kevin did me well. Even when an order goes wrong with him, he fixes it pretty quick, personally. Hats off to Kevin at Springfield. I am sure that Vance at Sheridan is great to work with. I hope to purchase a beaver tail from him in the future and maybe some other stuff. Big Papa was very happy with is C/S. Thanks for your .02 cents. It does make sense. Good luck and Happy Holidays!

I recieved these photographs from John Herold Baggs, Wyoming who posted an ad on eBay. The cost to me was free and it happens to be his personal collection, but it was posted for collectors of Craft Tools. He also gave me permission to post the photographs here for all LW members and visitors. If you want to drop him an email of "Thanks!" Make sure to let him know where you got the photographs for your resource library. I would encourage it. I did also invite him to join us since he is a leather crafter. slick@dteworld.com Save it, print it or delete it. Good Luck and Happy Holidays!! Page 4 of 4 Enjoy!

Has anyone ever build and carved the Brief case panels for the kit? I am looking for a copy of the carving panels only. I am working on designing a couple of panels for another attache case. Much appreciated.

Welcome to the forum! Happy holidays.

I appreciate you started this thread, especially since I just received Kevin's box from Springfield Leather. I asked Kevin for some Neat-Lac replacement and he sent me a quart of "Clear-Lac" manufatured by Leather Coatings, Inc. (LCI). I believe that Hidepounder and maybe others spread the word about this company in previous posts being the manufacture of neat-lac. I paid $16.99 plus shipping. I did inquire at the Boot and Saddle show with others who work with leather much, much more than I do and your product was not suggested to use. I didn't ask nor did I feel to ask why, but that is what causal conversation brought up. Now, (disclaimer) I haven't personally tried this product, so I cannot vouch for it, but I would be very interested to hear what you say and I will report the same. Good luck and Happy Holidays!

Appreciate it.

If it is the same Billy Cook saddle maker, he is living and working in Florida making minature saddles for a guy who's name slips my mind. I can find it in case you would like to possibly make contact with them.

Well, if we hadn't told you, welcome to the forum! Nice work Happy Holidays

Here is a couple more from Japan. You will need to let Google translate it for you, but awesome work. http://www.leftysleathercraft.com/ http://www5.ocn.ne.jp/~k-yamato/ http://www.hige-leather.jp/ enjoy and thanks for sharing.

she is the best. I am glad that you like the design.

Not to jump on Steve's thread, but there someone on ebay selling authentic (??) Don King tools and I believe Clint Fay tools, but he doesn't use the right description of the owner. Good luck. Steve: What a great piece of history huh? I have a minuature saddle from Ray Pohja in my collection.

PM JBird. I believe he makes them though I do not know what his schedule looks like right now. If he builds them, they are going to be a great piece of work. Good luck.

Welcome to the forum!

I am looking for a small piece of Rawhide scrap, 6" x 6". Anyone have scraps laying around for sale?

I would like to request your permission to use the longhorn with scrolls as a base pattern for an upcoming briefcase project. This is the skull picture that won you the Wootres swivel knife competition on Pablo's website. I am not sure if I am going to use the scrolls work because I am not that good, but I do want to use the overall design layout plus the skull as the center piece. I appreciate the consideration. Thanks.

Mervin Ringlero Born on Aug. 6, 1917 Departed on Nov. 2, 2009 and resided in Scottsdale, AZ. Visitation:Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 Service:Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 Cemetery:National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona Mervin Ringlero was a native of Arizona, born in Lehi bordering Mesa on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa reservation on August 6, 1917. He was the first-born son of Luis Pasmado Ringlero, Sr. (Cahuilla) and Juana Valenzuela (Pima/Tohono O'odam). He grew up in Phoenix and southern California on the Soboba Mission Indian Reservation near San Jacinto. He attended Monroe School, Phoenix Indian School, and Sherman Indian School near Riverside. He received a football scholarship to Santa Clara University but decided to join his father from who he learned the art of saddlemaking. He apprenticed at the Porter Saddle Company, Phoenix, from 1937 till the start of the war. Ringlero enlisted in 1940, and served in the Canadian-US "Devil's Brigade," 1st Special Services Force, an elite combat unit. He fought in Italy, Africa, France, and part of the D-Day invasion forces at Utah Beach, Normandy, France. Ringlero aided in the liberation of two concentration camps, Dachau and Bergen-Belsen, Germany. He served in the Army's mounted cavalry, a historical presence when horses were still vital to the armed service before artillery mechanization. Ringlero was a member of the 7th U.S. Cavalry, the "Garry Owen" company made famous at the Battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876. His military commendations include Bronze Star, American Defense Service Medal, European-African Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, and Combat Infantryman badge and 1st award. Ringlero returned to saddlemaking after the war. With his family, he moved to Van Nuys, California in 1952, working for the San Fernando Valley Saddlery, Panorama City. His reputation for unique, one of a kind, hand-tooled custom saddles quickly spread to the motion picture industry. Ringlero's exquisite leatherwork and superior craftsmanship translated in the production of saddle for notables in the entertainment and equine industries. Some of his clients included Gary Cooper, Walt Disney, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Randy Travis, John Denver, Rex Allen, Richard Boone, Dale Robertson, Monty Montana, John Derek, Bruce Boxleitner, Clint Walker, Chuck Connors, Glenn Ford, horse trainer, Jimmy Williams, and Mr. Ed, the talking horse. Ringlero's artistry set him apart and distinguished the standard for saddlery that many examples are found in museum collections of the Autry Western Heritage Center, Los Angeles, Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma, Museum of the American Cowboy, Colorado Springs, and Rex Allen Museum, Benson, Arizona, and the estate of Walt Disney. In April 1992, Ringlero's saddles were exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Rose Dorothy Laws, and daughter, Aleta of Scottsdale, AZ, ten nieces and nephews, numerous grand and great-grand nieces and nephews, and friends and saddlemaking colleagues in the United States and Canada. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 11:00 AM at the Scottsdale Memorial Hall located at 9849 East Earll Drive. Meldrum Mortuary handled the arrangements.

I know that this is a little late, but I just wanted to pass on the information. Mervin Ringlero, one of the true Western floral carvers passed away earlier this month. I found this guest book notice online and thought I would share it. November 06, 2009 Visitation on Monday, November 9, 2009, 6-10 p.m. at Memorial Hall, 9849 E. Earll Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona, 85256 on the Salt River Pima Indian Community. Flowers may be delivered to the Memorial Hall on Monday. ~ Aleta Ringlero, Scottsdale, Arizona Note: I hope to see something in the next LCSJ about Mr. Ringlero and maybe some of his work. <H1 class=title>Mervin Ringlero</H1>Born on Aug. 6, 1917 Departed on Nov. 2, 2009 and resided in Scottsdale, AZ. Visitation:Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 Service:Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 Cemetery:National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona Please click on the links above for locations, times, maps, and directions. Mervin Ringlero was a native of Arizona, born in Lehi bordering Mesa on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa reservation on August 6, 1917. He was the first-born son of Luis Pasmado Ringlero, Sr. (Cahuilla) and Juana Valenzuela (Pima/Tohono O'odam). He grew up in Phoenix and southern California on the Soboba Mission Indian Reservation near San Jacinto. He attended Monroe School, Phoenix Indian School, and Sherman Indian School near Riverside. He received a football scholarship to Santa Clara University but decided to join his father from who he learned the art of saddlemaking. He apprenticed at the Porter Saddle Company, Phoenix, from 1937 till the start of the war. Ringlero enlisted in 1940, and served in the Canadian-US "Devil's Brigade," 1st Special Services Force, an elite combat unit. He fought in Italy, Africa, France, and part of the D-Day invasion forces at Utah Beach, Normandy, France. Ringlero aided in the liberation of two concentration camps, Dachau and Bergen-Belsen, Germany. He served in the Army's mounted cavalry, a historical presence when horses were still vital to the armed service before artillery mechanization. Ringlero was a member of the 7th U.S. Cavalry, the "Garry Owen" company made famous at the Battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876. His military commendations include Bronze Star, American Defense Service Medal, European-African Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, and Combat Infantryman badge and 1st award. Ringlero returned to saddlemaking after the war. With his family, he moved to Van Nuys, California in 1952, working for the San Fernando Valley Saddlery, Panorama City. His reputation for unique, one of a kind, hand-tooled custom saddles quickly spread to the motion picture industry. Ringlero's exquisite leatherwork and superior craftsmanship translated in the production of saddle for notables in the entertainment and equine industries. Some of his clients included Gary Cooper, Walt Disney, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Randy Travis, John Denver, Rex Allen, Richard Boone, Dale Robertson, Monty Montana, John Derek, Bruce Boxleitner, Clint Walker, Chuck Connors, Glenn Ford, horse trainer, Jimmy Williams, and Mr. Ed, the talking horse. Ringlero's artistry set him apart and distinguished the standard for saddlery that many examples are found in museum collections of the Autry Western Heritage Center, Los Angeles, Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma, Museum of the American Cowboy, Colorado Springs, and Rex Allen Museum, Benson, Arizona, and the estate of Walt Disney. In April 1992, Ringlero's saddles were exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Rose Dorothy Laws, and daughter, Aleta of Scottsdale, AZ, ten nieces and nephews, numerous grand and great-grand nieces and nephews, and friends and saddlemaking colleagues in the United States and Canada. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 11:00 AM at the Scottsdale Memorial Hall located at 9849 East Earll Drive. Meldrum Mortuary handled the arrangements.

Welcome to the Forum.....Greetings from Central Texas

I sent a message to the seller about the cost and never heard back....humm

Welcome to the forum! Sit back, relax and learn alot. Please continue to share photographs of your work and where you live!