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Have to agree.............5 stars!

Wow! I guess I got a deal on mine.......I bought a headstone, sanded and polished on both sides for $50 with measurement of 12"x 24" x 6". The 24" x 24" was $100. They loaded it for me too! But you are right, that thing was heavy taking it up to the second floor of the house. Good luck!

I use an thin metal letter opener to hold down the leather that I have just glued so I can brush glue to other parts. I got tired of getting glue on my fingers. It works like a charm and I had an extra laying around, so why not. Good question.

Welcome to the forum Mijo and greetings from Central Texas!

Please there is no need to send anything. At the next show that we meet, a handshake will do! Really, best of luck in your endeavor!

If he is based out of Central Texas and one of our guild members....just let me know and I will collect all that is owed to you! I cannot believe it when this happens to nice people....just a shame!

From a previous customer and a recent conversation, I just want to say that I believe you will succeed in improving your customer service. I wish you the very best for 2011~

Welcome to the forum and greetings from Central Texas!

Pino: You coming to visit us (USA) this year? I am planning an 8 hour swivel knife class locally and I would like to get it planned near your time here for you to attend if possible. Send me an email and let me know. Take care

Nice flower choice.

You're coming along quite nice! Keep up the good work.

Very nice work Pino! Welcome back....Ciao

http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=28792&pid=184561&st=0entry184561

Nice job....I am particular to the natural look in leather.

Thanks for all who have commented. Hopefully, this thread will be found by others who just need some direction when it comes to fonts and carving!

Welcome to the forum and greetings from Central Texas!

Why thank you! Many of us on here have some great pieces to share and learn from. I would be interested in your draw ups for this box. I really would like a travel box.

Very nice work you have there. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you for the nice compliments! I learned a lot of my craft right here on this forum.

That's okay, I got one when I tried to upload photos into my gallery as a bulk. I feel you.

Welcome to the forum and greetings from Central Texas. I really like your wooden tool box.

Welcome to the forum and greetings from Central Texas, USA!

Just remember that there is no perfect flower shape as I was told during a recent show. What make your design unique is how you decide to draw or interpret the design. As for the tooling, I would suggest on the ripples of the flower petals, I would use a 'lifter' to provide the 3d ripple effect. On each side of that ripple, I would use some sort of pearshader or thumbprint to provide some shading down to the center. I would go all crazy with this tool. Think if it as painting with a brush. A painter will start out heavy with the paint and fade out as he progresses to a central point. For the pod, you can use a seeder and cut some stems leading down in the center of the flower. If you want some generally space vertical lines, you can alway use a 'hair' blade to create these instead of the pearshader. I would highly recommend some scrap leather and some practice on single flowers. I do believe that Chan Geer (I might be wrong) has done some lillies and so has Jeremiah Watt. Good luck.

It is on my list of things to do for an upcoming birthday present. I just took my nice leather covered mouse pad given to me many years ago from an office supply store ( I think?). I used the circumference to provide me with a basic exterior design. I have researched on Google for mouse pads and unique mouse pads and gathered several ideas from them. Since I am into floral carving, I am sure that I will surround it with some type of flowers and vines and maybe some leaves as well. I will either use a higher ounce leather for stability or a lower ounce with a cardboard interface to make it rigid. I will probably then glue some type of suede to the bottom and stitch it. Real simple. Good luck