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Fine looking grandson Dags!! So have you taught him how to hold the punch and mallet yet?? Never to early to start!!! William

I am not whip expert, but I think it looks great 8th!! I have a whip on my 'to-do' list and I hope it comes out half as nice as yours!!! Thanks for posting the pic! William

Looks great Tom!!! Nicely done! William

Springfield Leather discontinued their vehicle stamps. I did find somebody thru the local Tandy that had a hotrod and a sportscar. they brought them to the store and left them with the manager. I stamped the bookmarks right there! I will upload a photo when I finished them. Thanks for your help guys! William

Very nice work!! I love the LM & mini-mag case. I may have to make one of those for myself. Very useful when our camping and ya don't wanna lug around the big flashlight. William

Wonderful work as always Tina!!!!! William

Looks wonderful!!!! William

Well, I let two pieces soak for about 30 mins and they darkened a little...... I put one back in for about 3 hours and it darkened a little more..... I let them dry for several hours and their wasnt a big change.... So I just dropped them in (midnight) and let them soak til noon and see what that does. At this point, I ain't expecting a big change...... Will let yall know what I come up with. William

Hey LWers! Had a idea this morning (yeah it hurts to think in the morning...)!! I got a big plastic tub out in the back yard with a buncha pieces of broken up cedar fence planks. All untreated natural cedar. I cut the planks up and use as firewood when camping with the Scouts just in case we can find any dry stuff around the campsite. I noticed that the tarp over it had shifted and filled with water. The last good rain we had was Hurricane Ike back in Sept, so that water has been in there for about 7 weeks. It was so dark it looked like a nice glass of ice tea when I started pouring it out.... I stopped as soon as I saw the color of the water and thought....vinageroon from cedar??? Got a few pieces soaking in it right now....gonna let em set in it for about 30 mins to try for a nice rich brown or dark tan. Any predictions on how it will turn out????? William

Welcome aboard! I like the contrast of the black and white....depending on the rest of the outfit it is worn with. As for the leatherwork itself....DAMN GOOD JOB! Keep posting pix! William

The doc said it was just the repetative motion that weakened a spot in the muscle and then tore it.. He asked if I felt it hurting and if I kept going. I told him I had three Scouts (one of them my son) that needed moc boots for their first ceremony and I wasnt gonna let them down. I had to get them done and when my shoulder was hurting so I would do a few stitches, put my arm down for a few minutes and then do a few more stitches.... The doc said "you know...I never beleived in playing thru the pain....and this is why! Pain means STOP!" Hehehe, he wasnt happy with me.... William

better grip huh....gonna have to try that. I use them for when i'm dyeing the leather too... If I aint too lazy to put them on. Needless to say, I walk around with half dyed fingers quite often..... William

Ok, i'm missing something. What do the gloves do if you cut the fingers off??? Is the purpose to keep your skin oils off the leather or what?????? I do lotsa hand stitching and would love to know! William

Well, I just started leather work last year...November actually...so I am still a beginner. But I have had 5 or 6 paying orders over the last few months. Made a few hundred dollars profit. Spent it all at Tandy..hehehe But as the economy goes south...and Conoco-Philips cuts contract employees and piles the work on their normal employees....I find myself with lotsa time and little to do (other than look for more real work contracts which are getting harder to find). With one son at the Univ of Texas and another following in about 9 months, gotta do something.... I've basically employed the shotgun effect. I've found a few websites that let you post stuff and also go thru their custom request sections and bid. I've bid on lotsa requests and got the 5 or 6 jobs mentioned above. At my skill level, it won't replace my regular salary, but those little jobs are bringing a little in at least....... Hopefully, this will bring me a variety of jobs and help me develop different techniques I may not think of doing while working on stuff for myself or Scouts. Thats my 2 cents. William

Maybe we can mix the Formaldehyde into someting a lil stronger....hehehe Jack & Formaldehyde....has a nice ring to it! Happy Birthday brother! William

Had an issue with the email address but got it figured out!! shoptalk@proleptic.net Just got off the phone with them and they are excited about sending copies to everybody here! William

I would love to get my hands on one of those Yaklady!! I found Chaylor-Fenneli's website, but I could not find that item. Could you or Marlon let us know where you purchased yours from????!??!!! PULESE?!?!?!? Thanks!! William

Guten tag Johann!! Muchen, eh? Ich been ien Augsberger!! Or at least I was for a few years.... I lived in Augberg from 1989 to 1992 and I LOVED Bavaria!! I loved Muchen and Kaltenberg! Kaltenberg was my first Ren Fest! I love the picture you have in your post. It shows some very nice effects. I am going to make a few of those items for the Boy Scout Leather Merit Badge I am teaching later this month. Do you have any other example of things you learned in your class that I might share with the Scouts? William

I got my issue yesterday, flipped right to Art's article and read it all the way thru! It looks wonderful Art!!!! And Ricky is right, we can always count on Art to give help and encouragement!!!! Thanks for everything you do for us and the industry buddy! William

I'm with Major. I have only seen one, but I think it is a heel shiving tool.... Maybe take it to a local boot shop and see if they can help. William

I'm in Houston and we ain't even got a guild!! However, I was able to find a 'teacher'. I was at my local Tandy and they have several business cards on the front counter for customers who have their own custom leather shops. I am good friends with the manager and asked her who among her regular customers did she think would be willing to meet one-on-one and critique my work and possibly answer some questions for me. She plucked up a card right away for a gentleman who has been doing leatherwork for over 50 years and said "here ya go!" I have met with Mr. Aubrey twice now and he is willing to show me anything I want to learn. If there is no Tandy, maybe a local saddle shop or other type of related business. My mother lived up near Lake Livingston and one of the local grocery stores had a 'card board' for local shops to tack their cards on. Maybe you can take this route and see what ya can scare up? Let us know!! William

Don't see anythign to critique there William! I love the beadwork and the rustic look! They all look great! They certainly LOOK authentic 'old west' to me, but I am no expert. Good job buddy! William

Maybe an older Link that needs a shave...... LOL

The new cases look great Art!!!!! Good job!!