Dagr

Pretty much classic rock/metal for me at all times

Hmmm, maybe one of those new ideas will force its way onto some leather by then. I'd be honored if you took my work with you.

Ok, other than beating dead cow, fully armored combat, and ren faires, I dabble a little bit with counted cross stitch. Yeah yeah, I know ppppppp But, picture this, a big burly guy in full plate armor, sitting with all the pretty girls, cross stitching. Sorry, not the greatest pictures.

I wanna come play at your house! LOL

Thanks very much gang. I'm feeling very welcome and at home here, and truely inspired by all the fine work I've seen. I've got all kinds of ideas now floating around in my head, begging to get out. LOL

Welcome aboard Ron! We all started somewhere, so don't be shy about your work, and you only get better by doing and learning. So fire away with questions, you'll get answers.

Welcome! Lots of good folks here with plenty of info. I'm new here as well, and am impressed with the support system for each other that goes on. It's great.

Those are really nice! But damn, I was hoping that was an invitation to Aruba!! LOL

Thanks Spider! And thanks for point me here, great people and tons of info!!

Outstanding my friend, just beautiful!

I really like how that came out...think it will work well, nice job

Outstanding find with that page, thanks!!

Thanks Anne! I think that will only work for you if the cup you're trying to wrap is the same size/shape as the 7-11 cups. Over the years I've created templetes for some of the more common sizes and shapes most of the faire mugs come in, or at least the ones people I know use. Looks like you're close if you're in Reseda, I'd be more than happy to show you what/how I do it.

Thank you!

I really like that, can't wait to see the finished version!!

LOL, that is really cool!

Thank you!

Beautiful work! Dragon is my favorite

I'll see what I can do about that

I had been wanting a John Schulps knife for years, finally got one. Decided it deserved better than the plain black boring sheath it came with.

Thanks all Tom, I've got my shop lite pretty well with over head florescents, a halogen one over the bench, and another under a shelf that is about 18" above the work surface. So I can see pretty well, inspite of now needing glasses for up close stuff, getting old sucks, lol. The gold and silver on my work is actually acrylic paint, straight out of the bottle. It works really well. I used to paint miniatures in my younger days, so have always had pretty good brush control. I'm thinking, change/add lighting, choose your brush well, and above all, take your time. I've gotten cocky and in a hurry before, and ended up sorry for it and redoing a few pieces.

Morning all! Stopping in to say hi since I'm new to these forums. I've been working with leather off and on for over 30 years. Do alot of Ren Faires, and belong to the Adrian Empire (medieval reenactment group) so alot of my stuff is geared towards that. Belts, some armor, scabbards, baldrics, that sort of thing. However, by no stretch of the imagination, do I know everything about leather, but would like to learn what I don't. Without a doubt, I will be happy to share what I do know. Wrap I made for a friends mug.