TheFalkonite

Thanks man; all of what you see is the first time for any of it. First belt, first ID holder, etc; my leather teacher Gary said each one comes out better than the last because that's how you learn! I wanted the outside of the holder to have a rolled in look so that's why the inside looks the way that it does. I did actually try to do a 45 on the window corners but it didn't quite line up as I had anticipated. The comb holder was a piece of scrap that I tried to turn into a holder and had the last minute idea to put pigskin in there for added luxury; next time I'll make sure the liner matches the scrap perfectly. Thanks for the tips and compliments!

Great detail! I'm still new, so getting the minute and fine detail is still tricky for me.

Great tooling indeed; I really like that idea! I mentioned I'm making ornaments out of leather rounds and cork coasters to give to households in my family to mark the birth of my first child. Nothing crazy, just his name in 1/4" and "1st" in a 3/4" and the year in roman numerals. I'm drilling tiny holes in the cork to push beading wire into either side as a hanger feature. I'm hoping it's received well as I'm pretty much broke now as a new dad!

Oh good, I really am glad it wasn't something I said; It was early when I posted as I'm a new dad also haha. Photos were too big to upload so I created a public link from my Google Photos app; https://goo.gl/photos/QXXRpgu1AnCTEXzV6 I'm usually not good at compressing stuff to upload so I hope that's okay; this day on age I don't blame anyone who doesn't want to click on a link posted to a forum haha. At least the photos keep their original quality! I'm open to comments, suggestions, critiques, and of course any compliments! Thanks for the replies guys! Cheers, Brandon

Lol, was it something I said?

Hello all, I was told of this website a few months ago and just signed up. I'm new(ish) to leather as a craft; I work in an office for mobile and technology so I don't get much of a chance to create or work with my hands (other than pushing buttons or touch screens of course). I've always been a fan of leather products and I'm also a fan of something that both looks good and has a purpose or function. So I finally took a few courses at my local Tandy store back in January and the rest (hundreds of dollars later) is history. I've even made a few things like money clips and ID holders as gifts for family so far! I'm on mobile right now so uploading isn't really convenient but if anyone is interested I can upload a few of my first projects here. Cheers, Brandon