R SFraser Sr

Fine piece of work Colt, would it be correct to assume you have also made a few tooled leather Telecaster-style pick-guards in your day? I recognize your name from the TDPRI site. You had many fine and instructive posts there that I enjoyed. bob in Saskatchewan

Hello Bullrider, This is my first post here, I am as new as you are, judging by the dates of your posts. I think it is always good when new people can help new people, even if it is just a small bit info. So, in addition to the good advice given so far, here is a tip you may not have thought of... Club49 was saying to buy some belt blanks from Tandy, for practice, and Michael's has been mentioned already. Michael's sells belt kits that are fairly thick, and by using their 40 or 50% coupons, they weigh in much cheaper than Tandy. Here in Canada anyway, their belt kit is 36 $ for a 11/2" belt - so 50% off coupons helps a lot. And you can print off as many as you like. It is always nice to get cheaper practice material. hope this helps, bob