battlemunky

Best. Backgammon Board. Ever.

Pull up is when you bend or twist the leather and it discolors with the distortions but returns with some time or some rubbing. It shows age extremely well. I'm waiting to see about the glue questions...inquiring minds want to know!

Oh yeah! Looks great. I like how the scale stamping relates to the caiman. Looks really good

Wow! That is a massive upgrade from a crappy plastic folder and even if he treats it like a crappy plastic folder it looks durable and will take it. That looks excellent!

That looks great @koreric75! I need to get some of that leather. I've used very little outside of vegtan and I need to branch out. It's gotta be nice not worrying about dying and finishes, not to mention some good pull-up looks effin fantastic.

Looks great and welcome back to the craft!

Looks pretty lifelike to me Bob so I'm saying you nailed it.

Also, dye doesn't peel off like you see most edge paints do when they take a knock.

Agreed, looks great and will fit those chinks well!

That looks great!

lol @ScoobyNewbie

That looks great. I betcha you'll think twice that first drink you set on it, I know I would.

Looks really nice! Good job!

Now we're talking. It's kinda funny without the knife laid out next to the sheath how the sheath never really comes into focus. Looks great. I'm a huge fan of Ian Atkinson as well. I've learned a ton from his videos.

It isn't super common but not unheard of either. From time to time you'll see a flesh side out sheath or belt or holster. I've seen a few out in the wild too. I have a flesh side out wallet. It's a nice change.

I don't wet mine either. Just grip it and rip it. I use the scribe line exclusively for keeping my holes straight and not for recessing the thread, I only do that when I'm amaking a sheath for a hard use knife or some other item that will see abuse or at least a lot of abrasion if not abuse.

Threads like this one are why I keep logging in. Helpful and constructive truths that are also wrapped in camaraderie. To the OP, don't be afraid to fail when making things. We all have scrap boxes with rather interesting and/or ugly cast offs our mothers wouldn't compliment. Also, don't be afraid to laugh and shrug it off. Continually improving your work will get you to a sellable item. It may not be tomorrow or even a month from now, but at some point if you are diligent, you'll see something after you finish it that is worthy of being sold. That said, also be prepared to spend your initial setup costs without a means to pay it back for a good while. I have a thousand or so dollars into this and may have sold $300 over the last few years at a hobbyists pace. Patience and welcome!

That turned out really nice @YinTx!

I like that a lot @Elvis!

Yep. Like this too

Another stunner @ABHandmade!

Looking far better thought out than my space is Mutt. Coming together really well my friend!

I'll throw another nod for AM Leathercraft. I have 2 from him and aside from the turn around time, it is excellent work. Just know it'll take a little while.

Yeah, not a bad go at all. I'm glad you decided to do it instead of key fobs but I also get how you see all the things you could've avoided with more experience too. I bet the recipient doesn't care and loves/appreciates it all the same.

Welcome! As you learned already, keep a good distance from your corners when making holes. Keep asking questions and posting pics and we'll have you up and running in no time!