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The 16 is good but take a look at your local sporting shops and see what they carry for 16 Ga. shells if they don't carry the shells you want I would suggest keep looking for a 20.

I like the leaf pattern nice work.

Well hows about skinned and tanned.

I dont know about on a jacket but I painted a flame scheme on a tool pouch that has been caught in many rainstorms, about 3 years, and about 10,000 miles. The only thing is the leather is stiff and doesn't see a lot of flexing. The paint I used was just plain old acrylic paint from the craft store apple or apple barrel brand.

If you want to store in a tube you might be able to get some shipping tubes from the mailroom or receiving dept. We get a lot of tubing and threaded rod in 3 or 4 inch heavy cardboard tubes with removable caps that would probably work well and might be something that would just end up in the trash.

I am new to this so let me get this straight the idea of this challenge is to create a design using only knife cuts and no beveling etc. If not what exactly is meant by fingercuts?

http://www.thirdcoastrs.com/ a ton of fun stamps, starting place fo new tooling ideas.

I forgot to include a little of what I have done. I hope this isn't too much. My first carving project.Done about 3 years ago. A my first kit work.The upper sheath is supposed to be two ravens and the bottom a feather. A purse I made for my wife A wallet made for my oldest son. A sheath made for a friend. Yep I like flames and this is his cookout knife. A journal cover made for our Alzhiemers Walk team In honor of my Grandmother Rose. Yellow roses were her favorites. A small Id case/money clip done in fake snake. A tomahawk sheath I have made a few of these. Everyone loves the clasp. Close up of my quiver it is my own artwork the flaming aces , in fact the only artwork that wasn't is on the hair piece. full detail on the quiver carving.

Nice work I love the celtic stuff.

I built mine out of scrap plywood, a peice of diffuser panel for fluorescent lighting, and a piece of plexi to cover it all. I use an old fixture from a discarded lamp and a corkscrew flourescent bulb I will try and snap a picture or 2.

I am a beginner at leatherwork. I have done a few projects when I was a Cub Scout leader and have made a few items for friends and family. I am interested in improving my carving skills and edging abilities. Some of my projects have been wallets, purses, knife sheaths, arrow quivers, cell phone cases, belts, and book covers.