BradB

Congrats!! What kind of finish did you use on it???

Man that is a nice looking skin.. oh to have money.....

Wow that does look smooth!!

That looks Awesome!! Great Job!!!

I cant wait to see this done either, looking good so far!

this looks good, great job!

First congrats on the baby, enjoy as much as you can because in no time they will be asking to borrow the car!! Great job on the bag and lots of respect for the hand stitching, I will be doing something similar soon and it will be hand stitched (not looking forward to that part, lol)! I hope mine turns out as nice as yours did!

you maybe on to something there, I have need of a med-alert bracelet and nice ones for men are hard to find. I can say in all my searching I have never seen one like that, I bet if you advertised those you could sell a bunch! Nicely done!

That looks great Ian!! How did you get the gusset to bend so nicely, did you score it on the inside where you wanted it to bend?

I have a friend who is a Realtor, she has 7 rental properties and she uses a property management company to take care of the renting, inspecting etc. She has a few times driven by the property and seen something she does not like and calls them and tells them to get new renters ( she is very very particular about her properties). So you may want to think about something like that if it is available.

I use my blackberry if I am not near a PC and need a LW.net fix, lol.

I thought I remembered seeing it somewhere, Thanks!! You did an awesome job cutting them!!

That is pretty cool rdb, I bet those would still sell!!

That is one nice seat David!! Did you draw the birds on the back of the seat yourself?

That is really cool I would never have thought to combine the cross and the flowers!!

She is going to really like that Tom!! You did a great job!

Those look great Freak!! What did you cover them with after the eco-flo?

Thanks Guys! I lined it with 3oz and the front is 6-7oz, it is heavy duty and should last a while. It is 3 inches wide and padded, it feels really good with a guitar hanging on it. Yes, it is saddle stitched, and I am still a noob at saddle stitching so it took longer then alot of people on here could finish it, it took about 6 hours to stitch both pieces, it is also about 5 inches longer then a standard guitar strap.

Thanks Dave! The customer actually commented on the edges, he wanted to know where the seam was because he could not see it. lol

The benefit of doing it the way RDB describes is that there is no metal on the strap that will scratch the finish of the instrument. I just finished one (pictures posted on this site) and that was a requirement of the customer, no metal as it was going on a mint vintage instrument. My best advice is to go to a music store and look at what they have. I bought a cheap leather fender strap for $12 and used it for my main pattern and changed a couple of things on it. hope that helps. Brad

Ian, Do what your heart tells you and what you know will make you happy! As a young man I did not do that and I have regreted it the rest of my life! I make really good money but I am not happy with my carrer and hope to some day be able to quit and do what makes me happy (Art in several forms (Leather, painting, airbrushing)). I actually envy you for being able to do leather working for a living! Just my two cents!! Brad

Happy New Year to you as well Tom, and everyone! I hope things settle down for you soon and you can concentrate on leather working, I always find your stuff inspiring!!

Coffee works great for painting with also, it is on the order of watercolor paint.

Thank You Tom! I am pretty proud of it. I think it is my best work to date! It is all handstitched and man were my fingers sore the next day!!

Thank You! I hate the barbed wire also, I even tried using a lightly scribed guide line.... I wonder if it is easier on some of the higher end tools, I have the tandy version.