BearMan

Hi Bart, First off,,, have you already gluded the interior piece in yet? If not,,, here's the way I do it. First off, I plough out an area about 1/2" wide, at the fold area on the inside of the outside (tooled) cover. I do this for a couple reasons, it helps the cover to fold over easier,,, & also, since that will be the last area, that will be stuck together, it will pull the inside piece slightly tighter there. Also, If you are using light leather for the outside.. 4oz-6oz. You may need a stiffener, on the inside also. Usually the inside piece will be a little smaller than the outside cover, so that when You are gluing them together, you are also stretching the inside to fit. On a cover where the total width is about 14",,, the inside will be as much as 1" smaller. It all depends on how stretchy the inside cover material is. I always cut my inside cover about 2" bigger all the way around,, just for a "fudge" factor,,, just incase I don't get things alligned correctly during the gluing. Cover both of the mating surfaces with a good contact cement. Allow both pieces to dry completely,,, about 10 mins should be fine. On big pieces, I will put wax paper, in the areas where I want to make sure they dont stick together yet. Now, start by adhearing the center of one edge, so that when you start stretching, you will be pulling across the fold area,,, not in the same direction as the fold. Now, with that edge stuck, start stretching, & sticking, the center, until you get to the other edge. At this point, the whole cover, is wanting to curl up. Now, start streching, the unstuch areas, down, & toward the corners. Do this all the way around. At this point, the cover, is wanting, to partially fold, on it's own. Now, hold the piece as flat as possible, & press down & stick the fold area. Once you do all of this, You shold get a cover that when folded, has no wrinkles,,, or very slight wrinkles, in the fold area. This sounds like a lot,,, but it's really pretty simple. Good luck,,, & remember, with contact cement, once it touches,,, it's pretty well stuck!! Ed the"BearMan"

Hi Suze, The first one is Walnut, the next 2 are Bocote, The next 2 are Texas Ebony, & the last one on top is Leopardwood. The 2 curved ones are RedHeart. Ed

Hi Guys,,, & Gals, Here are the Christmas presents, for my wife's Co-Workers. They are all drinkers,,, so I guess these will come in handy. They are all made with 5-6oz leather, & all the colors are done with Spirit dyes. Thanks for looking,,, Ed the"BearMan"

Hi, I make a lot of differnt tools,,, here are some rub sticks,,, slickers, I make. Anything here look like what You are wanting?? Ed the"BearMan"

Congrats Gus!! Looks like you & You Wife aren't going to get much sleep for the next few months!! hehehe Best of Luck,,, what a great Christmas present!! Ed

Hi Everybody, I'm sure most people here have a favorite supplier for thier leather. I've used just about all the major suppliers, over the years. I always have to get my leather shipped in,,, so I try to find the best supplier that can ship to me pretty quickly, as I usually don't keep a large supply on hand. About a year ago, I moved here to South Carolina. Being that Zack White Leather is the closest supplier to me, I decided to give them a try about 10 months ago. I found them to be Very helpful. The type of leather I like to use is kinda different than what a lot of people like. After talking with Tim, at Zack White, he's been able to supply me with just what I like. On every order I've made with them, they have surpassed my expectations. Plus,,, it's usually only about 1 days shipping to me. Anytime I find something good to share,,, I like to pass it on. Too bad I don't own any stock in their company,,, ( Ed the"BearMan"