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Do these work? I have always stamped mine so thats why I am asking.

Thanks Ron for the help. I have struggled with the basket weave for some time. I got it where it looks "OK" but lots of work to go with it. I kept your instructions and I'll practice with this....just maybe. lol Your work really looks nice.

Good luck Tammy. I always get excited when leather workers open a shop... but on the other hand its a sad time when they say they closed the shop. So now you have us all excited for you...so keep us posted on how it goes.

I like this.

I like the face with the teeth on the side. Gives it class lol great work, drac

Boy did you say this right. lol You had me grinning while reading this. We have two cats and they love to TEST THE LEATHER. lol And your right about working and getting as much as you can done, Thats the way I do now.

Thanks for showing this. Where do you get a set of files like that? This looks like fun, not that I am that good at working with metal.

I did the same as you once and yes the leather looses alot of the tooling. So now I only do it once and spray it lightly as I tool it, when needed. I have covered it at my desk for the next day but don't do it to much and it does not loose near as much. Hope this helps. Maybe some of the others can help to because I only did this once and didn't do it again because of what you said happened.

So true freak.... so true.. Nice then not then...well anyway I had to laugh at your post...its so true.

That turned out great. So clean looking and I like the designs.

I use isopropyl alcohol .. not sure if it is the best to use but I live near a walmart and its easy to get and cheap. Otherwise its a 30 min drive to downtown st louis, ST Leather or a 40 min drive to the nearest tandy and normally can't wait that long or spend that much on gas. whew...got that all out, now need another cup of coffee lol

Seat turned out really nice. Wow is the only thing that comes to mind.

Oh I like that, you did a really good job on it. I agree with Tom your color mix is good, but your other band was really nice to. The cracks in the skin and stitches look great Thanks for doing it and your fast.

Very nice Tina. The black and the high lighted area goes great. Nice looking purse.

I do the same to anything I coat. It just avoids any problems like this. I'll put a real light coat on and let it sit for a couple hours then spray on a little heavier but not real heavy. Has been working much better for me. I Have not used the new eco line yet though but I don't think it will be a problem....but who knows.

Welcome Denis. I am sure you'll enjoy it here. Lots of information that people share... and I find that great.

Welcome Colin. Glad you joined

I just found this... Thanks Drac for the help. I made a leather paddle and flogger.... No wife and I don't use it...it hurts lol and she hits back... hahaha but I seen these and just had to test my skills. It was not as nice as the one you made here. Again, thanks for sharing.

Welcome johann. Your money bag looks really nice and your english is fine. Hope you show us when you get it laced.

Just when I was cool with a piece you go and make it better. YAY!!! GREAT food for thought. Thank you for your suggestion. I'll look forward to your interpretation of this piece. lol It's only a 1" x 9" strip with a few punches. YOU CAN DO IT!!! haha no.... to old here can't see that good anymore lol The band is great looking though.

Hey spider, I wonder what it would look like with that design and maybe something tooled inside the cuts like skulls or something??? Just thinking out loud here.

Near St Louis, MO here and its been raining... rained yesterday... today... and will end tomorrow morning. If it keeps this up I'll need a pattern for "How to build a Boat" so I can use it. lol

I like it a lot. Love the X stitches. Looks great and thanks for sharing.

Very nice Kevin... The sewing and your creativity is really something. I am still struggling to sew a straight line with my sewing machine, let alone the designs that you do. Love to see a video of you working on a wallet. But thanks for sharing... some more great work by yourself.