Handstitched

Very nice indeed

Yeh, oak leaves & acorns are great. One of my fave patterns to carve, that and roses. I use Al Stohlman patterns, but on rare occasions , I 'try' to do them free hand. I am getting a little better- ish. You done a great job on that HS

Yeh, its become a bit too commercialised . You don't have to wait all year to give or do something special for your fave person, it can happen any time. HS

One very smart dog

Its call 'domestic blindness'. Looking for stuff when its right in front of you When I was a wee lad back in Suffolk in the UK, we had the real deal. Stuff was moving about by it self. Mum thought it was my brothers messing around, but nup. Much cooler the past week or so , but now the eastern states are copping the extreme temps, poor sods. HS

That looks great Its been a while since anyone gave me anything for Valentines Day HS

It still reminds me of 'Joe 90', lol. I'll have to show you my little woolly device(?) It basically separates the wool when plying , or for knitting two colours at the same time. HS

My 'pet peeve this week, and the last few weeks is that we're experiencing some extreme temps '. We've had around 50 C quite frequently making it very restrictive , can't do much outside I'll get fried , and only spending 2-3 hrs in the workshop each day . Fans are well and good , up to 35c, anything above that, they struggle. 'One Powerball'.....I'll be investing in some serious air conditioning Still using public access 'pooter 'atm. ggggrrrr!! HS

On my old Seiko, the serial number is on the right hand side next to the reverse lever. I even sent Seiko in Japan the number, as it turns out my machine is the same age as me.....I'm not telling either HS

My pet peeve atm is that my 'ye ol'de pooter is getting long in the tooth not letting me go on my fave site, this one ,, it was working fine up until a week or so ago, but all of a sudden it stopped connecting to this site.....GRRRR!!! I cleared all the cache , deleted old files , cleared browser history, done all the usual, but nup !! so I'm using a public access computer in town . So I won't be posting as much as I used to, not until I get a new 'pooter'. That could take a while Don't bother replying as I I won't see it, unless you PM me, but I won't be able to reply to that, grrr!! I'll just have to bite the bullet, put on my pith helmet, grab my blunderbuss and go hunting for a new pooter. HS

The 3mm is often my ' go to ' thickness for molding , sometimes 3.5 mm . I must have a bit of ' Arthur Ritis ' in my hands these days. HS

That looks quite good to me As for the cammo stamp , thats personal preference , although it would look nice. Quite like that stamp . I do all my crease lines tooling stamping etc. before dyeing HS

Yup , I have tried molding thicker leather but its too hard on my hands these days. HS

You're more than welcome to create a ' Franken-chine' (?) , love to see the end result and how it performs HS

Occasionally, but she just leaves a wet mess on the floor , same with the occasional piece of carrot, a few crunches and leaves the rest. HS

She also likes cold watermelon Same temps today HS

That is beautiful work, the colours really do stand out HS

Right now in my part of west Oz, we're have extreme temps...again, its now 46 C in the shade, around 115-ish F, higher in some places .Just figured out a good way to keep my furry friend, my dog, hydrated. Cold water from the fridge in her food bowl, and a few dog bikkies in the cold water. Not only does she get a snack, but also a cold water drink fishing them out. << pardon the pun HS

"Two old ladies sitting on a park bench, when a naked man ran past. One had a stroke, the other couldn't quite reach " Its an oldie, but I like it HS

That took some patience carving the face on the handle, I would have gone >X< eyed , but well done

HS

Some cases that I have done , I soak the vt leather, mold , shape etc. and then put them out in the sun , or near our wood heater if its cold outside. They come out quite stiff Then cut , shape, dye, seal etc. Just a thought. HS

Thankfully I have a good rapport with my (repeat) customers but I do try to keep my workshop tidy , not just for my own benefit and appearances, but also for safety for myself and customers HS

My apologies , but I actually thought it was upholstery fabric, so love the design . Can't say I've ever seen that here in Oz. It'll be quite an attractive bag when finished HS

Pretty typical for ' Australia Post' , lol Its takes around 10-12 days for stuff to arrive from the east ( or anywhere else) to my town . A line in a movie ' ' O Brother Where Art Thou?' " Aint this a geological oddity, two weeks from anywhere" , I'm thinking, yep, that sounds like Australia Post , lol HS