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Then there's also the possibility that the nubuck might have been a later addition or attempt at restoration... IMHO, if the wood is solid and does not need the leather for a specific reason, I'd recommend not covering it again... That is, given the fact that I have not seen the piece.

She's wearing a... belt?... Beautiful hair!

Thank you for the feedback!

Thanks for the appreciation!

Enormously beautiful, creative work! Look forward to seeing many more pieces of your work. How do you apply the colouring to the leather - by hand or airbrush?

After seeing @vikefan do a recent post about his pancake sheath (link below) I realised I also needed one for carrying my pocket knife on my belt... So I tried to emulate his design, but my prototype didn't work so well (I'm sure it was me, not his design that was lacking.) I ended up with this effort: Made from 3.5mm vegtan scraps, dyed with a local alcohol based dye, hand stitched with a 1mm black nylon woven thread I found locally (apparently used to sew soles to shoes, but what do I know).

Very interesting design! All the flaps hanging loose will certainly confuse any pickpocket..

Wowowowow! Incredible tooling, that! Those pieces are legend-making stuff. Pleased to have you back sir, those pieces show what we've been missing.

Ahhh man, what man hath thinketh cannot be unthunk... Hahaha - steampunk - why didn't I think about that when I started this. Picture this: old guy in a steampunk dress-up hunched over a stitch clamp busy sewing... another steampunk mask... Thanks for the comment!

So the plastic cover on the stem of my spectacles disintegrated - again. Instead of goingtthrough the hassle of getting a replacement and forking out shekels for a whole stem as happened last time, I made a set of covers from some scrap 1.2 mm thick vegtan I had lying around. Call it a prototype or call me a cheapskate, but it actually saved more time than money. Stitching by hand with mid-brown acrylic "upholstery" thread, 3 mm stitch length, marked with an overstitch wheel and punched with an awl. Burnishing on the sewn seam not visible, not sealed (yet) - I want it to develop a bit of a patina. Besides, if it doesn't age well, scrap leather aplenty in my scrap box...

Looks like a good build - that zip is very straight! I presume the sleeves still need to be sized and the cuff sewn in? What were the greatest challenges you encountered? (When I'm grown up I also want to make my own leather jacket...)

You mean this wasn't made in a factory... in China... perhaps? Well, your artistry is legend, sir!

Very nice work! You set a very high bar... aspirational indeed.

It's a grey colour - kind of a motley, pre-dyed chrome tan "handbag leather" hide I bought from one of my South African suppliers (Leatherite.co.za). It was clearly marked as "reject", mainly (I think) because of the prolific tick bites, scratches, etc. Subsequent to the original photo I posted, I've covered a second section of the hiking staff - good practice with cheap leather. Here's a picture of the top of the staff with the whipping on the top section and the two sections now wrapped with the same leather. Apologies for the camera flash top left.

Your scabbard looks nice! How did you protect the leather from being cut when withdrawing the sword?

Thanks for the comment and the note about tension - great advice, that! I noticed that mine wasn't as consistent so the stitching is a bit wavy in the middle.

Project came together beautifully! And what a great way to carry *that* author's work around... Rather dense, that book, took some digesting. Loved "The name of the Rose" far better, but it is likely only me.

I'm pottering along with a few small projects - nothing major. One of my learning aims is to learn different stitch techniques and skills. Yesterday I decided my hiking staff - a length of sturdy bamboo - needed a leather grip. This is the result - a throwaway piece of "handbag" leather wrapped around my hiking staff and secured with my first ever attempt at baseball stitching. Feedback welcome.

Wow! Lovely work. Do you walk the dog often in that harness? How's it holding up? I also have a doggie of about 18 kg (crossbreed Jack Russell and Bassett) in need of a harness... I walk him (and the lighter, much more well mannered Jack Russell) often, between 3 and 5 km, and the crossbreed is a strong 'puller'. I think he actually walks me, instead of the other way round! I'm a bit worried that a bought pattern will not fit his dimensions too well, so it's to the drawing board I guess.

After I hit "send" on my comment I thought to myself "Ooops.. Moi can't even draw a picture of a pencil without writing a narrative to explain what it is, and now my comment could be taken as if belittling YinTx's very excellent drawing"... Apologies - your work, freehand and otherwise, is an inspiration. You can be rightfully proud of that freehand drawing.

Freehand shmeehand... Looks excellent! Main thing - are you happy with it?

Incredible detail! All hand tooled, too? Wow! I really wish your small enterprise every success - the dedication that's gone into those belts is incredible. One piece of advice that is frequently given is to make a batch of one item so you can track your progress over successive iterations - it looks like you've taken that idea to a whole new level. BTW, I echo your sentiments about the knowledge and support here on leatherworker.net. I'm still a novice myself, and continue to benefit from the sharing and advice dispensed here. I look forward to learning from you.

The duffle bag is outstanding! What leather did you use, if I may ask?

Looks like a very comfortable bag to shoulder! And very durable leather. Even though I'm from the land of the kudu, I've never worked with kudu. I've got a full, tanned, hair on gemsbok hide waiting for me that I've not yet decided what to do with. Maybe something like this, but it will be a challenge to tackle it as a hair on build.

With that stack of wallet blanks, it looks like you've found one essential component of attaining proficiency - doing a bunch of similar things in short succession helps one develop the routine and muscle memory before tackling more advanced projects. Well done on the finished stuff - looking good so far!