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    Just going to chime in here to say that posts like this from @zuludog are what make this community so great. Welcome aboard, @Jimbojay! Dive in and show us your progress as you experiment and learn.
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    Cool! Is the car yours, or are you doing it for someone else?
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    @fredk I’d love to see a pic of that. I’ve been swivel-beveling for a while now per @immiketoo but my hand gets awfully sore running the regular beveler tool along.
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    Welcome @MnMan! There are definitely a lot of great resources and helpful folks here. Post some of your projects over in the show off and critique forums, new folks are always welcome.
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    Ok maybe I’m being dense but I don’t see anything there that needs to be a particular way up? Looks great to me, I like the way your dye job turned out.
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    Hey @Brianmd, what dimensions are you looking for? Better question, what’s the minimum size that is useful to you? I did a quick google search but I’m still not entirely sure what you’re making. Basically just a longish piece of leather lace? Some more info might help out here.
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    Looks to me as though you could do that with just a small L of similar thickness to your basket weave edges. Stamp the basket weave, extend a guide line and stamp the corner, then connect them carefully with a modeling spoon. I’d say the whole thing could be done with a modeling spoon but it would be hard to get the corners so nice and crisp.
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    I swung by my local store here in Tacoma Wa, it’s closed up but still appears to be fully stocked for now.
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    Nice! I like that snap, looks good on there.
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    Clever, @wizcam! Thanks for sharing the patterns and the pics.
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    These are really cool guys, thanks for sharing! One question though, does the board lay flat enough to easily play when it’s been stored rolled up for a while?
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    Nice job, Ferg. Interesting observation regarding the ages of the mask wearers. Here in the Seattle area I’ve noticed the exact opposite trend: mostly young people (still including myself in that category at 40, some days at least!) wearing them and mostly older folks without them.
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    That’s cool, I’ll bet he likes it. Is the design reverse beveled? The photo is playing tricks on my eyes.
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    Excellent work, as always. I like the way your floral design subtly overlaps its boundaries, really makes it pop nicely.
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    @Atlr9640, make another attempt and post a pic of the results. Much easier to give advice if we all can see what’s going on with your process.
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    Hmm. Reading this thread makes me think I need to spend some time with my awls and my sharpening stones. Good quarantine project, I suppose!
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    Great to hear! Looking forward to seeing you post your results over in Show Off / Critique My Work.
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    The mystery braid looks great on those and suits the style nicely, I bet they’ll sell fine. I like the marbled look on a couple of those coin purses, what’s that leather?
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    I think we all think this about ourselves, except for a handful of speed demons who probably think they’re around average! Either way, the belt looks great, thanks for sharing.
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    Excellent briefcase! Thanks for posting all the pics. Your stitching around the lock looks sharp and I like the selfie there too.
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    Cool!
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    Hey @TonySFLDLTHR, care to chime in on the pic above? Definitely not what I’d have expected to receive either.
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    I made the mistake of trying resolene at full strength at first, it left rag/brush marks I was never able to get rid of. Way easier to work with when cut down. Save a few old medicine bottles, they’re great for storing your diluted liquids (most dyes can be extensively cut as well).
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    Just chiming in to say that I also would suggest spray adhesive - but still used sparingly! It’s awful when applied too heavily, I’ve learned that lesson from experience.
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    Holy cow, that’s a lot of time spent hand stitching to then have it all hidden! Nice job though, thanks for sharing the project with us all.
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