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Oh man - I was definitely at school that day too. I feel your pain!

Wow! Quite the operation you have going. I would think heat shrink on the ends of the handles like @Rockoboy suggested could be a great option. Several colors are available, or white would let you sharpie colors or stripes onto it. Should be fairly sturdy too. Applying it to all those tools will take a minute though!

Now that’s just cruel - two dozen replies of people gushing over his work and no pics to look at!

That is sweet. I really like the decorative cuts in the woven looking part at the top - great texture and depth.

Thanks guys. Warming it up is a good idea, I’ll try that. I didn’t notice any smell, and it seemed to rub in fine. This morning the piece of scrap looked nice. Maybe it doesn’t make a difference.

Hi all, I bought some EcoFlo carnauba creme several months ago. Used it a time or two and forgot about it. Just pulled it out to try again and it’s completely separated, looks like curdled milk. No amount of shaking the bottle seems to make any difference. It’s been stored indoors, hasn’t come anywhere near freezing. Is this normal? It had some tiny white chunks when I first used it, but nothing like this. I just rubbed some in on a piece of scrap to see how it handles, it seemed to rub in fine.

Thanks guys! The angle was just a whim, I had my paper template cut straight but decided to cut the leather like that instead. Sometimes those last-minute decisions bite me in the rear, this time I think it enhanced the project overall.

Thanks guys! This was a fun project. Wish I had more time to develop my carving skills & speed.

Nice work, @Carnivore - I’ll bet she loves it. Welcome aboard.

Hi all, Here’s a sleeve I made for my wife’s favorite mug for her birthday today. Kind of hard to get a picture that shows it all. Just a simple design but she liked it, so: mission accomplished. The mug came with a silicone sleeve, so there’s a convenient indentation all the way around that the sleeve fits into. Now we’ll see how it fits after it wears in and stretches a bit.

Nice work, @Bolanca! I’ve been intending to make a combined leatherman / flashlight sheath for a bit. I really like the look of the wet molding on this.

I’m no expert, but from what little experience I have I’d say that look requires thick leather, well-cased. Post a pic here of the results you’re getting and you’ll get good constructive feedback I’m sure.

A couple of caveats to add: - Your stamp looks more like 12 than 13 to me, per your picture. - You have to decide whether you’re putting the inside, outside, or middle of the impression on the circumference line, and adjust accordingly. If you stamp outside the line all the way around they will line up nicely, but the tops of your impressions won’t be touching - so some further adjustment / trial may be needed if you really want it to be perfect.

@HondoMan, let’s try as @Northmount suggested with the circle from your image above. I’m going to guess those grid squares are 0.5 cm (5mm) apart. If so, your circle is app. 73 mm diameter. So, 73*3.14=229.22 for your circle’s circumference as drawn. Now divide circumference by stamp size: 229.22/13=17.63 - so you’re halfway between 17 stamp impressions and 18. Pick which you prefer - we’ll say 18 here - and multiply that number by stamp size to get a circumference that will work. 18*13=234 . Now take that circumference and divide by 3.14 to get your diameter: 234/3.14=74.52 . To set your compass you need the radius, so divide by 2: 74.52/2=37.26mm. Does that make sense?

Thanks for the fun thread, @Rolandranch. Like so many, I had a brief taste of stamping and lacing from a Tandy kit as a kid (in the 80s). I don’t remember much but I think I did some coasters, etc. I'm not much into cowboy/western stuff so didn’t pay any attention to leather goods for years, I had only that association in mind. Ran across a (crappy) tutorial online a couple of years ago for a leather wallet and it got me interested again. Wife bought me a Tandy starter set in 2016 and I dove in. First project was a simple journal cover. Of course that was immediately followed by more covers, coin purses, keychains, knife sheath, etc, just finished a dog collar and working on my first belt. Love it! And now of course I have a huge appreciation for all that beautiful Sheridan & floral work I thought I didn’t like. Trying to figure out now how to begin selling some stuff to pay for more leather and tools. Not interested in making a living from it, just can’t afford to keep buying leather!

Really nice work, @CCHoward! Welcome aboard. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

Really nice work, scrapyarddog! Are you lining the inside?

Welcome aboard, noobleather! Your tri-wing is looking pretty good for just starting out, that’s not an easy stamp to align. Would love to see these on the Show Off sub when you finish them up.

I really like the contrasting thread and edges on the lighter one. Thanks for sharing!

Those look great! I’d love to see the other side too.

I kinda hate to say it, but... Pinterest.

Looks great, Yin! Any extra pockets on the inside?

That makes sense. Thanks for the info.

I’ve seen several mentions here of oval belt holes. What’s the advantage?

+1 to this. Gets you what you need but keeps it simple.