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Nice job. I really like the one on the left that looks like he’s jumping right outta there.

Please post a picture - it may help those with familiarity to be able to identify them and in the meantime the rest of us would be curious to see.

Welcome aboard. I know nothing about machines myself but as you’ll see the depth of expertise here in that area is incredible.

Most excellent. This is definitely something I love about leatherworking, the ability to whip something together without a ton of effort that is functional, brings satisfaction to use, and will last for years. Nice job.

I’d do that in a heartbeat. I believe mine is somewhere around $150/mo and most of the cool equipment requires a paid class before use. I was excited when I toured the place but it’s just not realistic for me.

Yes, I’ve considered this in the past but just can’t justify the cost for my local one unless I could quit work for a month and basically live there.

I dunno, I think it’s apples to oranges - but I don’t own a laser. I’ve found a variety of leather uses for my Cricut but it’s limited in ways a laser just isn’t. Wish I could rent a glowforge for a month to see what I could and couldn’t do with it.

Nice work as usual! The placement of the stitch line next to the crease line looks a little odd to me but I think it’s just personal preference. The leather is beautiful and that’s a sharp looking wallet.

Man is that ever true! That’s quite the axe, looking forward to seeing the sheath for it.

Welcome aboard @Garvey! Glad to have you here.

@TonySFLDLTHR, do you have any insight on this?

The tongue on the snake purse is great, love it.

Your stuff looks good. (Here’s the address as a link to make it easier to access: danacanfield046.wixsite.com/website/shop ) As always when selling online, the site only gets you sales if you can get people to come to it. You may want to look into Etsy as a place to start.

I’ve got no eloquence tonight like you two but I wish you a happy new year. Here’s to 2021 meeting the low bar of being better than 2020 at least.

Excellent! Welcome to the forum, thanks for sharing your work.

That looks great, I think those colors work well together especially with the pull up on the outside.

I was given a set like this a couple of years ago and I was surprised at the quality: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H8808H6/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B01H8808H6&pd_rd_w=t3Uye&pf_rd_p=7d37a48b-2b1a-4373-8c1a-bdcc5da66be9&pd_rd_wg=GV5HD&pf_rd_r=K9NK89JAGNBWHW338ZM6&pd_rd_r=73c523a4-3188-4717-a1e5-cb4e193468fb&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExUERTNEVCNjZFQTY5JmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNDI2OTkzM1BJREVKMlRKVDhCMyZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMjIwMTgwMzk4TVlZVzRHQ1dYQSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2RldGFpbCZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU= (Whaddayathink @Handstitched? ) They have a nice bright light, interchangeable lenses, and great optics for the price.

I like those colors together, looks really sharp. Nice job.

I imagine those would work great. I was at the dentist last week myself watching them shape a crown with the pneumatic high speed drill and thinking what a nice dremel that would be, if you could put up with the sound reminding you of dental work.

Diving right in! You may look up close and see the things you wish you’d done differently but no one else will notice once they’re in use. Nice job!

I’d say a swivel knife and a couple of bevelers would do the trick. Cut the lines with the swivel knife and then bevel the side of the line that should look like it’s farther from the viewer.

Excellent! Heck of a good looking tree too.

Where to start depends on a whole host of things but the most important questions only you can answer. What do you like? What do you want to create? The pictures above are a great start to that. I’ve not looked at either of those books in person but I’d suggest starting simply with a basic project from either to get your feet wet and see what appeals to you along the way. A few years back I started looking at some basic wallets and notebook covers and thought “I could make that.” Never would have guessed that along the road I’d develop a real appreciation for Sheridan work and other styles that didn’t appeal to me at first.

As usual @FrenchMich your work is excellent! Thanks for sharing.

Indeed - it’s been a rough year in so many ways but I am counting my blessings and remembering how much I have to be thankful for. Merry Christmas to all.