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I'm so sorry to hear about Karl! I wish him all the best and a speedy recovery! Bob

Mark...Good looking Chinks and Armitas, both. Grreat Job.

Hi Ashley, I don't have a bell knife skiver...I always wish I did when doing these type projects. I would be great for me when I build the interiors myself, also, but they are expensive and there are some other things I need first. When doing these by hand, I gouge a groove at the fold line, then use a French edger to take out the shoulder from each side of the groove. Then I use a head knife to skive the remaining material to a feather edge. Hope this helps, Bob

I can't answer you about the Super Sheen....I've never used it as a resist. I would think it would be okay...maybe someone else knows....for tape I would use something like 3M blue painters tape. If you apply a resist first, the bue tape will not leave a residue. It will leave very slight marks on raw leather however. Bob

Another really nice job, Steve!!!! Bob

I agree with all of you, I would like to see the profiles filled out also. In addition, I have taken it a step farther and utilized my "about me" space to show examples of my work. I had bugged Jo about this because I thought it would be neat to have a sort of mini web site...I'm not sure if she added it or if it was always there and I finally just discovered it. Anyway, I took advantage of it and posted my photos there. With Kates help, I was able to enable each photo to be enlarged where it was more viewable. For those who have websites already this may be redundant....but for the rest of us it's a great opportunity to showcase what we have done. In my opinion, showing examples of what you do, legitimizes the positions we take and the opinions we express. I have had a number of requests for quotes on products as a direct result of viewers seeing my "about me" page. It is beside the point the most of them suffered some sort of cardiac event when I responded with prices!....if I hadn't posted pictures....they wouldn't have even inquired! Bob Visit My LW Profile

I can't answwer that...I know they used to have a flyer that showed their products, but I don't know about a price list. You'll have to call them, I guess... Bob

Looking great David...as always! Can't wait to see it finished! Bob

First....do you plan on doing a resist before applying the antique? If so, applythe resist to the whole piece....then when it's really dry, spend some time masking around the tooling to help to prevent any antique from getting on the natural side. apply the antique very carefully, trying to avoid any getting under the tape. I think that's how I'd approach it....someone else may have an easier approach, though.... Bob

Josh....do they still have their $200 minimum or did they say?

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Thanks for the tips and thanks for showing the difference between the flashlights! I was aware there were new high tech flashlights, but had no idea what the real difference between them was. Great stuff! Bob

ALL RIGHT..another contest!!!! I like contests!!!

Ed, That's good enough to tell you it about it twice! Great job...again! Bob

Scott, I'm not a holster guy.....but I'm very impressed with your workmanship. The stitching is nearly perfect....all your lines are very clean and your edges look good. But what really stands out to me is the finish. I's a little different color than everybody elses and I prefer it. The dye and finish both are very even, and I like the reddish hue. Great job! Bob

Tim, The inserts are made by Chaylor-Fenneli and are completely assembled and ready to use. They offer several different sizes and styles. The material I use for stiffeners is High Impact Styrene....it comes in sheets and is available through wholesale plastics suppliers. I use .040 and .060. It really great for making pattern templates, also. Bob

Great Job Peter, as always! The whip stitch looks great! Bob

Thanks to all of you....your support and compliments are trully appreciated! Bob Ihave never tried, but I don't think so....they are finished and sealed.....stripping a finish and then re-coloring, scares me. Bob

Thanks, Doug and Johnny...I appreciate your comments! Bob Thanks Mark...and you're right it was a little plain....it was a donation to a good roping friend of mine who puts on that event, and I took too much time on the front so the back was a little weak. Bob Thanks Hilly and Ben...I really appreciate your kindness and support! Bob

Thanks Josh....it was nice not to have to edges for a change.... Bob

Hi Richard, It's nice to hear from you....I don't know what to say after all that kindness, except THANK YOU!......and.....where do I send the check? I'm sure you were as excited as I was to learn that Al won the Stohlman award! Very deserving!

Finially finished! Here are some pix of the finished Organizer. It is an award for the American Rope Horse Futurity being held in OKC this weekend. This is a full sized organizer and I used a Chaylor-Fenneli interior which worked out very well. (for some reason the zipper appears pink in the photo....but really it's tan). Chaylor-Fenneli makes a nice product and using their inserts saves me alot of time and effort as oppossed to me making the interiors from scratch. The exterior is 6/7 oz HO. The edges were skived and turned over the insert and then stitched....138/99 @ 7spi. This could have been made with one solid piece of leather, but I like using three pieces which are much easier to get out of a side and easier to manage when tooling. I also think the scalloped binding adds a little pazazz. I split the exterior binder down to about 4 oz and then added a stiffener and a piece of 8 oz leather to the inside to give it more body. This method requires a couple of more steps but ends up working out better than utilizing a heavier piece of leather for the binder and then creating grooves for the folds. I drew this pattern and did some experimenting with flowers. The finish is a light brown antique over a Neat-Lac resist with a Neat-Lac final sealer. Let me know what you think.....I'm pretty thick skinned! Bob

Thanks, Randy, I'll take a close-up of that when I do the final photos. It's not special, just two parallel lines. Bob Thanks Troy! Bob Thanks, Shelly.....the leather is Hermann Oak. I used a Neat-Lac resist and then antiqued. The back and the binding will not have much tooling....i'ts a donation so I can't afford to fully tool both sides. Bob Thanks Josh! Bob Thanks Bruce! Bob Thanks Ed....I started to do that and then decided to just keep it simple....... Bob Thanks....I draw all my own patterns. Bob Thanks Ashley. Bob

Here's a progress photo of an organizer I'm currently working on. I decided to draw some new flowers (my version of some flowers that have been around for a long time), and try them out on this project. I was getting tired of tooling all the little flowers I've been using lately. It was kind of fun to tool something that was standard size for a change! Please let me know what you think.....critiques, suggestions and ideas always welcome. Bob

Good looking pair of chaps, Mark! Bob