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18" collar, 2" wide, lined with natural leather.

Completed another collar for a friends Bulldog, 23" neck and 48" lead, 10 oz leather for main collar and lined with 2 oz doubled over. I used Eco-flo medium brown gel antique on the outer portion and left the lining natural with mink oil treatment.

Thanks for the complments. Actually the center D ring is for the short lead so the name stays centered while walking him. Not a lot of work but all the steps take several days to complete.

Some Art stores sell scalpels also. The one I go to (Utrecht) keeps them behind the counter so you have to ask for them.

I was inspired by seeing the work of others in this topic so I made this collar and lead for my son's boxer. It is 10oz leather on the main collar and lead and lined with 2oz. I used eco-flo tan gel antique on the outer portion and left the lining natural with mink oil treatment. The collar fits a 16-1/2" neck and the lead is 24" long, all the hardware is from Tandy. Open to any and all critique.

Please allow me access to the adult forums. Name: Mark Bentley UserName: bentley IP Address: 75.171.12.65 Email Address: bentley.leather@gmail.com

Here are a few straps I made for friends and family, they are lined with pigskin, nothing fancy.

This is what I did for my Ruger 480 with Leopold variable power scope.

Incandescent light has very little U rays, to get more UV use bare fluorescent lamps (lens materials tend to filter UV rays). The following two paragraghs were copied from a web site. CFL that they refer to is Compact Fluorescent Lamp, they are sold in all stores as replacements for incandescent lamps but 4 foot fluorescent tubes in a shop light will also emit UV light. "One thing that is not talked about much is that CFLs emit more ultraviolet (UV) light than an incandescent bulb, which produces virtually none. Light in a CFL starts out as UV from excited gases, and is made visible by phosphors coating the inside of the tube/bulb. Incandescent light is mostly infrared emitted by heating the filament to super high temperatures (leading some to call them "heat bulbs" instead of "light bulbs"). Most of the UV from a CFL is filtered out in the conversion, but there is still some. Manufacturers say, however, that there is no health risk and that eight hours of exposure to CFL UV is about the same as one minute in full sunlight. But, photographs, artwork, some fabrics, and some photoreactive chemicals used in furniture finishes are susceptible to degradation from any increased levels of UV over time. So this is something to consider"

I am always amazed when I read a reply post on this site that includes negative comments about specific businesses, often after praising another company. Unless the initial post was about a bad experiance with a company why do others feel the need to jump in and bash a company that provides services related to the topic. For instance, obviously some people on this site have a dislike for Tandy but the store that I visit is a great place to meet with other crafters, share ideas and the manager is extremely knowledgeable and always helpful, regardless if I purchase anything that day or not. Tandy is not the only company that I have recently seen unsought negative comments about recently. Lets try to remember what Mom always said, "If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all". Constructive criticism and suggestions on what manufactures may help someone are always appreciated but can we stop the bashing.