bentley

I am impressed, nice idea. How about a pic of the back and inside next time. Keep up the good work.

I stitch with a groove on one side only.

Very considerate of you, nice work!

Wow, I really like what you have done. Nice depth in your tooling, good work.

Not sure about humidity since I live in AZ but I store my sides in the garage which is probably 120 degrees some days. I built a box with 4'x8'x3/4" plywood bottom, 2x6 sides and masonite lid that I hung from the rafters, I did that to keep the leather flat and the light out. Works good for me, some leather has been in there a couple years and still good and same color as when I bought it.

Bentley, Hey I got my saddle tree and got started on it Saturday. I guess now I will have a chance to put all my new tools to use! Tim, Guess I need to get in and see what is new with everyone, maybe see you Wednesday. Mark

If you want to try aluminum check out Lowes home improvement, they keep them in the drawers in the fastener section, I think they call them captive screws, lots of differant lengths.

Looks nice Tim, you sure seem to have a lot of friends lately, haha.

I don't think there are any attachments for a grinder, I have seen many for a drill or drill press.

Welcome to LW from a neighbor in Arizona, your work looks good, hope to see more in the future.

Nice post, good pics. Very nice inverted design, I like the bling, just the right amount. Thanks for the tip on where you got the buckle, always interested in unique buckles.

Fritz, They are all beautiful. I can not see a stitch line on the stingray, may I ask how you attached it to the leather? Mark

Nice work Tim, that is what I need, a second bench used just for carving, tooling and stamping since my main bench gets so cluttered with STUFF. Now if I can figure out how to do it so the legs fold so I can take it with me on trips.

Welcome to LW from Mesa AZ, nice looking work! Mark Bentley

Great tips everyone, I may need to use them someday also.

Very nice work, clean edges, always love to see what you have done, thanks for sharing.

Nice work Tim.

Thank you, that was fun.

Very nice work, clean and well finished, thanks for sharing!

Very nice design, does it keep it's shape well?

The Arizona Guild disbanded several years ago, they used to meet at the Tandy store which has moved so the address listed is not correct anymore either. Mark Bentley

There used to be an Arizona Guild that met at Tandy in Tempe. It was disbanded several years ago but I still have names and contact info for some of the old members. In fact someone probably still has the membership book and info. Many of the old members still show up at Tandy Tempe on Wednesday afternoon/evening to sit around and work on projects. The manager, Jim Augustson, keeps the store open until 7:00pm on Wednesdays as long as someone is wanting to stay and work. Jim is also very helpful with any project you bring in to work on. Mark Bentley