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I've noticed some people are posting pictures that are so big you have to scroll to see all of it. Isn't there a limit on size? Charlie

I just received the Leather Crafters Journal for Sept/Oct with your design on the cover. Great cover. Your work has much been admired over the years. This is what makes this such a great forum. You meet people from all walks of life who share an enjoyable addiction. The photos that are posted give us inspiration. Even though I'm still considered a newbie, I welcome you to the best Leather Workers Forum on line. Charlie

I also would like to see the pictures reloaded. Great info, but the old saying"a picture is worth a thousand words" applies. Thanks Charlie

Well at 3:35am everything is back to normal. Even clicking from the home page to a forum. Speed is like it used to be. I'm glad the speed picked up, because I spend a lot of time reading old posts for info. Thanks Guys(Girls)!! Charlie

After the home page loads if I click on a recent comment it takes around 1 minute for the page to load. Once the page is loaded if I back page it's a lot faster, but anything on the home page I click on takes a minute to load. On another tab I just tried going into a forum took 1 minute to get there. Once there everything is normal! When in the forum anything I click on changes at a normal speed. It seems to be related to the home page. Charlie

Just signed in. New colors, running IE8 still really slow. Not complaining just posting after i've seen changes. Charlie

WOW! The handle is one of the best i've seen. Very nice job on everything. Charlie

I'm running with IE and the only issue i'm having is it's really slow. Charlie

WOW!! Truely a work of Art. Charlie

I'm glad the color changed from the 1st day. Thing's look nice, easy to move around, the learning curve isn't to steep. Charlie

You can do a double layer belt to get the thickness your looking for. It might be cheaper than buying saddle skirting. Charlie

How do you keep this short? In Nov 08 I started with seeing a guy at work selling flasks and knife sheaths. I thought it looked interesting, and I needed something to fill my time. I was tired of sitting at the computer 4-5 hours a day. We rent so there's no maintenance to do. My wife is disabled so were kind of homebound. Looked up Leather Tools on line and found the Tandy Leather Factory in Elgin. Bought some books and way to many tools thinking the more I bought the better I'd be. Wrong! After ruining some leather I stopped and started reading. Mostly Al Stohlman. What a difference once I learned how to use the tools I'd bought. Now most of my time is spent in the converted 2nd bedroom to the "playroom". My wife wanted to learn with me, so I built 2 workbenches, She has helped some by sewing on some projects. I still spend to much $ stocking the playroom, and practice by making leather birthday presents. Everyone gets leather now. This really is an addiction, but a very enjoyable one. There's so many things I want to try making. And I do have to thank all the people for sharing their knowledge and experience. There's a huge amount of information by reading the past posts, and the pictures of their work. At 55, I guess you can teach an old dog some new tricks. I wish I would have found out about leather working 30/40 years ago. Charlie

Here's some idea's http://www.fotosearch.com/illustration/starfish.html This one is worth watching http://www.ratemydrawings.com/drawings/dra...y08/267352.html http://fineartamerica.com/featured/starfis...-a-m-green.html http://www.canstockphoto.com/illustration/starfish.html http://www.junglewalk.com/photos/star-fish-pictures.htm Photo to Sketch v3.5(Standard) This is a great program to convert a picture to a pencil drawing for tracing http://www.thinkersoftware.com/photo-to-sketch/index2.htm and it's a free Charlie

Just found this post. Wow. 2nd link, what a map, a whole hide. He was the great one. Charlie

For a saddle maker, that's a very poor stamping of "1994" too deep, the stamp base shows. Charlie

3 pc set I found listed on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/Leather-Craft-Craftool...id=p3286.c0.m14

5.2 scfm/115 psi max working pressure http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/disp...temnumber=90221 not sure if this is what your looking for Charlie edit you can also email Tippman and ask for what they recommend http://www.tippmannindustrial.com/contact_...b5fbfca07488a3a

Quote "Thanks for your interest. I will send a Sepember issue in a couple weeks. Where did you get the 540-434-9845 telephone number? We have moved and the correct # is 207-495-3600. I would like to correct it from wheever you saw it." looks like we'll be getting the September issue. Charlie

I just found this post. Sent an email and just heard back from them. Their #207-495-3600 He asked we post their new phone number. And the offer is still good. Charlie

Thank You! I've been hesitant to post any pic's, I hope i've been doing ok . I really haven't made a lot of things yet. It seems birthdays keep me busy with working full time, so I don't get to make what I want to yet. It's been by request so far. But that's about to change starting next week I'm getting Shoulder Arthroscopy(left). Good thing i'm right handed. I'm looking fordard to the time off. Charlie

My first time posting pic's. Now everybody gets leather for birthdays. This way I get to practise on family before I try to make any money. 1st up a dice/pen cup. 2nd a Countess Clutch. 3rd a couple of Emily Bags. 4th a Holster. Last a Mason Flask & Wallet. I hope they enjoy them. Charlie

Run the thread through a rag a couple of times and burnish it. It will help with the excess wax.

WOW! Very good skull. Great detail, makes me want to try one. Charlie

I just received the 3 pc set from http://www.sdtradingco.com/stamps/probasket.htm great background tools. Charlie

The best price for new ones, and also a large selection http://www.tippmannindustrial.com/index.ph...b5fbfca07488a3a Charlie