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You gotta love how all your hard work has to get dyed black. I'm starting to think people should listen a little better when you tell them, "it will look much nicer in a dark brown or tan".

What a great way of using up scrap leather. Just a question, in the book by eco-flow is there any info on finishes for the Hi-Lites?

Awesome work. Please post picks of the bike if possible.

Excellent work Keven you never cease to amaze. What type of machine do you use for the sewing or is it hand done?

Hey Hellcat I picked them up from Tandy.

Took the words right out of my mouth.

Makoa means "Fearless" in Hawaiian. My fiance and I came up with it. Although we have never been we are getting married in Hawaii next year. As far as fearless well I am a huge Pink Floyd fan and Fearless is one amazing song and a bit of a motto... You say the hill's too steep to climb Climb it You say you'd like to see me try Climbing You pick the place and I'll choose the time And I'll climb the hill in my own way Just wait a while for the right day And as I rise above the tree lines and the clouds I look down Hear the sound of the things you said today Fearlessly, the idiot faced the crowd smiling Merciless, the magistrate turns 'round, frowning And who's the fool who wears the crown? And no doubt in your own way And every day is the right day And as you rise above the fear-lines in his brow You look down and hear the sound of the faces in the crowd (You'll never walk alone...) And so Makoa Custom Leather was born.

Love the pattern, nice tooling!

Looks like a pretty solid program a little pricey but then again I really have no idea about these things.

This is it.

Thanks all for the compliments. Thank you. Yes this was my first Hand Stitched. Everything was solid brass. Thanks, where would you get harness needles? I wounder how similar they are to the tapestry needles I have...? Yes I need to invest in a burnisher for my edging. I also forgot to use my gum trag before I finished it.

Very nice looks sort of Von-Dutch style.

Awesome... That dog is huge, collars look great.

Welcome, ask and you shall receive. Loads of great people and Info.

Just finished this up for a client. Was working on it for a few days to get the stitching right... Wow loads of work with no stitching pony. Finally got er done after about 3 types of needles later. What do people here use for pre-punched leather projects? I settled on tapestry needles I liked how the ends were rounded. Thanks, Mike.

I think the second tool could be a burnishing wheel of some sort

"Thirst Aid" I love it, well done. I love how the letters look like they are reflecting off water... or a drink of some kind.

Ruthless welcome. I'm a fellow Pittie/Dog lover and volunteer quite a lot of time to bull-breed rescue. I have recently started to do custom dog collars to sell. Its a real trial and error experience I have gone through a few different options; when working with tooled leather I like to use Eco Flo Hi-lite, neatsfoot oil and a wax topcoat(I have been using Snow-Seal for its waterproofing quality). For dyes I use Fiebings, let it dry overnight, deglazer(Nail pollish remover) and then neatsfoot oil, Carnauba creme for the front and Gum Tragacanthfir the back and edges. As far as pre-dyed leather it limits you to only a few options and cost is always more. I am always a fan of doing things myself whenever possible. Anthing he can do I can do too, or atleast try. Here is my Girl:

Welcome I look forward to your future posts, great work on the handbags. One quick question... What did you use for a finish on the bags? They are Beautiful!

Hey Ganon, I'm from BC as well I'm Down in Vancouver mostly do dog collars and belts because thats what sells. Welcome to the site, enjoy. Mike

Thats so cool, and she is very sexy!!

Yeah it is a dog collar for friends. They have a sweet little pittie girl who I love to death. Her prefered way of sleeping is frog leg style hence "Toad". Toadies will be googled. along with Possum Kingdom?? Thanks Tom though its a collar but I can see how you would get it confused. Same Sh*t diff pile. Mike.

Finished this one for a friend the other day. Let me know what you think.

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Sweet stuff.