AndyL1

Thanks for the great post. i can't wait to make some of this and try it out. The results from your photos look amazing. -Andy

That is great! I love the coloring and the sort of "eroded" look of it. Is it acrylics?

Thanks everybody. Something about having a stamp to say "I made this" is pretty gratifying. Karl, yes I created the logo in Illustrator and submitted the art to Jeff. I ordered it last Wednesday and just got it yesterday.

Hey All, Just got it in the mail today. Very nice quality! I ordered it from Jeff at Grey Ghost graphics. He's got some great service too, it only took a few days to get it to me. It's ARM for my initials and a left hand for my hand-crafted-left-handed-ness. :-) Cheers, Andy

Damn Spider, you left 'em speechless! I dig the style. I'm not familiar with the content though so it's hard to comment on that. I kind of wish the piece wasn't under glass though. Something about leather being very tactile makes seeing it under glass just too out of reach. But I do need that Jason mask! How much? :-) Cheers, Andy

Congrats! I have one coming in a few weeks too. Now I'm excited even more thinking about it again. Should I send you one of my "manly" diaper bags?

Excuse me while I pick my jaw up off of the floor.

Cool stuff! I like the especially "nasty" bag, logo and all. :-) I see the images just fine. I don't know if anyone else is having issues.

Thanks everybody for the feedback. With much thought and considering the poll and your replies, I'm going with a Head Knife. I think it says "leather work" more so than a mallet. I decided to shy away from a mallet because... well... there's already an ARM and HAMMER company out there: That said, here is the logo I've bee producing for myself. I will get this made into a stamp as well. The ARM is my initials, I am left handed, do all my work by hand, and I love medieval/celtic/heraldry styling in my work so I think the mark kind of says all of these things. Thanks again. -Andy

That's pretty freakin' cool. Nice paintwork!

That's sort of my concern too. If I make stuff for the average joe, they may not understand what that tool is and... ...based on what you have said I'm leaning towards a mallet. I don't use a head knife as I don't have one and my folding box cutter works perfect for me. But I use the heck out of my mallet. Bottom line: Mallet = recognizable tool, used a lot in leather work. Head Knife = says "leather" but a majority of people don't know what it is. Some use it, some don't. Decisions, decisions. I'll let this poll go for a while more and then just flip a coin I guess. Thanks for chiming in!

That would be awesome!

Hey All, I've been really thinking about having a maker's stamp made but I wanted it to be a logo I have designed for myself. I wanted to incorporate a leather working tool in the design and I can't nail down which one to use. My question is: What leather working tool is considered to be the most iconic?

That is fantastic. I love the rugged look of it with the staining. Great tooling, style and character. Thanks for sharing!

i've had the same question in my mind for some time too. I assume that you cut it back from the edge a bit so you won't see that layer sandwiched between the other two right? What if the liner did come out flush with the outside? Would that look just horrible? I've thought about this too, and maybe rolling the top open edge and stitching it in would give it a hem like on a pair of pants.

Hey thanks Spider! That's means a lot coming from somebody whose work I've grown to admire! You have that cool, twisted style that I really dig. Very punk rock!

Hey Freddo, 1. Go to this thread: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=10580 and scroll down a bit, there is a photo of the inside of my other bag. Keep scrolling to the bottom and I have posted photos of that bag all finished. 2. I didn't really make a pattern. I just knew what I wanted in my head and broke it down into pieces from there. I mainly just wrote down measurements to keep the parts consistent. Thanks for looking! If you end up making one, I'd love to see it. -Andy

That is a perfect pairing for your Docs! Too cool. This is one of those "I wish I had thought of that" moments. I give you 20 Punker Points for the effort. :-)

that's http://greyghostgraphics.com/ (forgot the H in graphics at the end)

HAHA! Actually I think you may feel embarrassed for having that rack out on display. I think you should send it to me and I will keep it in the dark confines of my workbench for you.

Heck yeah. Are those copper rivets? Nice.

Those are very nice! I dig the color combo, but the gusset lacing is very cool! I've never seen it like that before. Good work.

Awesome! Thanks a lot. Thanks for the compliments. The clasp I got from Ohio Travel bag. I have some in antique brass too. They also come in two sizes. This is the larger one. Check out the finished photos of my first bag in this topic thread. I got that clasp from OTB as well: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=10580 Scroll down for the latest photos. -Andy

Killer seat. I have a noob question for you... How do you get such a nice fade in the leather stain. It goes from light in the center to a deeper shade of tan/brown on the edges. Airbrush? -Andy

Awesome. This makes me really want to sharpen my tooling skills! The typography is nice and clean.