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Modified steamer trunk? That sounds like a big heavy box instead of a light weight tub.

I teach basic leatherworking to Scouts. Simple 4 hr class. Bang on some leather with stamps. Dye or antique and apply clear finish. Hand sew a pre-packaged knife sheath kit. Simple stuff. But it takes quite a bit of stuff to make it easy for the kids. I have 18 granite slabs 6"x12" at 6.5 lbs each, 18 mallets, 18 sets of the basic 7 handle stamps, 18 swivel knifes, 9 pairs of scissors, 300 3d stamps, leather scraps, leather kits, thread, needles, dyes, antiques, clear finish, latex gloves, dye applicators, plastic table cloths, keyrings, snaps, rivets, snap/rivet setters, etc. I have been using plastic tubs but not thrilled with rummaging thru the tubs hunting for stuff. The biggest issue are the granite slabs. They are heavy but fragile. The edges are a bit too sharp to let the kids carry between my vehicle and the pavilion. I hate loading 18 rocks into my truck at home, unload at the class site, reload in my truck and unload at home. Lots of trips carrying heavy stone. Looking for some ideas on how to package the slabs so easier to store and transport. Putting them in one tub doesn't work due to the weight. 6.5 lbs each x 18 is almost 120lbs. Smaller tubs are usually not strong enough/ durable enough to carry around 3-4 slabs of granite. Every time you set it down, the granite tends to break/shatter plastic. Any ideas on how to build a mobile leatherworking shop that is relatively easy to put in vehicle, transport to outdoor venue, teach and reverse all home and store?

Beaver, Bear and Owl Woodbadge 3D stamps. Very rare to see nowadays. If you ever wanna let them go, contact me please.

z780, z781, z782 are three stamps no longer made but occasionally available on ebay for beveling around the rounded shapes of the letters. https://www.tandyleather.com/media/downloads/CraftoolConversionChart.pdf Bottom of page 6

Unusual that you placed a Star stamp in the middle of the "arrowhead" formed by the basket weave.

Belt and suspenders method. Lacing and buckles.

Unusual way of stamping basket-weave.

wallets, purses, gloves

Kinda depends on what type of tooling you wanna do. Bevelers are used for every stamping, tooling or carving. Steep slope smooth are the most useful. Textured add nice dimension. If you get any kind of figure stamp or basket weave, you will need at least one camo or border stamp If you plan on doing any Sheridan style, you will need the basic 7 set: Bevel, camo, pear, seeder, background, crescent, veiner. Most Sheridan also incorporates a mule foot. Some people develop a collector or hoarder mentality. For instance I have at least 18 different basket weave stamps. Straight, slanted, X-small, small, medium, large, X-large, traditional, tri-weave, celtic, star, etc. Ebay can feed that beast only too well. At last count I have over 300 different stamps.

Have never seen a wholly mammoth 3D stamp. I have seen T-Rex (8414), Pterodactyl (8426), and Brontosaurus (8415). There was an elephant (8467). All of these stamps area out of production but can be found on Ebay from time to time.

Seems the lacing is in danger of being cut by the edge of the blade. Did you put is an extra layer of leather along the side to protect the lacing from the edge?

The leather was too wet and therefore mushy. The leather should return to "normal" color after wetting before you tool.

The case is obviously wet molded. Do you tool the case while on the mold? or do you have some other neat trick?

Very clean. Nice even stamping. Well done.

Reminds me a bit of a 3d stamp

Sure is ugly. But it seems to work.

Any idea what they weigh? Heavy mallets make stamping/tooling easier.

Looks good. Leather may have been a bit too wet for the middle two.

Agreed that your art background shows through. A little bit of chatter on the beveler but for a first project, that is astounding.

Similar but different... Built a plywood box surrounding PVC pipe sections. The sides of the box are cut at a 45 degree angle tilting the box over making it easy to review and select tools. Each pipe section holds all the tools of a similar shape or purpose. Lined seeders in one pipe, unlined seeders in the next, oval seeders in the next, backgrounders in one, bevelers in another, etc. Since each pipe is larger than a single tool, I can add to my tool collection and don't have to reorganize a traditional tool board with individual holes to store the new favorite tool next to similar tools. Trying to match tool handle diameters to traditional tool board individual hole sizes is not a problem. The box is about 10"x14" and currently holds over 200 tools with a little room for few more. I am considering building a new box that is one pipe diameter wider to allow for greater separation/organization. For instance all the bevelers are in a single pipe. Would be nice to separate the smooth from the lined/textured. Another 4 pipes would be nice. When I need a seeder, all the seeders are in one area and I can select the correct size. Since I have the lined, unlined and oval seeders separated, it is easy to find the preferred type. I know I want a basket weave, just not sure which one this piece needs. With all of the basket weave tools in the same pipe, review them all side by side and select the best one. I color coded my tools but all the same color. I applied reflective safety orange tape to each and every tool. I work with Boy Scouts and have to take my tools to them. Often the setting is outdoors. At the end of the session, I can easily scan the floor/ground and surrounding areas for Safety Orange and find any left behind equipment. I can also shine a flashlight over the area and partially hidden tools reflect the light making them more easily located.

Nice work. Like the inverted leaves on the inside. Can you share more information about the class? please.

Cool. Reminds of leather pockets I have seen on billiard tables

In the About Us section, you refer to Us. Is there an Us or is there just a You? People like buying handmade items from an individual. Buying from a We or an Us is moving back towards commercially made products. You give up some of the cache of buying from the lone craftsman. Buyers typically are willing to spend more for the unique, not commercially made products. If there is only a You, highlight that feature and change all occurrences of Us to I across your website. The exception would be the title About Us. That is a standard which people expect.

I like the idea that it looks like it was not dyed or colored. This treatment highlights your carving and tooling. Also shows you fully understand and can perform traditional Sheridan style while most of the work you have shared here is more leaf oriented. Well executed and a testament to your high skill level.

Always looking for new backgrounds. Can you provide any more details about maker, possible source, etc. Thanks Google was not particularly useful with so little information.