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Unusual background tooling outside the Blackhawk. What tool did you use?

I would say there is almost too much patterned tooling in the rosen piece. A smooth beveler for the roses themselves would have added just enough untextured leather for better contrast with the overall piece.

Like the lace. Good job.

Really like the way you rounded the bottoms even though the pouch is square. And then you mirrowed the arch in the flap. Nice design. Clean work.

1lb bars?

Very nice basketweave. Like the extra seeders between the camoflage

How did you make the deer tracks on the letters? Looks good.

wonderful work. Good clean lines, well executed.

The basket weave belt holder states there is a belt loop on the back. You offer two pics of the front, one blurry and one not. It seems like the second photo would be of the back... just saying. The basketweave runs off the edge of the leather. While that is one way of doing basketweave, it usually ends early and there is a stamped border. Usually a varation of a camoflauge stamp or shell stamp. Always nice to see variations but it looks like you just cut the belt holder out of a pre-stamped piece of leather. It seems like if you are going to all the trouble of stamping, you might consider including the shape of the piece in your stamping. Almost all your piceces have a cross. It is wonderful you have a belief and faith but consider widing your patterns beyond a single theme.

Very nice. I am not sure about the eyes. They look a little crazy.

Really like the double stamp meander border

can you post a picture? Not sure I fully understand the description.

Nice carving and coloring as usual. What does one do with a bench weight?

I would be concerned that the metal of the spots would rub against the tank and damage the paint. Did you line the backside?

Well I had a spare hour today and got around to building a tool rack. 1.5 inch diameter PVC pipe, 1/2 inch plywood, and a handfull of screws. I cut 1.5 inch diameter PVC pipe into 3.75 inch lengths using a chop saw and stop block. Ripped some scrap plywood into a strip 3.75 inches wide. Arranged the PVC tubes into a rectangle. Cut the plywood strip into 4 lengths that formed a 4 sided box around the tubes. Cut a piece of 1/2" plywood and screwed to the box to make a bottom. Propped up the box until I found an angle I liked. Cut some plywood into triangles and screwed to the side of the box to form supports. Stained the whole mess since the plywood was left over from several other projects and the stain helped to blend it all together. Turns out the angle I liked is 45 degrees. You can turn the tool rack over and it is the same since both angles are 45 degrees. You could join the triangle supports and the short side of the box into a single 5 side house shape and save some lumber and screws. You could also make the "roof" of the house shaped piece have different angles, 45 and 60 degrees?, so you could have the box lay down or sit up more depending on which "roof" was being used. All the tools have reflective orange tape for identication and retrevial. I teach stamping to Boy Scouts, often in the woods, on a picnic table, over leaves and other debris. The orange tape makes it easier to find any dropped tools. The reflective nature also helps for a second check at night. Shine a flashlight under the table and sift through the leaves. The tape reflects the light back aiding in recovery. Overall, maybe not the prettiest but it is functional. There is room to add many more tools. I can change the sorting of the tools easily. Cost to me was zero since it was made from leftover materials in the garage from other projects.

Well I had a spare hour today and got around to building a tool rack. 1.5 inch diameter PVC pipe, 1/2 inch plywood, and a handfull of screws. I cut 1.5 inch diameter PVC pipe into 3.75 inch lengths using a chop saw and stop block. Ripped some scrap plywood into a strip 3.75 inches wide. Arranged the PVC tubes into a rectangle. Cut the plywood strip into 4 lengths that formed a 4 sided box around the tubes. Cut a piece of 1/2" plywood and screwed to the box to make a bottom. Propped up the box until I found an angle I liked. Cut some plywood into triangles and screwed to the side of the box to form supports. Stained the whole mess since the plywood was left over from several other projects and the stain helped to blend it all together. Turns out the angle I liked is 45 degrees. You can turn the tool rack over and it is the same since both angles are 45 degrees. You could join the triangle supports and the short side of the box into a single 5 side house shape and save some lumber and screws. You could also make the "roof" of the house shaped piece have different angles, 45 and 60 degrees?, so you could have the box lay down or sit up more depending on which "roof" was being used. All the tools have reflective orange tape for identication and retrevial. I teach stamping to Boy Scouts, often in the woods, on a picnic table, over leafs and other debris. The orange tape makes it easier to find any dropped tools. The reflective nature also helps for a second check at night. Shine a flashlight under the tape and sift through the leaves. The tape reflects the light back aiding in recovery. Overall, maybe not the prettiest but it is functional. There is room to add many more tools. I can change the sorting of the tools easily. Cost to me was zero since it was made from leftover materials in the garage from other projects.

Nice work. Anything NOT western is always a welcome change.

Interesting concept. Do you need to offest the weight of the bottles and contents with stuff in the pouch?

You might consider removing your bank statements from photos you post on the web.

Nice to see a personal touch of style. Like the way you carved the leave button. Good job.

Got my first Buck 110 for my 16th birthday 35 years ago. Still have it. I won a free one couple months ago at a trade show. Great knifes. Like your sheath.

Looks nice but seems like it would be heavy