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Since you are sewing two pieces of leather together anyway... Could you wet mold the two pieces seperately and then sew them together? Why would you need to sew them first and then shape them with sand/ball bearings/corn kernals? It seems you could wet mold your leather around any 3 diminsional object and then sew together to make "bottle". What am I not understanding about his how process?

There are several techniques being used in your reference photo. The white areas are cut out of the leather and white placed behind the holes. The light colored leather was treated with a resist and then an antique to fill in the depressions. The dark area was dyed dark brown.

The pattern and kit are on sale at the Tandy site for $45 club price, regularly $72 (club) $90 full price. Revival Shoulder Bag Kit Item #44373-00 java script:openWindow(

I am not the maker but it sure looks like Tandy E294 series stamps to me.

Welcome! When my father died, I rummaged through the basement and found the Youth Leathercraft kit leftover from when he was ASM of our troop 30+ years ago. Now I offer intro to leather crafting to the troop my sons and I belong to. My oldest never had an interest in leatherworking. We were on family vacation last month and my son had invited a buddy along. I was pounding on leather and the buddy wanted to try. His buddy made a simple keyring for his girl. Next thing I know, my son is making a keyring for his girl friend. Since then my son has made half a dozen keyrings for his girl friends family. This morning he pulled out the tools, and within an hour had cut, stamped, dyed, rivoted and finished a keyring. I never forced my sons to work with leather. They both had tried it just to see what dad was doing. The younger one played for an hour or so and walked away. The older ignored it for almost a year before any interest. He has gotten pretty good at stamping. Hasn't tried carving yet. Thanks for keeping leatherwork alive with the younger generation.

Here are links to several already existing posts regarding Rope Stamping http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=16142 http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=3935 http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=8875

http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?s...&hl=canteen Try this tutorial for lots of information about canteen covering including covering caps with leather.

I would say both. I have been beating on stamping tools for about a year. So far I have been using patterns for all my layout. My mechanical side of this craft has improved but is still far from where I want it to be. Certainly I can use the 7 basic tools and beat the leather until there is a recognizable shape. But the artistic side of doing it well enough that you overlook the individual stamping tools and look at the design still needs more practice. As a scout leader, I have the opportunity to introduce leatherworking to a number of boys. They tend to be much more pleased with their work than I am with my work. Their expectations are at a different level. They are happy to have something where there was nothing. The purely mechanical side of it is often enough for their first several pieces. Then the art of doing it well comes into play and they either chaulk it up to another introductory experience or decide to spend more time and improve their skill.

Typically basketweave stops before the edge of the leather and a border tool is used. You ran the basketweave off the edge. Check out rdb's belt tutorial for an example of arrowhead basketweave

I have recently tried a woodworking bar clamp. You can apply increasing force to the stamp by tightening the clamp. Definitely not the tool for production but a stamp here or there is seems to give a deep impression with no double stamp caused by bouncing. You can also leave the stamp and leather in the clamp for a minute or two or days if you wish. I guess a regular C clamp could also be used. The abilty to tighten the clamp to the point the stamp could cut through the leather might have some advantage?

The fee is to help cover the cost of the paperwork processing by national BSA. Merit Badge counselors have direct contact with the scouts ages 11-18. BSA performs a background check for all adults who submit an application to become a leader or merit badge counselor. The fee is now $10. Couseling a merit badge is not just teaching a set of skills. The couselor also meets with scouts and confirms they have completed all the requirements. The signature of the merit badge counselor signifies the scout has completed all the requirements and can be recognized. Many troops cover the cost of adult leadership registeration for merit badge counselrs. When you complete the paperwork, you can indicate you only want to work with boys from a specific troop or all scouts in the area. It is up to the scout and his scoutmaster if he would prefer to work with someone from his own troop or outside the troop.

Very nice detail for such small work.

Very Nice. I like the lettering. I don't recognize it as a Tandy set. Where did you get the letter stamps?

Jim Linnell offered a one day class at my local Tandy this past Sunday. Myself and 4 others had the opportunity to spend the day with Jim. He sketched a custom floral design with a buffalo head. He copied and gave each student a copy to trace. We then spent the day watching him and attempting to duplicate. One of the students could only spend half the day and left early. Two of the other students gave up in frustration about midway through the project. Myself and one other pounded on leather from 11 to 5. I have only learned what I know from reading books and practicing on my own. It sure was great to see some other leather workers practicing the craft. Watching Jim "freestyle" was really amazing. Saturday he was at the store answering questions and doodling. I asked about petal lifting. He grabbed a scrap of leather and cut an oak leaf. No pattern, no tracing, just cut the leaf freehand. In just a few minutes he had an oak leaf and then proceeded to show how to use the petal lifter (Pro Modeling Tool Small/Large Undercut 8039-05) Wow! I did not take any photos of Jim's finished work. Attached are photos of my feeble attempt, the tracing pattern, and a xerox copy of Jim's finished work.

Do you set up in one of the buildings as a "permanent" vendor or do you set a tent in the parking lot. Seems you had a picture up a while back of a tent set up near the park portion of the parking lot down near the arena. I keep meaning to swing by and see your stuff but weekends always seem so full. We used to go to the flea market at least once a month. It has problaby been a year or more since the last time. Hope you sell everthing you take out this weekend!

Nice floral work on the handbag

I like the griffin in the upper right corner. Nice coloring throughout.

While the carving is superb, they look more like the flames painted on hot rods than oak leaves. Granted there are many different types of oak trees but I have never seen an oak leaf like those. But the great part about crafting is the freedom to create something that makes you happy and is not necessarily a copy of a real thing.

Good basic tutorial. Interesting you chose a Mulesfoot instead of a shader as the 7th tool.

Sporrans are commonly worn with kilts. Kilts do not have pockets. They are typically worn centered in the front at waist level. There are both formal and everyday wear sporrans.

The tri weave is excellent but I am guessing it is not a stamp but made with a beveler? Very nice and even. Beautiful work.

After reading about your custom tool, I was in TLF today reviewing the various tools. The Z781 seemed to almost match up to the curve of the rope tool. I could see where a little grinding would make it work well. I banged a few samples in the store but did not have my glasses so could not really see the result.

I read the Workshop topic and this one. I am interested to learn more about ways in which people store their stamps. The block of wood drilled with lots of holes and stamps stored vertically seems to be a common solution. It seems like it would be useful if that block of wood were on an angle so you could see the tools easier. Anyone have a tilted stamp rack besides the masterpiece of tilting carrier a few posts above? Does anyone sort their stamps into bevelers on this end, veiners in the middle and camoflauge on the far end OR do you just have them willy nilly in the hole filled block of wood? How to you store your stamps? Are they always at the ready or do you have set up time where you pull out the stamps and arrange them in some fashion?

I signed up for the Sat morning class several times. Either the class was cancelled by the store or I could not attend for some reason.

Thank you for all the warm welcomes. I looked at the extreme workshop a few weeks ago after seeing a flyer at TLF. The cost for the show/classes seemed reasonable but when I added in the travel, room, and food it became more that I could reasonably spend for a hobby. The real estate market has tanked and as a home inspector, my income is directly linked to home sales. No sales, no income. For some reason, the wife thinks that the mortgage and food is more important that a weekend of fun in the mountains.