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Looks Great! Also dig the tool set up you have!

Not speaking to the structural / protective effects, but when oiling carved work I find it easier to get a more even (although not as dark) color using the compound. I think because it is less viscous.

Pattern is an amalgamation of some free pattern/image references with modification. Posted the same in the Show Off topic and getting good feedback. Going to revise and try again at some point as well. Feel free to use for personal projects.

Got the tool. Just looking for education resources / how to's that are specific to hair/texturing.

Any suggestions for hair / texturing guidance? I've seen some stuff from Weaver, youtube videos, etc. But looking for any resources you may have.

LOL! Points for originality and fair call. Maybe I should rebrand it. Fair. The standard beret is much shorter and this one would be out of regs in America. But the style for young, indestructible paratroopers was to stretch them out as much as possible and wear it as low as possible. Fair call. I was thinking the same during tooling as they blend the upper face with the lower part of the drawing and make the area with the beret, fore tusk and aft tusk on the left side of the drawing very busy and difficult to tool.

Hey everyone. Couple purposes in posting this one so didn't know which thread to post in. Latest design, tooling complete. This one will be a green notebook cover. Hope you like it. Always looking for criticism / ways to improve. Thick skin so please don't hold back. You're not doing me any favors if you do. Feel free to use the line drawing if you like it. Happy to share. Is there a thread to post line drawings/templates for use by this community? I poked around but didn't see a thread.

Thank you

Thank you! The brass knuckle design is more form than function lol. A little uncomfortable and probably not reasonable for someone petite. I have another version that is a more traditional handle and I include a removable shoulder strap with both designs. Biggest problem I've heard back on (from family) is that the bag tends to pop open when overfilled because the handle closure is magnetic. Not a deal breaker, but been thinking of upping the magnetic force on the standard handle and seeing if that helps.

Just finished the latest tote bag. The construction design is my own. I wanted something I didn't have to sew; someone without extensive leather skills could build and therefore repair; something unique; and something that gave me a large blank canvas to tool and experiment with. I've sold a handful of them, but they didn't get as much traction as I would have hoped. If there's interest, I've been debating whether it would be worth the time to digitize the pattern and provide it to the leathercraft community. Thank you. -Ben Little Ridgeback Customs

Looking forward to it! I'll swing by and say hello.

Quick break down on how I would progress through this drawing. Rushed the pear shading and hair work, but hopefully this is helpful.

Update to conform to rules: 162 patches total. Patches are shown below Quantities vary per type, but approximately 3 per variant. Retail value of patches is between 5 and 15 dollars per patch. PDFs are exact patch part numbers and retail values. Asking $165 firm. Invoice will be conducted through square using an email address. Includes shipping, hanging displays as shown in the photos, and all inventory. Please let me know if I've missed anything from the rules or there are points of clarification. Thank you. Scan_20240428 (2).pdf Scan_20240428.pdf

I charged $5 per patch plus the cost of the patch if they bought one of mine.

I'm no longer going to motorcycle shows to sew leather vests. I have quite a bit of inventory in patches remaining. They're all Patchstop brand patches (patchstop.com). I'm hoping to get 1 dollar per patch for my remaining inventory. Over 100 patches. I believe 173. with retail values between 5 and 15 dollars on their website. Can provide more information and pictures to anyone interested. Thank you. -Ben