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Finished the deer sheath for a cousin, with the deer antler handle fits good.

Deer seasons comming up, fitting to start a deer themed sheath.

It does, it will happen in time. Thank you, just "a dog with a bone" my wife calls me one.

Thank you, got both of them in boxes somewhere from the move. Thank you, google can be a friend. Started on a Buck 119 sheath to go with the Bowie.

It would be fun, don't get off the farm much with a disabled daughter. She is a blessing to be entrusted with her. Thank you, shadows would help, need too see how it could be done. In photography the picture is made in the shadows. Finished the sheath

Thank you, the frame came from Walmart or Hobby Lobby. I would suggest having a little figure carving experience. Different stamps are used than in floral, mainly the bevelers designed completely different. My Bear and Son's Bowie knife came today, it needs a fitting sheat for it. The knife is made in Jacksonville, Alabama. My home state.

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Thank you, the one with Billy Bob Thorton was real good too. Would love to see it in person. Wishing you peace beyond all understanding

Wanted to try a building, The Alamo seemed like a good project. It was more difficult than anticipated, larger size would make it easier. The size was 7.5 x 10, seemed big enough when printing the piece, plus it is hard to find a lot bigger piece on a belly. With the price of bellies it gives me more freedom to try and not be afraid of the cost of failure, just have to read the leather for proper moisture content.

Thank you, hope so.

It's raining today so no cutting shooting lanes. Started a new tooliing combining Al Stohlman's Cowboy, and Jim Linnell's corners. This will be a Chriistmas gift for a cousin who rode bulls and broke horses plus loves his revolvers. This is right up his alley, he's turning 76 so his rodeoing is long gone, but he loves his ginni, and mare.

Working on improving my cuts with the swivel knife. Taking a class on ways to improve. I placed the pattern wrong and left off some of the tail. This looks like a crayon drawing compared to the instructors, a challenge to meet. Seeing our weaknesses can be our greatest strength.

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Very nice sheath, love the knife the scales are top notch.

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Just put the antique on a Silva Fox pattern of a cowboy enjoying a coffee. This one forced me to get better at folds in fabric, seemed like 1/2 my time was doing folds. I have heard not to use "it was a bad piece of leather" to justify a poor result, This piece was done on a bellie, it tooled differently all over the piece. Bottom right was firm and uppper left was spongy. For me the cost makes up for the aggrevation.

Wanted to share the tools used, to carve "End of the Trail" the tools are a step up from entry but not Clay Miller or Barry King level. The most important to me was the figure carving set, the bevelers are shapred flatter and run easier plus the smaller sizes come in handy for the tight spaces. With the smaller bevelers you have to be careful or you will drive through the leather, the bigger ones can be leaned on the heal to use them as matters. The pointy bevelers are handy for corners or creating jaggedness in the ends of the hair or texturing. A modeling spoon is the next most important piece, tuned up it is used as a hair tool, beveler, lifter, pear shader, texturing tool, and a back beveler. If you start using one and learn it will be used every project. Back ground stamps 104? and 98, to push down the leather in the tight spaces. A checkered matting tool for the background, any type would work that you like. A small camoflauge tool for texturing the skin he has on. Small Wiggler for texture on the ground and skin. I am limited in the tools since they are still in storage in NC, and I have had to purchase these to tool. They will be my travel set after my others are here, while some are going in my primary rack they are that good. Priced out Figure carving set 59 runs very good, as well as my custom ones. Modeling Spoon 24 It is stainless so ts easier when reshaping and polishing. Diamond Backgrounders set of 3, 29 Fine Checkered background matting set 3 pieces, 30 Camoflauge Tool 14 Small Wiggler 14 I didn't include the price of the mallet/maul or swivel knife. Total price of tools is 170, If you are interested in figure carving the list in the order is the way I would choose them. 170 dollars for 15 pieces is pretty good. If this was tooled with my expensive tools compared to this you wouldn't see a difference. These tools work that good. I am more than happy to share links to the tools if wanted, just didn't want to break any rules by posting. This was long winded but you can do a lot with basic tools, and they don't need to be top end in price. No one is going to care what tools you used just how it came out.

These are practice pieces for a class on learning model spoon use. These were fun and pleased how much can be done with a spoon. Fun to be doing some figure carving again it has been over a year. Been doing stamping and a little basic tooling.

Thank you, I try teling my woofe that when we go out. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, drove a hand me down orange pinto station wagon. Had to keep reving it when stopped or it would stall, plus the rear quarter was smashed up. Made a Chovet look pretty. Yeah one thats not tight, and all you hear is sheat metal vibrating on bass notes. lol

Still wearing them, on my feet now.

My work hat had a cloth camo band, it needed leather. The hat is beat, kinda like putting fancy rims on a Pinto.

Thank you, you are right, once you have the basics down plus learn construction methods making new things isn't as intimidating. Saw you on FB like the acrylic patterns you are doing.

Started another bracelet, not as detailed trying to keep time down.

Very clean

Well done, I like it.