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Looks great, really like how you secured the clip. Good Job

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Thank you, I am enjoying it. Worked some on the belt, it is going to be lined and the buckle isn't here yet. Still have the loops to put on.

Thank you, for me they are one of the more time consuming things. All the cutting and beveling on a small scale. Merry Christmas to you also. Thank you for the compliment.

Thank you, He has some good stuff. Made a holster yesterday. It is the Hand of G-d from the movie 3:10 to Yuma. The Whil Ghormley pattern is fun, except for sewing the toe piece. Followed the instructions except for color and a few different stamps .

Yes the acorn pattern was in the pack, had to convert it from the sling without the thumbhole and fill in where he had a place for initials. He has very nice patterns and usually includes various tooling patterns to go with it. Will post when done.

Thank you, the rifle sling is a Don Gonzalez pattern. Thank you Gini is excited for me to finish the other one now.

Thought it might be easier to combine projects into one post. The leather work area we are setting up a tooling only area, I was having problems with glue and dye marks. Now they will be separate. This is what hopefully is going to work for me from learning. Most important things are the lighting which can be raised and lowered, and the body position for longer tooling. This works for me, but we all have different likes and wants. Wanted to try a rifle sling with oak and acorns. Working on a pair of Birkenstocks for Gini, she loves sunflowers. The inside is lined with milled veg-tan. It makes it nice and soft on the foot. First real time working with it.

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That sounds good, they are pretty also. The acorns and oak leaves. For most of it Clay Miller's figure carving set. They are copies of the original Craftool stamps that have been discontinued. Then some Barry King. Clay's are worth it if you plan on doing a lot of figure carving. I used a large variety of them, some for only a few places.

Thank you, 16 hour in the belt. Thank you, agreed. Only have done stamped before this. Wanting to try floral also. Thank you, easier for me than floral since my drawing skills are lacking. Thank you, his boos will keep you humble. Thank you, many hour pounding leather. Thank you

Wanted to try figure carving a belt. Chose a challenging one. My eyes may have been bigger than my stomach. It is an Al Stohlman pattern.

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Thank you. The Mill because it challenged my skills and learned more. Thank you, good question AIZilla mentioned undershot wheel. Possible but the wheel design for the water pockets is angle for a top fill. The trough coming from the right is possible. Yet doesn't fit with the water flow. Could be artistic error I have photographed many mills in the South East. Thank you

Thank you,,had some great teachers. Thank you Finished the briefcase today, learned a lot from it.

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Thank you The sides are finished. Due to size only posting 1 photo of the inside, both are the same.

Thank you, me too. Thank you, this one is very simple. The handles were done first, Gini told me no purchasing hardware! Finished the Mill side today. Two days and 20 hours in the panel. Each one of the field stones had to be done one at a time with a tiny spoon.

Thanks This was one days work, marking the leather, cutting and some tooling. This is the largest and most detailed piece I have attempted.

From the movie Young Frankenstein, that is the fun. See something and think I could do it this way and try new things. I totally get it. Used my leather room for storage almost a year. Finally had to move things around to work. That Juki looks good.

Thank you It was to help preserve the bridges so they lasted longer. Back in the day not too long ago they rolled the snow to pack it and didn't plow. My ex father in law talked about it in Vermont back in the early 1900's. I have seen photos of it pretty wild horse drawn.