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Thank you !! It is if you cheat like I do . This method is just faster and easier to me , I made a mess out of box stitching one or two so had to come up with something . Saddle stitch the ledger to the side while flat , then stitch up the ends . Bottom is just a tight friction fit .

@Stewart Thank you Sir ! But that is all dye except the leaves , those are permanent marker . I like the aged look of it as well ,now just to remember how I did it LOL !

Looks like good execution on the tooling just not my cup of tea . But that is why we have Chevy and Fords

Looks good !!! The black with white stitching is cool and the hardware really makes it pop .I carry a wheel gun but not many do any more . Your buddy should be very happy with that !!!!!!

Here is the first one , I'll add the others as I get them done . Thanks for looking !!

@Simplejack1985 Thank you .

What dye did you use on the basket weave ? I LIKE that !!!

Nicely done . For the intended use the magnet was a stroke of genius

I like the ragged edge on the paper !!!

Nice , I like he green color and I'm kind of the other way on the stitches . I think the raised look adds to it and being as wear shouldn't be a concern I say skip the groove .

Don't know if this helps any but , this is how it has looked for me ever since I have been here . The topics bar has been on mine the whole time .

@Pappys Leather Got to thinking and I probably was not very clear on what I was trying to convey about the bevel on the blade . This will either be clearer or totally muddy the water , I am not known for my communication skills ! same leather and cased the same amount of time .... cut marked R was a single edge razor other marked S K is from swivel knife . I tried my best to cut with same pressure , used the same beveller again doing my best to keep every thing equal . My thinking is that the width of the "furrow " has more to do with how deep it looks than actual depth of cut ( or we would all be using scalpels ) . Cross section of blade I think makes a difference . This may all be so much hot air on my part , but I do want you to get it figured out

You are very welcome .

I think if you click on your avatar and then " view their activity " on the right side of the next page you can sse either all of your post or all topics you have started . I may not be understanding so I hope this helps .

Is your blade hollow ground ? If not I think you may be ready for a new one or at the very least a trip to the stones ..... but I may be totally wrong . Here in your pic it doesn't look like you have much bevel left , I enlarged about 300% Here is a normal picture of mine , but again they would be different if yours is hollow ground .

I didn't know that ,, I told him it was from WAY OUT in left field . As the kids say MY BAD

Great idea , I have double cut seams in other materials in the past but they were flat and large enough to really get a bite on the straight edge . I am afraid I couldn't do that on this particular item , my seam would look more like a zipper unless I could clamp it all solidly some how . Thank you and the double cut does makes for a tight seam .

Finished finally I like it and hope the guy will too . I had 2 colors of paracord to pick from , this and orange . 5 bight 3 lead Turks head

Yes , I think it would have been better to skive the ends . I just didn't think of it but will be mindful of it on future projects . At this point maybe trying to hide my misstep with a Turks head top and bottom might help ..... I'll see . I thank you for the kind words , no great work but certainly a challenge at least for me . I had done a couple of wraps before but they were on smoother more constant shapes .

Thanks guys !!!!!! I have gotten to a place that I am satisfied with it . @tsunkasapa put me on the right track , with a sponge I started wetting the center directly opposite the stitch line , and kept at that until the water migrated almost to the stitch line . I was afraid that if say I just dunked it in water my holes would tear out , but this let me get as much stretch as possible . Still had to use the fid and tighten twice but managed to close it up pretty well . Again Thank you all for helping !!!! Side note : My hat is off to the saddle makers every where !!! Whole different thing trying to tool something that is not flat and you don't have to "stand on your head " to get the right angle

Here is a thought from left field , what if you used say painters tape to lay out the scene ? You know cut out fish shapes , coral pieces , where ever you are going to tool , paint the background , once dry remove tape and then do your tooling ? Blocking out for tooling somehow I would think might give the results you are after . I bet you will get it figured out

Those are very nice , I love the Turks head knots . Lace would be a good option except he wants a little carving on the wrap . Thanks 3 or 4 oz would be better but I don't have any . I'll find out tomorrow if I can alter the staff , if not I will try your idea ( except maybe I have a piece of 5/6 0z big enough ) . Thanks

I did this for a fellow and I am not happy with it and I doubt he will be . The shape of the staff did not lend itself to a constant taper ( which is what I have done ) , it seems to have been choked by a vine. So it has many different diameters . I wet formed 6/7 oz and once it dried removed it and punched holes for stitching , loose stitched it and slid it back in place . I was sure to mark everything so I could get it back where it was . Used a fid to tighten up the stitches and this is how it turned out . Is there a better way to do this ? How would you go about it ? If I could talk him into letting me remove a little wood under where it goes and get a more cylindrical shape to it I think I could do a nicer job .

Good looking bags !

I think you have captured the aquarium look very well . NICELY DONE