I may be a little off

[I may be a little off]

5 hours ago, PastorBob said:

I am sure he will appreciate it.  My dad is a retired old country doc and received many things from his patients over the years.  He relishes these items, both large and small.  Well done.

Thank you and give my respects to your Dad , doctors and nurses are special people for sure !

5 hours ago, TomE said:

Looks great.  Hope the hip is doing well.

Thank you ! The hip is a blessing and one of the better decisions that I have made in life !!!!!!!!!

[I may be a little off]

but I made this coaster for my Doc who did a total hip on me back in Feb.   Wrote a little note on the back " Thanks for the new parts Doc "   It may well end up in the box with all the other junk  he probably gets from patients .

[Scrap! What to do with it?]

3 minutes ago, Bert03241 said:

I make a lot of Key Fobs with Military emblems engraved on them and I give them to Veterans I meet anywhere I go. 

OUTSTANDING  !!!!!  If you wouldn't mind I may borrow that idea .

[Hags topic "Scrap what to do with it "]

made me think if any of you have readers you know , book marks are also something I make from scrap .

[Scrap! What to do with it?]

I too do the hair barrette thing and use strap leftovers for bracelets and hatbands .

[Portrait carving and painting]

That is nice indeed , I can't get brave enough to try any painting . I will sometimes highlight something small with a darker dye .

[Got a question about stamps]

Hockey tape might be just what you are looking for . Just wrap until you like the size .

[Ruger Single-Seven Rt Hand Crossdraw]

Very nice !  Is the stitching at the bottom for a toe plug ?

[Ladies like the butterfly boxes ...]

Thank you sir !

[Ladies like the butterfly boxes ...]

[Ladies like the butterfly boxes ...]

won't let me upload couple more pics 

[Ladies like the butterfly boxes ...]

First let's be clear .... I am awful with photos and even worse at explaining anything . With that said here goes .

lay out pattern , punch stitching holes , tool and dye , because I have not been happy with my attempts at the box stitch ..... I cheat!!  I use a ledger ( what I call it ) strip and it allows a simple saddle stitch and stitch it inside the wall of the box while it is flat . Pull ends together and do a crossover stitch from top to bottom ,makes basic box walls , cut bottom piece and push inside  to rest on ledger strip . I make it a tight fit and you would have to try to push it past the ledger so I don't worry that it will ever push past the ledger ( if you were worried you could glue it in ). Cut top 1 inch larger than top of box , tool, dye and wet form on a piece of 4 " PVC pipe . Notice the large zip tie is backwards to prevent leaving teeth marks on the leather , let dry , slick edges and call it good .  

 

I bet that is CLEAR AS MUD

[Replacement Strap Cutter Blades?]

16 hours ago, Chipster99 said:

Common injector-type blades work well in the wooden strap cutter. Something like this:
 

 

I use the injector blades in mine but I would caution , they protrude from my block some and it is not the safest thing I have ever done 

[Ladies like the butterfly boxes ...]

Friend of the first lady I built a butterfly box for decided that she wanted one .  Thanks for looking

 

 

[Arrow Quiver Art]

I like that !!!! Nicely done Sir

[Hair-on-Hide 1851 Navy holster with edge binding]

OUTSTANDING !!

[Dyeing problems]

I'm pretty new so take this with a grain of salt . To me it looks like some contamination ( wax , something maybe on your work surface ) of some sort .

[New boxes]

1 hour ago, K5HEP said:

Nice work - I really like the butterfly... 

Thank you Sir  .I wasn't sure how the butterfly would turn out but I was happy with it , hope the lady will be happy .

[a few knife sheaths...]

1 hour ago, AzShooter said:

Excellent workmanship.  Love the knives too.

+1

[New boxes]

Couple of boxes for a lady .

 

Thanks for looking

[Fly swatter]

I know this is an old thread and I am late for the party but here is my fly swatter 

Walnut handle , 8/9 oz leather cut basket weave ( it looks a little more like basket weave  in person ) and is heavy enough to swat horseflies or hornets 

[SPEED STRIP]

Thanks guys .

K5HEP ,  like I said had I saw yours first .......  I am not ashamed to copy a good idea or design and I hope you don't mind . I still like mine to be attached to the shoulder rig but your carrier is better !!

 

Thanks

[SPEED STRIP]

K5HEP , we indeed are of one mind and had I saw your solution first , I would have copied it . I am a suspender man ( no belt ) but can see where your carrier would fit nicely on them . 

 

and   GETTING OLD A'INT FOR SISSYS  

 

 

thanks

[SPEED STRIP]

I have toted a revolver for a long time ... old school I guess . Made a shoulder holster a year or so ago and while it's part of me when I leave the house , I forget the speed strip almost every time. So today I decided to fix that .  Not fancy but it should work .

[Art ?????]

Thanks Klara !