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No Sir, way past my skill set . Tan summer hat is a cheap Stetson and the black winter hat is feed store hat , I don't even know who made it . Thanks Thank you !

Looks better on the black

and she may be right Got bored this morning and just had to do something .

Now that is an excellent idea !!!! Thank you It will more than likely be the story about " crazy old man " knowing my family

It always slips up on me so I am getting started early . Kin folks will be getting tree ornaments this year

Looks good !!! What was the steel from ?

Good idea , I have just done the standard " doohicky " for hair but I like this

It's different , not sure I could get the hang of it .

Block dying might work if you are going to dye the piece to begin with . With natural I don't know of anything but a brush and dye/paint .

Help yourself battlemunky !!!! I just got back from 6 month Doc visit and he grinned big and seemed to appreciate the coaster .

Thank you ! You will do fine , they have come a loooooooooong way with the hip surgery . Mine was out-patient , in @ 7:30 wife driving me home @ 5:00 . Again, you will do fine !!!! You might as well go ahead and carve a little something for your Doc

+ 1 best way for myself

Thank you and give my respects to your Dad , doctors and nurses are special people for sure ! Thank you ! The hip is a blessing and one of the better decisions that I have made in life !!!!!!!!!

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 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you sir !

won't let me upload couple more pics

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

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