Ponytail holder .......... I guess

[Ponytail holder .......... I guess]

O K ,  thick haired lady said that she couldn't quite snap it . Her 16 year old daughter with not quite as coarse hair was able to and it worked well for her. 

So my take away is it might work for most ladies , also being veg tan you could wet it and stretch it over a broom handle or something .  

Well you never know until you try ............. so back to the drawing board  !

[Ponytail holder .......... I guess]

3 hours ago, SUP said:

Actually, I like the idea of the snaps. I will try that. The sticks, I have discovered, can get tangled and the bands - scrunchies or whichever is used, often pull put hair when getting them off. Then, getting the hair off them is a pain, never mind the loss of  hair! What do other women do, I wonder.

Let me know how it works for you please . I have a woman trying this one out and should hear from her tomorrow but a larger sample size is always better 

[Ponytail holder .......... I guess]

5 hours ago, fredk said:

@Gezzer btw, your piece is very nicely done, and inventive

We are all just thinking of alternatives and not dissing your creation

Thanks  !   

All is good , in fact I am kind of happy to provoke such discussion .

[Ponytail holder .......... I guess]

@fredk Probably would work and I guess I could stitch it to the leather but this is  5 oz veg and I don't know if it would shape-up right but this might be the way to do it .

[Ponytail holder .......... I guess]

I am just looking for something a little different than the oval and stick , nothing wrong with those . Whatever , it has to be easy to do and hold I think the lace would be hard to do  and would have to be on the outside . I was going to try a Sam Brown button but I can't for the life of me find mine .  

[Ponytail holder .......... I guess]

@Klara  Yeah , it might not work but I have a girl with a head full of hair that will test it and see . I  will be sure and post pass or fail .

[Ponytail holder .......... I guess]

is what it would be called . Works good on my table swab , gonna give it to a girl I know that has enough hair to test it . 3 inches tall and 3 1/2 inches wide when open

 

[Tooling letters?]

57 minutes ago, paintpony7417 said:

Gezzer and Fraulein thank you so much! That was exactly what I was wondering. I sure it's a lot harder than it looks getting letters to look. For beveling is it ook to just stick to the basic beginners kit tools? I'm just getting into tooling a bit and just have the basic checkered bevel.

The only bevels I have are from starter tool kits , like most tools they will work just fine . The more you use them the more things  you will find you can do with them .  Some times you will have to tip a bevel and just use a small portion in tight places .   The pic I posted was done with a Z-B 701 .........  came with a cheap starter kit .

 

Like Fraulein said      PRACTICE  is all it takes .

[Arizona Bell Chaps]

OUTSTANDING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tooling letters?]

While I don't claim to be very good at letters here is what I do.

Choose the font  and size you want

Print what you want out ( resize if you need to )

Once I have it like I want I cover both front and back with packing tape

Transfer to cased leather with ball end stylist , cut with swivel knife , bevel and do any other tooling you want

The fancier the font the more difficult it is for me !!!!!!

 

[Cleaning up rough copper/ brass rivet heads?]

44 minutes ago, RickPleasant said:

Thinking back to my gunsmith days, I think I really need to get a low speed polisher/ grinder. I could always keep my hammer faces polished up and edgers polished sharp

Great , sounds like you know what it's capable of .  I worked with a gunsmith for about 3 years and that is where I found out about it ..

[Cleaning up rough copper/ brass rivet heads?]

Cotton wheel on a grinder and some of this compound .  240 may be as course as you want and I would finish up with 400 myself .  You will find a 100 uses for it once you try it , the coarse grades cut pretty quick .

https://www.brownells.com/tools-cleaning/paint-metal-prep/abrasives-polishing/polish-o-ray~/

Just noticed you don't have the grinder ........ sorry about that ,  Good luck

[Quote book, pen and phone w/ belt clip]

That is nice work and might be just a tad fancy for a roofer .......................... and should last a very long time 

[Made a Quotebook Cover]

Very very NICELY done !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Catch all /valet tray]

21 hours ago, Fraulein said:

Thanks Gezzer! That is a great technique with fantastic results. Thanks for educating me on your process!

You are very welcome and I hope it might come in useful  somewhere .

[Catch all /valet tray]

@CJJ Thank you .

@MarshalWill Thank you , it works well for small  patterns .

@Hags Thanks !  Good idea . using small ones for tools/parts ?

@Fraulein  I just use a straightedge the width I need ( 3/8 inch in this case ) to make the pattern size I want.  There is no lay out other than the first 2 lines at 60 degrees ( that is just what I use ) , then I just move straightedge over for each cut. I could NOT get close to straight freehand with the awl  

 

[Catch all /valet tray]

4 hours ago, BigBore said:

Those look really good!

Thank you !

 

56 minutes ago, Fraulein said:

They look great! Really like the diamond pattern on the one. Was that done with a swivel knife?

Thank you very much !

While I have used a swivel knife for this small pattern it is much quicker and a it easier to use a stitching awl .  It cuts nicely without worry of going too deep . Bigger patterns still get the swivel knife ,

 

[Catch all /valet tray]

Just needed something to do so I have been playing around with these .

 

[Fiebings Burgandy]

I have never been able to get Red out of it , you may have better luck .

[Main & Winchester Holster]

Looks like you nailed it !!!

[Women's stuff ...........]

10 hours ago, Hags said:

I've made quite a few of those! Who would've believed the different methods of making an oval. 

Yeah right you are ,  I make 2 sizes ( real thick hair and not so thick hair ) and thinking about doing some smaller for little girls .

 

8 hours ago, Frodo said:

All BS aside

little itty bitty purses. 4” x 4” Like shown below are popular with woman 

because if “woman’s stuff”

Nice !!!  I might be up to that much hand stitching , I may borrow this idea .

 

1 hour ago, chuck123wapati said:

Very nice Chuck !!!!  

[Women's stuff ...........]

On 7/18/2023 at 7:36 AM, chuck123wapati said:

heck yea !! those look great and a good way to use scrap.

Thanks !

 

On 7/18/2023 at 9:24 AM, Frodo said:

Lol.  Now you have to eat corn dogs to get the sticks 

 I may just have to buy some bamboo skewers .

 

7 hours ago, Fraulein said:

Love the designs on those! Keep it up, even if it is women's stuff!

Thank you !  

I thought that "women's stuff " comment might draw some attention  ...............

[Women's stuff ...........]

but hey , it gives me something to do when other things are slow  

 

[Score card holder for golf]

Nicely done and a very cool design  !!!!

[Magnetism affects leather?]

Could just be the tip of a piece of barbed wire that broke off and healed over ..........