Herbie

Somewhere or the other I read something about using 8B pencils for leather associated work. Does anyone know why this is so? Does anyone recommend a particular brand of 8B pencil? Thanks in advance for your response.

Thanks for the info!

Did this come from the Art of Hand Sewing Leather or another Stohlman book? It looks like something I need to have.

Welcome from Wyoming!

If by chance you decide Tandy is your huckleberry, you can order over the phone through Tandy #168 in Cheyenne WY. They often have in stock what is out of stock online. They get it shipped our fast also.

I feel for you, that is a tough hit for sure. I would see what kind of return deal you can get with SLC. I will say using BK tools on the HO leather made me appreciate both.

Great work!

The first and only time so far in my 8-month leather career of leatherworking that I have used HO was at the Rocky Mountain Leather Show in Sheridan a couple weeks ago. I thought it was noticeably different in a good way from the economy and standard grades I had tooled on so far and which I will still use. I did hear some of the more experienced students say that HO was subject to batch to batch or year to year or whatever variances that were not always good. But not one person thought of not using HO. I look forward to my first HO purchase sometime in the future but until then I will keep plugging away on what I have. I did hear that Tandy's upper levels were quite nice also and I look forward to using them also. Hope this helps a little at least, Frank

I'll see you there! This is my first show, and I am excited even though I am at best a "rank amateur".

Tagging in!

WIndy county 8 here.

Another nice one!

Nice work!

Nice!

I am curious about Elmers. Someday, I may try it on leather and for thread locking.

Very nice.

Hello from Wyoming! I am a newbie as well and I really appreciate this site!

Nice work!

Love it and the thought behind it. Looks great also.

Very nice. What part of Wyoming are you in?

Wow! I like this very much. I only hope I can get to this level someday. Keep up the good work.

Thank you all for all these good ideas! And your time and consideration. Now I need to decide which path to take and get to it! I still have to do something with the walls and get shelves etc. But that will be Phase 2.

After getting kicked out of the dining room and shooed to our basement, I built a 3' x 6' bench to work on. This new bench will go along with a 52" Husky variable height table. Being very new to leatherworking, I am wondering if you would suggest finishing the AC plywood top with varnish or stain or something else? Or should I just leave it alone? Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions.

Very nice. Was this an online class?