Members cryptid Posted March 31, 2022 Members Report Posted March 31, 2022 Hi everyone, New here and looking to learn more about leathercraft. So far having a great time tinkering around with some cheap veg tan, a swivel knife, some cheap stamps, dyes, and whatever ideas pop into my head! Here is my first finished full project. I made a personalized, fixed length guitar strap for a close friend. Hand tooled and hand stitched, well hand everything lol. I was proud of the end result and he intends to use it on stage at the next gig! Hope you like it too. Quote
Members TSes Posted March 31, 2022 Members Report Posted March 31, 2022 Looks good. That Celtic work can be real challenging. Quote
CFM tsunkasapa Posted March 31, 2022 CFM Report Posted March 31, 2022 Great job! Not all of our first projects turn out so nice. Quote
Members Resurgam3191 Posted March 31, 2022 Members Report Posted March 31, 2022 Nicely done..And totally cool! Love the Norse work Quote
Members TheDavidLeathermanShow Posted April 1, 2022 Members Report Posted April 1, 2022 Very cool cryptid! Neat design Quote
Members Hags Posted April 1, 2022 Members Report Posted April 1, 2022 Very nice,, it will only get better with time and more leather! Of course the tools will become an addiction! Quote
Members PastorBob Posted April 1, 2022 Members Report Posted April 1, 2022 Very impressive. Love the inlay / underlay. Keep on keeping on. Quote
Members cryptid Posted April 1, 2022 Author Members Report Posted April 1, 2022 On 3/31/2022 at 10:12 PM, TSes said: Looks good. That Celtic work can be real challenging. Expand Thank you! I worked with by friend to pick out that tree of life design. I was worried the detail would be too much for me so I did 2 tests pieces for practice. Those also let me play with the coloring Quote
Members cryptid Posted April 1, 2022 Author Members Report Posted April 1, 2022 On 4/1/2022 at 3:15 AM, Hags said: Very nice,, it will only get better with time and more leather! Of course the tools will become an addiction! Expand Headed to the local Tandy to grab another econ side this weekend. Soon I would like to pick up something exotic/more refined but I want more practice first. That addiction to tools is real and you are correct! The list of wants is growing. Quote
Members cryptid Posted April 1, 2022 Author Members Report Posted April 1, 2022 On 4/1/2022 at 11:05 AM, PastorBob said: Very impressive. Love the inlay / underlay. Keep on keeping on. Expand Thank you. A cutout design seemed like a good place to start with the contrasting colors. I tried to make it straight edge easy cuts on this one. Already have another idea in my head that is not so easy. ha! Quote
Members cryptid Posted April 1, 2022 Author Members Report Posted April 1, 2022 On 3/31/2022 at 11:21 PM, Resurgam3191 said: Nicely done..And totally cool! Love the Norse work Expand I love tooling the simple dragon heads and weaves. They can both be super satisfying and can be as simple or complex as you are comfortable with. Quote
Members cryptid Posted April 1, 2022 Author Members Report Posted April 1, 2022 On 4/1/2022 at 2:41 AM, TheDavidLeathermanShow said: Very cool cryptid! Neat design Expand Thank you! I see you aren't too far from Akron. My buddy will be showing off my piece (an his music lol) on stage in a couple of Tuesdays at the new downtown R. Shea brewing location. Quote
Members cryptid Posted April 1, 2022 Author Members Report Posted April 1, 2022 On 4/1/2022 at 12:00 AM, Bawarrior said: Rock on, cool look Expand Thanks man! I posted on twitter and caught the eye of a luthier I follow up in the high desert. Making more soon and going to see if I can get exposure in that custom market. Quote
Members cryptid Posted April 1, 2022 Author Members Report Posted April 1, 2022 On 3/31/2022 at 10:23 PM, tsunkasapa said: Great job! Not all of our first projects turn out so nice. Expand Thank you. I went soooo slow with everything because my anxiety was so high. I am sure I will have major failures along the way too but now that I am hooked and know what some patience can produce mistakes should be much easier to deal with Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted April 1, 2022 CFM Report Posted April 1, 2022 great looking piece your a natural, the sewing looks great. Quote
Members cryptid Posted April 1, 2022 Author Members Report Posted April 1, 2022 On 4/1/2022 at 4:27 PM, chuck123wapati said: great looking piece your a natural, the sewing looks great. Expand Thank you. Quite the practice in patience and thread management. Quote
Members TheDavidLeathermanShow Posted April 2, 2022 Members Report Posted April 2, 2022 Yes sir I know the brew house you’re referencing. I’m about a half hour south of akron. I shop the Tandy store in middleburgh heights near Cleveland area. Just an FYI once you work past the Econ veg at Tandy, weaver leather is in ohio near the city of Wooster has great options for a higher quality leather. Quote
Members cryptid Posted April 2, 2022 Author Members Report Posted April 2, 2022 On 4/2/2022 at 1:37 AM, TheDavidLeathermanShow said: Yes sir I know the brew house you’re referencing. I’m about a half hour south of akron. I shop the Tandy store in middleburgh heights near Cleveland area. Just an FYI once you work past the Econ veg at Tandy, weaver leather is in ohio near the city of Wooster has great options for a higher quality leather. Expand I did see Weaver was in based in mt hope maybe? I did not see a brick and mortar retail shop. Do you have more specifics? How do we direct message? Quote
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