Fred's ramblings

[toxo]

Various patterns filled with sweet smellies to protect from the plague and offset the stench.

[SUP]

5 minutes ago, toxo said:

Various patterns filled with sweet smellies to protect from the plague and offset the stench

Oh  Yuck!  And before my first coffee too!

[fredk]

Today I spotted a woman with what looked like a 'tote' bag of unusual construction. From a distance it looked like a lot of leather 'jigsaw' pieces sewn together. I spoke to the woman and got a slightly better look at the bag - I didn't examine it.

Not jigsaw pieces but squares, with rounded corners, of about 3 inches, in the middle of each side was a slot of about 1 inch wide, maybe just 3/4 inch. by about 1/4 to 1/2 inch, too big I thought. Through that slot ran a short strap linking two squares together. All the squares and straps were of different colours. Muted bright colours and mostly no two adjoining pieces were the same colour.

There was no sign of anything else fixing the squares together, no rivets, no sewing. They were in fact quite loosely joined. I guess the ends of the straps were joined on the inside of the bag. The bag was lined with a relatively heavy fabric. I didn't really take note of the long grip straps which the lady had over her shoulder

It would be a simple matter to have a die made to punch out these squares with their slots

[Handstitched]

On 11/15/2022 at 4:03 PM, Handstitched said:

I found a pair of knee high black   'goth boots' with huge 5-6 "  platforms at an op shop ( charity shop)for about $10 bucks, in good nic too  . I have  a heap of huge 40-50mm  rocket spikes, studs  etc. so I'm thinking of 'spiking them up'   with extra ' bling  & buckles etc.and whatever else I can think of,  ...purely just for the fun of it , and perhaps for a display at markets. By the time I've finished with them , they'll be a lethal weapon  

HS

@fredk

Finally, after all this time, I have finally got around to actually doing these boots. They've been on my workshop floor all this time  and I keep staring at them, " what the hell am I going to do with these boots?"  and now I think I have a fair idea of what spikes are  going where after looking at some examples online..   Its likely I'll be using them for  a display/ advertising on my stall.

The actual boots are  worth quite a bit after checking the brand, " Demonia" , well,  compared to what I paid for them . 

HS 

[fredk]

Recently I came across this wee light meant/sold as a light for cyclists. As do many LED lights this one can be cycled thru different colors and flashing or steady light in those colors. I bought one for use on my head magnifier.

The light has a built in rechargeable battery using a separate USB cable

Then I had an idea. I find it hard to check the alignment of stamps and punches on my Tandy Pro-Press. I've plenty of light from the front but light from the rear is awkward. So I bought two more lights, superglued (CA) magnets on them and, voila, light from rear and top