Members sparctek Posted November 16, 2022 Members Report Posted November 16, 2022 @Danne Your work is fantastic. I have not ventured into the fine leather goods world. But when I see pictures like yours, I keep thinking "I want to do that". Quote
Members Isaact Posted November 16, 2022 Members Report Posted November 16, 2022 Wow, this is beautiful and very professional looking work. Definitely a piece you look at and think “I’d like to be able to do that one day.” Quote
Members Danne Posted November 16, 2022 Author Members Report Posted November 16, 2022 4 hours ago, sparctek said: @Danne Your work is fantastic. I have not ventured into the fine leather goods world. But when I see pictures like yours, I keep thinking "I want to do that". Thank you, I really like watch straps, I like to work on attention to small details, and I think they are a good way to improve the attention to details. Even the smallest details are important, I mean on a large bag a "bad" backstitch will not be that visible, but it becomes really visible on a watch strap. Also mistakes when making small straps are cheap, a failure with a handbag will be a lot of wasted leather. 1 hour ago, Isaact said: Wow, this is beautiful and very professional looking work. Definitely a piece you look at and think “I’d like to be able to do that one day.” Thank you. Quote
Members Brokenolmarine Posted November 17, 2022 Members Report Posted November 17, 2022 My Seal Team Luminox took a beating, working patrol, teaching on the range, and a few years at the desk until we retired. I replaced the strap four or five times. They never held up. I bet yours do. Quote
Members Danne Posted November 17, 2022 Author Members Report Posted November 17, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Brokenolmarine said: My Seal Team Luminox took a beating, working patrol, teaching on the range, and a few years at the desk until we retired. I replaced the strap four or five times. They never held up. I bet yours do. I try to find a good balance between soft/pliable and durable. Now I don't sell any leather goods (only a hobby) but some reinforcement solutions I've tried have resulted in straps that are very stiff (even with softer leather) until it has shaped itself around my wrist, I think something like that would annoy a lot of customers when they order a slim strap in a soft leather. But I think it also comes down to the type of leather used. If I would get the task to make a strap for a watch that would take a lot of beating over the years like yours, and I could choose leathers. I would probably choose bridle or cordovan, and build up the interior with a full grain cow leather if a padded strap. I do spend a lot of time thinking about different construction methods. In one way it can make sense to use a nylon fabric as reinforcement to avoid stretching at the lugs and between bucke pin holes. But those materials degrade over time, like I took out an old backback I had in my storage room, all straps where made from some synthetic material, and it was a high quality made bag, but I could tear some straps with no effort. And when we buy a reinforcement material today, with the requirements for the materials to be environmental friendly, how long will they hold up? especially when it's thin material? Let's have a look at some of the best crafters out there (my opinion, but a lot of people will agree) I saw a strap made by Niwa, and the construction is fully made out of leather. I can't say what the best choices are, but these constructions fully made out of leather appeal more to me. But I use Velodon for my flat straps, and I still experiment with different construction methods. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6O8GR0ALNc/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B6UOrkBA_GW/ Edited November 17, 2022 by Danne Quote
Members Brokenolmarine Posted November 17, 2022 Members Report Posted November 17, 2022 Luckily, I'm retired. The watch will ride in a shirt or overall pocket. The fob should outlast ME. But, I have a couple Christmas gifts ahead of personal projects. Isn't that always the thing? Plus three knives on the "other" bench. Quote
Members Seagrove59 Posted November 21, 2022 Members Report Posted November 21, 2022 The straps are stunning, and thanks for the bit on your thought process and material selection. Quote
Members Danne Posted November 21, 2022 Author Members Report Posted November 21, 2022 26 minutes ago, Seagrove59 said: The straps are stunning, and thanks for the bit on your thought process and material selection. Thank you Quote
Members spacedog Posted November 24, 2022 Members Report Posted November 24, 2022 Wow, that is top notch craftsmanship. Well done sir. Quote
Members Danne Posted November 24, 2022 Author Members Report Posted November 24, 2022 7 minutes ago, spacedog said: Wow, that is top notch craftsmanship. Well done sir. Thank you. Quote
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