DwightT Report post Posted April 18, 2023 A friend of mine is going through treatment for Multiple Myeloma and having a pretty rough time of it right now. One of the things that helps him cope is playing the guitar, so I decided to make a new guitar strap for him. I've seen a couple of other projects on here that used the Sergey Neskromniy dragon scale stamps and I really liked that, so I decided to give that a try here. Maybe it will help him to slay this particular dragon. /dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PastorBob Report post Posted April 18, 2023 Love the dye job and patterning here. Almost looks like snakeskin. Nice Job! Really enjoy stories of folks reaching out to those in need. Definitely an outreach here. Praying for your friend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tugadude Report post Posted April 18, 2023 What a nice thing to do for a friend. I pray he has a full recovery and that the cancer never returns. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert03241 Report post Posted April 18, 2023 Beautiful strap your friend will love it. Nice work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomE Report post Posted April 18, 2023 Lovely combination of stitches and stamps. What is the hardware for attaching to the guitar? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DwightT Report post Posted April 18, 2023 4 hours ago, PastorBob said: Love the dye job and patterning here. Almost looks like snakeskin. Nice Job! Really enjoy stories of folks reaching out to those in need. Definitely an outreach here. Praying for your friend. Thanks. I was going for a dragon skin look. I had actually considered stamping the 'skin' on a separate piece of leather, then doing an actual inlay. But I decided that would have made the strap too heavy and stiff to be useful, so I went with the faux inlay look instead. Still need to work on that technique some more to really pull it off. 4 hours ago, Tugadude said: What a nice thing to do for a friend. I pray he has a full recovery and that the cancer never returns. Thanks. Dealing with cancer can really suck. 3 hours ago, Bert03241 said: Beautiful strap your friend will love it. Nice work Thank you. 3 minutes ago, TomE said: Lovely combination of stitches and stamps. What is the hardware for attaching to the guitar? Those are "Ernie Ball" strap locks: https://www.ernieball.com/guitar-accessories/strap-locks# He uses those on his current strap, so I got him a set for this strap too so that he can easily switch between straps if he wants. /dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrampaJoel Report post Posted April 18, 2023 Very attractive! It look nice and light. I never have cared for heavy guitar straps adding to the weight on the shoulder. I hope your friend makes a complete recovery. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hags Report post Posted April 18, 2023 Nice work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fraulein Report post Posted April 19, 2023 Woah that's incredible work! The faux inlay is genius and very well executed. I hope it brightens your friends life. Sending thoughts and prayers his way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DwightT Report post Posted April 19, 2023 18 hours ago, GrampaJoel said: Very attractive! It look nice and light. I never have cared for heavy guitar straps adding to the weight on the shoulder. I hope your friend makes a complete recovery. Thanks. Just for grins I went and weighed it. With the strap locks it comes in at 8.3 oz. I'm not a guitar player so I have no idea if that is heavy or not, but doesn't seem too bad to me. 16 hours ago, Hags said: Nice work. Thank you. 12 hours ago, Fraulein said: Woah that's incredible work! The faux inlay is genius and very well executed. I hope it brightens your friends life. Sending thoughts and prayers his way. Thanks. The faux part is OK, but I've seen better. Next time I think I'll need to make the beveling deeper between the border and the "inlay". /dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DwightT Report post Posted April 20, 2023 @Fraulein - here is the belt that gave me the idea for the faux inlay: https://twentythreeplus.com/products/three-piece-look-alike-belt The belt was carved out of a single piece of leather in such a way to look like it has over-laid pieces. A friend of mine showed me that belt and his attempt at the process, and I thought it might work for this inlay as well. Like I said mine turned out OK, but I think I can do better. /dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dikman Report post Posted April 20, 2023 Very nice indeed! Looks like a lot of work went into it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fraulein Report post Posted April 20, 2023 6 hours ago, DwightT said: @Fraulein - here is the belt that gave me the idea for the faux inlay: https://twentythreeplus.com/products/three-piece-look-alike-belt The belt was carved out of a single piece of leather in such a way to look like it has over-laid pieces. A friend of mine showed me that belt and his attempt at the process, and I thought it might work for this inlay as well. Like I said mine turned out OK, but I think I can do better. /dwight Really like that idea. I think it worked really well for the guitar strap and you executed it really well! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Bill46 Report post Posted April 27, 2023 Not much more can be said here, Your Idea, (Thought process) Execution of craftsmanship is really good (in my opinion) and I'm just like the rest of these craftsmen, I LIKE it ! I too Pray for a speedy recovery for your friend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
