Members johnnydb Posted August 31, 2023 Members Report Posted August 31, 2023 Working with leather is a combination of things. The material is stiff and tough.... Materials are also expensive....sometimes difficult to obtain. The cutting tools sharp...razor sharp. The use of tools are often such that you must get it right the first time...mistakes cost time and materials to the point that you must start again.... So let's hear it....IE Don't you hate it when skiving a piece and at the ¾ point you cut through the leather.... Quote
Members Handstitched Posted August 31, 2023 Members Report Posted August 31, 2023 On 8/31/2023 at 3:08 PM, johnnydb said: The material is stiff and tough.... Materials are also expensive....sometimes difficult to obtain. The cutting tools sharp...razor sharp. The use of tools are often such that you must get it right the first time...mistakes cost time and materials to the point that you must start again.... Expand Welcome to the world of working with leather HS Quote ' I have a very gweat friend in Wome called Biggus Dickus, He has a wife you know, do you know whats she's called? Incontinentia.......Incontinentia Buttocks '
Members Hags Posted August 31, 2023 Members Report Posted August 31, 2023 Dyeing the little spot you missed and it bleeds into the white thread.... Quote Not so retired RN. Living on the Washington Peninsula.
Members johnnydb Posted August 31, 2023 Author Members Report Posted August 31, 2023 On 8/31/2023 at 3:31 PM, Handstitched said: Welcome to the world of working with leather HS Expand Oh I know right? Everyone has a mishap...part of the price of admission. Lots of finger strength, sharp knives, permanent results from paint or dyes...stuff just seems to happen. And it happens to the best and worst of us. It's the journey, not the destination. (Although we delight in destinations too) Give us your latest "ooopppsss" Quote
Members TomE Posted August 31, 2023 Members Report Posted August 31, 2023 (edited) When you make a made-to-measure item based on the client's measurements then the client decides that the original item they took the measurements from wasn't a good fit after all. Edited August 31, 2023 by TomE Quote
Members johnnydb Posted August 31, 2023 Author Members Report Posted August 31, 2023 On 8/31/2023 at 5:25 PM, TomE said: When you make a made-to-measure item based on the client's measurements then the client decides that the original item they took the measurements from wasn't a good fit after all. Expand OUCH! That's a "change order" . I charge extra for that on top of time plus materials. Quote
Members BlackDragon Posted August 31, 2023 Members Report Posted August 31, 2023 I love it when I cut each side to 9" then realize I actually cut one side to 8". Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted August 31, 2023 Contributing Member Report Posted August 31, 2023 When I procrastinate for so long I either miss a deadline or nearly so Been putting off making a quiver for #1 fav dottir so long I just realised she needs it in two weeks time. I'm a slow worker Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
CFM chuck123wapati Posted August 31, 2023 CFM Report Posted August 31, 2023 cutting a pattern backwards so the rough side is out. cutting my thread just a couple inches short. I could do this for daze lol. Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members GrampaJoel Posted August 31, 2023 Members Report Posted August 31, 2023 (edited) On 8/31/2023 at 6:46 PM, chuck123wapati said: cutting a pattern backwards so the rough side is out. cutting my thread just a couple inches short. I could do this for daze lol. Expand Boy howdy!!! all above and much more. Edited August 31, 2023 by GrampaJoel Quote
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