WalterF Report post Posted December 22, 2023 Thought it might be easier to combine projects into one post. The leather work area we are setting up a tooling only area, I was having problems with glue and dye marks. Now they will be separate. This is what hopefully is going to work for me from learning. Most important things are the lighting which can be raised and lowered, and the body position for longer tooling. This works for me, but we all have different likes and wants. Wanted to try a rifle sling with oak and acorns. Working on a pair of Birkenstocks for Gini, she loves sunflowers. The inside is lined with milled veg-tan. It makes it nice and soft on the foot. First real time working with it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DieselTech Report post Posted December 22, 2023 Beautiful work! I love the slings. Almost reminds me of a Don Gonzales pattern. Love the custom birkenstock sandal work as well. Very nice quality stuff coming off you work bend. Just awesome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WalterF Report post Posted December 22, 2023 9 hours ago, DieselTech said: Beautiful work! I love the slings. Almost reminds me of a Don Gonzales pattern. Love the custom birkenstock sandal work as well. Very nice quality stuff coming off you work bend. Just awesome. Thank you, the rifle sling is a Don Gonzalez pattern. Thank you Gini is excited for me to finish the other one now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DieselTech Report post Posted December 22, 2023 3 hours ago, WalterF said: Thank you, the rifle sling is a Don Gonzalez pattern. Thank you Gini is excited for me to finish the other one now. Thanks WalterF, was the oak leaf & acorn tooling pattern in with the sling template? I've been thinking of ordering some of his patterns. Very nice work. Just love the sandals. You just got to post a pic when both of them are finished. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WalterF Report post Posted December 22, 2023 15 minutes ago, DieselTech said: Thanks WalterF, was the oak leaf & acorn tooling pattern in with the sling template? I've been thinking of ordering some of his patterns. Very nice work. Just love the sandals. You just got to post a pic when both of them are finished. Yes the acorn pattern was in the pack, had to convert it from the sling without the thumbhole and fill in where he had a place for initials. He has very nice patterns and usually includes various tooling patterns to go with it. Will post when done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hags Report post Posted December 23, 2023 Nice work. I also have the dg patterns. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WalterF Report post Posted December 23, 2023 (edited) 11 hours ago, Hags said: Nice work. I also have the dg patterns. Thank you, He has some good stuff. Made a holster yesterday. It is the Hand of G-d from the movie 3:10 to Yuma. The Whil Ghormley pattern is fun, except for sewing the toe piece. Followed the instructions except for color and a few different stamps . Edited December 23, 2023 by WalterF Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rleather Report post Posted December 23, 2023 Very nice work, as usual. I love way a sun flower looks on leather. I am going to definitely find a project to put one on. Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
purplefox66 Report post Posted December 23, 2023 Beautiful work as usual from you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WalterF Report post Posted December 24, 2023 22 hours ago, rleather said: Very nice work, as usual. I love way a sun flower looks on leather. I am going to definitely find a project to put one on. Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas! Thank you, for me they are one of the more time consuming things. All the cutting and beveling on a small scale. Merry Christmas to you also. 19 hours ago, purplefox66 said: Beautiful work as usual from you. Thank you for the compliment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spacedog Report post Posted December 24, 2023 Nice looking work space, and excellent work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WalterF Report post Posted December 26, 2023 On 12/24/2023 at 12:31 PM, spacedog said: Nice looking work space, and excellent work. Thank you, I am enjoying it. Worked some on the belt, it is going to be lined and the buckle isn't here yet. Still have the loops to put on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJole Report post Posted December 26, 2023 (edited) I did one of those earlier this year, using the same pattern! The toe plug was a bit tricky, like you say, but the rest of the pattern worked out well. The customer gave me an erroneous belt measurement, but a test fitting caught it early enough that all I had to do was make another longer billet for the buckle. Here he is wearing it, in all its tooled glory. Edited December 26, 2023 by DJole Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbad395 Report post Posted December 28, 2023 On 12/21/2023 at 10:18 PM, WalterF said: super clean tooling nice work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SeaCitadel Report post Posted January 4 The entire belt and holster setup looks really amazing. On the sandals, how did you attach the leather to the base? I see stitches, but can't imagine you stitched into the cork... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WalterF Report post Posted January 6 On 1/4/2024 at 9:53 AM, SeaCitadel said: The entire belt and holster setup looks really amazing. On the sandals, how did you attach the leather to the base? I see stitches, but can't imagine you stitched into the cork... Thank you, the leather was glued to the sides using Barge. Scuffed up the cork for better adhesion and added screw nails to help. The nails were installed after the photos. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
