Members Basically Bob Posted January 19, 2024 Members Report Posted January 19, 2024 To wear with a handmade guitar. 6/7 veg with 2 - 3 oz. Garment leather liner. Contoured at the shoulder. Cut to measure with no adjustment. Quote
Members DieselTech Posted January 19, 2024 Members Report Posted January 19, 2024 Awesome work. That's a sexy piece. Great work. Quote
Members Basically Bob Posted January 19, 2024 Author Members Report Posted January 19, 2024 On 1/19/2024 at 8:40 PM, DieselTech said: Awesome work. That's a sexy piece. Great work. Expand Thanks! Quote
Members Littlef Posted January 19, 2024 Members Report Posted January 19, 2024 Nice lookin strap. I'd be proud to have that on any of my instruments. Quote
Members rleather Posted January 19, 2024 Members Report Posted January 19, 2024 Very nice tooling and I love color Quote
Members Basically Bob Posted January 19, 2024 Author Members Report Posted January 19, 2024 On 1/19/2024 at 8:51 PM, Littlef said: Nice lookin strap. I'd be proud to have that on any of my instruments. Expand Thanks! Quote
Members Basically Bob Posted January 19, 2024 Author Members Report Posted January 19, 2024 On 1/19/2024 at 9:00 PM, rleather said: Very nice tooling and I love color Expand Thanks, rleather … the color is 40% Fiebing’s light brown / 60% alcohol with a dark brown antique. Quote
Members Sheilajeanne Posted January 20, 2024 Members Report Posted January 20, 2024 Very nice! I am getting a new guitar soon, so will have to make a strap. How do you contour it at the shoulder? Do cut a curve into the leather where it rests next to your neck? Quote
Members TomE Posted January 20, 2024 Members Report Posted January 20, 2024 Nice work. The artwork and color are very attractive. Quote
Members rleather Posted January 21, 2024 Members Report Posted January 21, 2024 On 1/19/2024 at 11:54 PM, Basically Bob said: Thanks, rleather … the color is 40% Fiebing’s light brown / 60% alcohol with a dark brown antique. Expand I appreciated you sharing the dye formula, I will give it try. Quote
Members Basically Bob Posted January 21, 2024 Author Members Report Posted January 21, 2024 (edited) On 1/20/2024 at 4:01 PM, Sheilajeanne said: Very nice! I am getting a new guitar soon, so will have to make a strap. How do you contour it at the shoulder? Do cut a curve into the leather where it rests next to your neck? Expand Thank you, Sheilajeanne, Yes, there is a curve at the top of the shoulder. When I make these, I take two measurements: 1) the total length of the player’s current strap (from the centre of the back pin hole to the centre of the front pin hole) 2) from the mid point at the top of the shoulder to the front pin hole when the player is wearing his/her guitar in a comfortable position. I have a few templates for the main portion of the body and cut the front and rear “tails” to the proper length. It is a lot of work but the contour and the “cut to measure” narrow tails at the front and back reduce resistance and make for a more comfortable strap. The photo below gives you an idea of how the contour looks Edited January 21, 2024 by Basically Bob Quote
Members Basically Bob Posted January 21, 2024 Author Members Report Posted January 21, 2024 On 1/20/2024 at 5:13 PM, TomE said: Nice work. The artwork and color are very attractive. Expand Thanks, TomE Quote
Members Basically Bob Posted January 21, 2024 Author Members Report Posted January 21, 2024 On 1/19/2024 at 9:58 PM, BigBore said: Stunning work! Expand Thanks, BigBore Quote
Members MarshalWill Posted January 21, 2024 Members Report Posted January 21, 2024 That's an excellent strap design with the contour the way you do it. Just the right amount of decoration on both. Fine work, there. Quote
Members Basically Bob Posted January 21, 2024 Author Members Report Posted January 21, 2024 On 1/21/2024 at 10:19 PM, MarshalWill said: That's an excellent strap design with the contour the way you do it. Just the right amount of decoration on both. Fine work, there. Expand Thanks, MarshalWill Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted January 21, 2024 Contributing Member Report Posted January 21, 2024 I LIKE IT - "just enough" design without being over done. Quote
Members Sheilajeanne Posted January 22, 2024 Members Report Posted January 22, 2024 On 1/21/2024 at 7:50 PM, Basically Bob said: Thank you, Sheilajeanne, Yes, there is a curve at the top of the shoulder. When I make these, I take two measurements: 1) the total length of the player’s current strap (from the centre of the back pin hole to the centre of the front pin hole) 2) from the mid point at the top of the shoulder to the front pin hole when the player is wearing his/her guitar in a comfortable position. I have a few templates for the main portion of the body and cut the front and rear “tails” to the proper length. It is a lot of work but the contour and the “cut to measure” narrow tails at the front and back reduce resistance and make for a more comfortable strap. The photo below gives you an idea of how the contour looks Expand Thanks, Bob! Going to bookmark this page! Love the little flowers! Quote
Members Basically Bob Posted January 22, 2024 Author Members Report Posted January 22, 2024 (edited) On 1/22/2024 at 6:49 PM, Sheilajeanne said: Thanks, Bob! Going to bookmark this page! Love the little flowers! Expand the woman I made the strap for plays in a band called “Blue Chicory” and that is what the flowers are … Chicory flowers. On 1/21/2024 at 10:47 PM, JLSleather said: I LIKE IT - "just enough" design without being over done. Expand Thanks! Edited January 22, 2024 by Basically Bob Quote
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