Has anyone attended Jim Linnell's classes at Tandy?

[DieselTech]

11 minutes ago, Mablung said:

As the quip goes about men telling their wives how many guns they need: “Just one more.” Same applies to knives, lol. I have a whole variety of knives, leather and non-leather. One cannot have too many knives, even if only a few are carried regularly. 

Lol I have that problem, with both. Which do i carry today!

[Mablung]

33 minutes ago, DieselTech said:

Lol I have that problem, with both. Which do i carry today!

Exactly!  Though, people in my office would faint, if I walked in carrying some of my knives; they already look at me like I'm nuts, when I bring my regular pocket knives.

[tsunkasapa]

5 hours ago, Mablung said:

As the quip goes about men telling their wives how many guns they need: “Just one more.” Same applies to knives, lol. I have a whole variety of knives, leather and non-leather. One cannot have too many knives, even if only a few are carried regularly

I av so many firearms and knives now that when the wife asks, I just reply "Oh, that? I've had it for years."  

[Littlef]

My impression is that Jim Linnell isn’t teaching a beginner class.  Tandy might provide tools for their classes, because they expect  beginners will need tools, and will buy tools.  Jim is teaching a class to help experienced leather workers refine their craft.  He’s there to teach and not peddle Tandy tools.  It’s hard to teach how to use a tool, if you don’t have the tool.  It would be a pain to lug the slab, but also Jim isn’t going to haul around 30 slabs of granite.  
 

there always books and  youtube if this particular class requisites don’t work for you.  Maybe at some point in the future you will build up the tool chest where having the requisite tools isn't overwhelming to buy at once.  They certainly add up fast. 

[SUP]

He is teaching how to refine skills, yes, which is precisely why I want to take those classes. I do know tooling and have done it, just not to a great extent.    While I have some 40-50 stamps and sufficient swivel knives, I do not have all those required for extensive tooling or all those in the list, . But I do want to learn more so I can decide whether it is something I want to invest in or do further. 

I am at least planning to go refine my swivel knife skills. 

 

[Sheilajeanne]

Sup, sometimes when tooling, I find there's a tool or two I don't have, but often I will have one that's similar enough it won't make a huge difference in the project. Check your tools and see if you could possibly use substitutes for some of them. 
Let's not forget, Al Stohlman made some of his tools out of nails and bits of steel,  so it's not so much having exactly the right tool as being skilled at using it.

[SUP]

Yes. That's true. While I cannot say I am skilled.. neither sufficient time nor practice at it,  I am in the process of trying to make my own stamps. I love to try everything. so... getting some large flat headed nails...  drills ... Let's see what I can come up with, if anything. 

[Littlef]

13 hours ago, SUP said:

He is teaching how to refine skills, yes, which is precisely why I want to take those classes. I do know tooling and have done it, just not to a great extent.    While I have some 40-50 stamps and sufficient swivel knives, I do not have all those required for extensive tooling or all those in the list, . But I do want to learn more so I can decide whether it is something I want to invest in or do further. 

I am at least planning to go refine my swivel knife skills. 

 

If you don't have everything, maybe you could pick up a handful of pieces that seem most interesting/useful to you, to try and get the most out of the class.

also, there's a lot of similarities in the types of stamps.  Maybe if you don't have the exact stamp listed, but have a similar style/type, you could substitute it, to work on the technique, even if its not the exact stamp.    If you show up with "most" of the stuff, he "might" have a few extra tools, and he might let you borrower one.  I wouldn't bank on it, but if you get in the class, and they are working with a tool you don't have,  it doesn't hurt to ask, and say that a tool you haven't bought yet.  -just a few thoughts.

[SUP]

Ha! Just got an email from Tandy - I believe they are providing all the tools and she was mistaken. That's a relief, though I will be taking along my swivel knives because I am comfortable with them. 

Thank you all for your input, guidance and information. 

[DieselTech]

55 minutes ago, SUP said:

Ha! Just got an email from Tandy - I believe they are providing all the tools and she was mistaken. That's a relief, though I will be taking along my swivel knives because I am comfortable with them. 

Thank you all for your input, guidance and information. 

Well keep us posted how it went!