New seats

[Guest]

Hi Clay,

I'll look around for a larger version of that seat....

meanwhile

try looking at www.photobucket.com and then do a search for patillserve That's me

Thanks again for the positive comments.

Dave Theobald

[freak]

Very, very nice work. Man those are tight all around. Very clean and i love the colors. The lace and sticking are beautiful.

Most of my designes are more based on the tattoo or graffiti type of art. When i've got a image in my head i can't get on paper i like to look around on tattoo sites . It helps me get past that block or come up with something new.

Very nice work David.

[ClayB]

Hi Clay,

I'll look around for a larger version of that seat....

meanwhile

try looking at www.photobucket.com and then do a search for patillserve That's me

Thanks again for the positive comments.

Dave Theobald

Hi Dave,

I checked out your photo album. You really have some nice stuff there. I like the variety of different seats. I saved the picture of the seat with Christ's face on it and zoomed in on it. You really did a nice job on that carving! I would love to see some of your work in person some day. Once again, thanks for sharing the pictures of your work. I will be looking forward to seeing more of it.

Clay

[Chitin]

Really phenomenal! I've only been carving for a couple of months (and even that off and on) and it excites me to see how good one can get in just a year! Gives me something to aspire to, as they say... keep up the good work!

[Guest]

Thanks again everyone,

I really do appreciate the compliments. There is nothing going on in my area (around Cincinnati) with regard to leatherwork, so I am totally self taught. Just me and what I can read on the internet. My nearest Tandy is in Columbus which is two hours from my home. I do subscribe to Leathercrafter and Saddlers Journal which is a very good publication even though it is heavily weighted toward cowboy/horse "stuff". There are also some articles in it that are not "western" in subject matter and some projects that are very worthwhile.

Dave

[Johanna]

Hey, David- we're "neighbors"! I'm about 90 miles north of you, near St. Marys. Will you give me ride in the Spring? Though it seems a shame to cover up such pretty seats with a behind. Thanks for sharing, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work. If you ever want to get your stuff off of photobucket and have a permanent gallery to upload pics to, let me know. (This offer is good for any leatherworker!)

Johanna

[Guest]

Hi Johanna,

I would be interested in finding out about the photo gallery that you mentioned. Are you a web site developer? I've been considering a web site for the seats. Nothing etched in stone yet....still in the "thinking about it" stage.

Thanks for the compliments on the seats, I'd love to take you for a ride in the spring; unfortunately, I don't have a bike! ha ha...... The cobbler's kids have no shoes eh? Actually my son is the motorcyclist in the family. I told him that I want him to build me a bike when I retire. His response? "DAD! You are NOT getting a motorcycle."....lol. The child becomes the parent! I think I told him that when he was 16.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Dave Theobald

[ClayB]

I do subscribe to Leathercrafter and Saddlers Journal which is a very good publication even though it is heavily weighted toward cowboy/horse "stuff". There are also some articles in it that are not "western" in subject matter and some projects that are very worthwhile.

Dave

Hi Dave,

The Journal relies mostly on submitted articles for it's content and I think that's why they get stuck sometimes on the same old thing. Just because that's what the people that write articles for them know about. I have seen a lot of really neat things being done with motorcycle seats here, and on other internet sites lately. A lot of you that do them have some real talent putting art on leather. Maybe one of you also has the talent to write an article about it. I would hope that if you did, the journal would be willing to print that also. Even though I will probably never build a motorcycle seat, I would be interested in reading how it is done. I think there are lots of people that read the Journal because it is the only leather retated magazine out there that wish there was more variety in the articles it prints. If we want some changes in "our magazine", maybe we need to get involved and do someting about it.

Clay

[Guest]

Hey Clay,

I have honestly thought about it for quite a while. It takes a tremendous commitment of time do to all the writing and photographs that must be taken and furnished with descriptions. When this latest crunch is over, I currently have a standing order for 25 seats, I am going to start a seat specifically for a show bike and photograph every phase of the construction. I will submit something to the magazine. Hopefully it will be something that they can or will use.

Dave Theobald

[Johanna]

Hey, David...I'd rather you do it here on leatherworker.net! More people will certainly see it, that's for sure! The magazine has less readers than this website. And I'll even volunteer to do a lot of the grunt work for you! In fact, I would be thrilled!

Johanna