Members Tina Posted March 12, 2009 Members Report Posted March 12, 2009 Yyyihaaaa:-) Love'm, the color on the wool is super nice, this is the first pair of black I have seen, I promise, i woun't laugh Quote "He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands, and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands, and his head, and his heart, is An Artist" http://vildkorpens-laderlya.deviantart.com http://tupali.deviantart.com/
Contributing Member Crystal Posted March 12, 2009 Contributing Member Report Posted March 12, 2009 They came out beautiful! And second Tina that this is the first pair I have ever seen in black. Great work all around from the color combos to the buckles and conchos to the design and tooling on the leather! Definitely something to be proud of! Now - how about a matching woolie hat? Crystal Quote Black Dog Custom Leather
Contributing Member Clay Posted March 12, 2009 Contributing Member Report Posted March 12, 2009 Ernie, I need to borrow these to keep warm when I walk to work in the mornings!!! They are great!!!!! Cept that they would be woolie chinks on my long legs!! Bert Quote Clay Miller
Members randyandclaudia Posted March 12, 2009 Members Report Posted March 12, 2009 They are extremely on the cool side! very nice. I bet you are psyched to have finished them. You should give yourself a big pat on your back. Great job! Quote peace and love randy and claudia www.randyandclaudia.com http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/The-Cosmic-Leather-Emporium/123781450970345 www.myspace.com/hellbentforleather "Quality is never an accident; it's always the result of high intention, sincere effort; intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives." John Ruskin
Grunt Posted March 12, 2009 Report Posted March 12, 2009 THanks for posting pics. That is an awesome pair of chaps. Quote
Moderator bruce johnson Posted March 12, 2009 Moderator Report Posted March 12, 2009 Clay, Very cool, or warm as the case may be. Rundi likes them too, but said I can't make any unless we move up to where the arctic blasts come through. That ain't likely. We both remember growing up in it. Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
Contributing Member ClayB Posted March 12, 2009 Author Contributing Member Report Posted March 12, 2009 I'm really glad you all like these. Thank you all for the comments. Viking Gaucho, I really like that description Bree. Spider, they are mostly black so they'd probably work on a bike. If you lived up here, you could ride later in the year too! (of course you might need tire chains too) If they did catch on fire, it'd look really cool for a couple seconds, and smell TERRIBLE!! Kate, I never thought of wetting the hair. It would have looked like a big drowned rat..... or cat.... hmmm....opps, sorry. Someone suggested covering it with masking tape, and that was probably a really good idea, but too late now. If I ever try something like this again, I'll have some ideas to try. Glad you aren't going to laugh Tina, but one of my inspirations to keep working on these was to hear you giggle with a Sweedish accent! I dug through all my scrap bins to see if I had any extra pieces of this stuff, but no luck. I'm sure you could have made something really fun out of it. Crystal, back in the 70's, Larry Mahan used to wear a woolie hat. I think he even sold them in his western clothing line. I saw one a couple years ago, and Stacy said "NO!" Too bad, I always thought they were pretty fun. Bert, I'll bring these along next time I come down, but you're right, I think they'd be a little short for you. Maybe we could add some nice long fringe? Bruce, it's supposed to be be 45 degrees warmer this afternoon than it was yesterday morning, all the way up to 23. It's a heat wave, cant believe you and Rundi dont miss springtime up north!!!! Quote ClayB Badlands Leather Art blog Badlands Leather Art Website
Members Dually Posted March 12, 2009 Members Report Posted March 12, 2009 Now try to get our horse to stay in the territory when he see's you comin. LOL Quote Trust in God, but tie your horse. Randy
Members BondoBobCustomSaddles Posted March 13, 2009 Members Report Posted March 13, 2009 Nice job Clay! I have often thought I might do a set myself, just cause I like to wander off the path a little sometimes, but; generally I use what I make ( a good way to advertise) and if I wore a set around the folks that I ride with, welllll, maybe some day. Anyway, nice job. If you hand stitch, be sure to burnish your thread vigorusly with a piece of paper, I use grocery bags. That will take off the extra wax and "slick" down what's left and will help keep the thread from grabbing the hair on it's way through. Happy Trails! Bondo Bob Quote
yaklady Posted March 13, 2009 Report Posted March 13, 2009 I wonder how a yak hide would look as chaps? It would be long enough to make chaps for Bert, and it even has built-in fringe. If I murdered a yak in the middle of winter when their wool is the thickest, it would be super warm and even a bigger challenge to sew. What do you think, Clay? Want to make another pair? I bet you would put the yokes on the right sides this time. Yak hair is longer than sheep and would follow your thread a loooong ways. You could use the tail as the leg straps. Or you could have it hanging down the front in the middle. Wouldn't that be attractive? Just don't be using any cat tails for the straps, even though you have an abundance of them. I do have an extra yak . . . Kathy Quote All bad yaks make their way to the freezer.
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