larrupin Report post Posted March 28, 2009 Howdy! I just wanted to introduce myself and say THANK YOU right off the bat. This forum is such a tremendous resource that I wish I had stumbeld onto an long time ago. I kind of backed into the whole leather thing because of another hobby I got into a few years ago, SASS cowboy shooting. I was starting on a shoestring and couldn't afford to buy nice leather and someone had given me a box with a bunch of stamping tools etc. Well we won't discuss how my first attempts went ( I used $1 horsebutts from Tandy to make holsters belt and all, I'll leave the results to your imagination) but I was hooked! I found that I really liked the carving and stamping and I am trying to improve my skills. I love making the projects but I dread the hand sewing of bigger projects and I have really stalled on doing them lately, but I think I am going to take the plunge and buy a Toro 3000 or similar. That decision is what got me searching on the internet and brought me to this board. Below are pictures of a couple of rigs, one is a B-Western for my son, he is 15 and did all of the basketweave stamping, I did the sewing and lacing (this was my first lacing project). The other rig is mine and my first serious attempt at carving. Both are based from Wes Ghormley patterns. Sorry the light in my basement is terrible. Again thanks to all of you for your willingness to share your tremendous knowledge, and very unselfeshly I might add. I recognize so many of your names and work from the commercial websites I have looked at in the past and I am impressed. Thanks and God Bless! Larrupin' aka Craig Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingcuda Report post Posted March 28, 2009 very nice work! everyone here is very helpful and passionate... as you will see on some of the threads. enjoy your stay! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buckskin1 Report post Posted March 28, 2009 great work and welcome to the forum. what part of the ozarks are you from. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
larrupin Report post Posted March 28, 2009 Thanks for the kind words folks! Buckskin I am in Springfield, MO, but I run all over Southern MO pretty regularly, even get down into Arkansas once in awhile! Vaya con Dios, Larrupin' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RustyMelton Report post Posted March 28, 2009 Hi Larrupin', you'll like it here, alot of good folks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pete Report post Posted March 28, 2009 nice work! I'm in Mt Home and get to Springfield Leather about 1-2 times a month.Let me know if you are down this way. We can meet for coffee - I have a bunch of orig and copied patterns if you want sheridan belts, purses,albums etc stay well pete Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhall Report post Posted March 28, 2009 Welcome Craig ,Bootknife Bob here, SASS 55792, this is agreat foram of talented helpful people! I to am doing the sewing by hand..researching machines...an trying to figure out the best trail to take.Art is agreat source of info on the types and styles of current offerings.Welcome again!That carving on your rig looks great to me! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Timbo Report post Posted March 28, 2009 Greetings and welcome from Pueblo, CO............But I've only been here since last June. Moved here from Neosho, MO......where I was born and raised. Welcome to the forum!!! Tim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
larrupin Report post Posted March 29, 2009 nice work! I'm in Mt Home and get to Springfield Leather about 1-2 times a month.Let me know if you are down this way. We can meet for coffee - I have a bunch of orig and copied patterns if you want sheridan belts, purses,albums etc stay well pete Pete I don't know that I've ever been to Mt. Home but I just might take you up on that one of these days! Welcome Craig ,Bootknife Bob here, SASS 55792 rhall: my alias for SASS is Larrupin', hence my screen name, #61624, Cas is really a lot of fun ain't it? Greetings and welcome from Pueblo, CO............But I've only been here since last June. Moved here from Neosho, MO......where I was born and raised. Welcome to the forum!!! Tim Hey Timbo, thanks for that great tutorial on your leather canteen cover! Take care and thanks to all! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hicks02 Report post Posted April 2, 2009 Welcome! I live about an hour south of springfield. I used to shoot CAS in wilard, one thing lead to another and haven't made it back. It is good to see some other ozark folks on here. Bryant Creek Butch a.k.a Jeremiah Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
