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Posting this for our dear friend Harvey Lutske...wow

could you add the message below, too, so proper credit is given?? It’s amazing what you can do with good friends and good tools . . . in that order.

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I did only the stamping. Construction and assembly was done by Mr. Bruce Johnson, who is a veterinarian by day, saddlemaker by night and, I suspect (although I have not seen it), he dons a cape at midnight. Without his help, I’d be posting another combcase.

I wanted to make a briefcase for my son, who’s going to school back east. He’s not Western-oriented, so I wanted a design that was conservative, smart, and business-like for NYC. This pattern was made with box stamp #123 from Wayne Jueschke. The case is 17" wide, and the backside pattern (11.5" x 15.5") is a solid block of the impression, There are close-ups of the impression in add’l postings, as – to my knowledge – only he makes this stamp: none of the other custom nor commercial toolmakers produce it. And it’s a very classy stamp. The briefcase pattern itself is one of Bruce’s, and inside on the bottom is a cushioned pad, so a laptop won’t receive hard landings. There are 4 feet on the bottom so the case doesn’t make contact directly with a ground surface.

I gotta say, it’s a pure pleasure to watch someone like Bruce in action, just moving from one step to another, as simple as eating chocolate pie. I consider myself lucky to have 3 primary mentors. For those of you out there who might be shy or reluctant, FIND YOURSELF somebody to take you to the next level. (Then, you can buy even MORE tools!!)

Harvey

Los Angeles

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I have seen this in person, what an awesome job by both.

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Holy Crap! I have trouble lining up three consecutive geometric stamp impressions...

Great job.

Mike

My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference.

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Great job to both Harvey and Bruce.

Anyone would be proud to carry that Brief case.

Oh and thanks for posting those pictures it's nice to see how some of you construct items. It learn alot from looking at pictures like these.

Doug

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Just a Beauty to behold.

I love classic construction.

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Very nice!!!!!!!!

The stamping must have taken a long time.

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Thats really really nice. I tell you all what, if I was tasked with putting that together from someone elses tooling work I would be sweating bullets lol.

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It's gorgeous!

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That's pretty awesome!

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