chocolateducttape Report post Posted March 11, 2008 The first one is a guitar strap I made for my friend Sean; the second is a sketchbook cover I made for me; and the third is a purse I made, also for me. The sketchbook cover is background dyed black (and I need to work on my dyeing skills but that's OK), and the purse is filigreed over navy-blue suede. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke Hatley Report post Posted March 11, 2008 fine looking work. How long is the Guitar Strap and do you have an idea as to how long it took to Lace it ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chocolateducttape Report post Posted March 11, 2008 Thanks! 48"- he likes them short for some reason, not that I know enough about guitars to say for sure whether that's unusually short- but there are 8 extra inches on there. I'm not sure exactly how long it took me to lace it. I think about a week, but it was one of the more hectic weeks of my life, so my leatherworking schedule was decidedly catch-as-catch-can. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomSwede Report post Posted March 11, 2008 Beautiful stuff! Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leatheroo Report post Posted March 11, 2008 very nice stuff...great carving and stitching...love the bag design Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spider Report post Posted March 11, 2008 I agree with my 2 friends above. These are very nice pieces. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCOUTER Report post Posted March 11, 2008 Chocolate- Looking at those beautiful pieces, it made me think to myself for a moment "I hope they can appreciate what they are getting". For us leatherworking buffs- we look at those items as Craftsmanship, Time, and Soul. Every piece to be treasured... Some recipients will really cherish something like that "just for what it is" but it is even sweeter when someone knows what kind of Blood Sweat and Tears went into it. You really went the extra mile on those items! Beautiful! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Froghunter Report post Posted March 11, 2008 Very nice work! I agree about the bag design, I like it! Keep up the good work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chocolateducttape Report post Posted March 11, 2008 Many thanks for the kind words y'all! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Genadek Report post Posted March 11, 2008 Nice use of line and a unique carving style. The blue under the lace on the note book is a very creative idea!! David Genadek Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chocolateducttape Report post Posted March 11, 2008 Thanks! It's silver mylar lace. (It really does look blue in the picture though!) I borrowed the idea from the guy that taught me how to do lacing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
