Full Size Organizer

[hidepounder]

Finially finished! Here are some pix of the finished Organizer. It is an award for the American Rope Horse Futurity being held in OKC this weekend.

This is a full sized organizer and I used a Chaylor-Fenneli interior which worked out very well. (for some reason the zipper appears pink in the photo....but really it's tan). Chaylor-Fenneli makes a nice product and using their inserts saves me alot of time and effort as oppossed to me making the interiors from scratch.

The exterior is 6/7 oz HO. The edges were skived and turned over the insert and then stitched....138/99 @ 7spi. This could have been made with one solid piece of leather, but I like using three pieces which are much easier to get out of a side and easier to manage when tooling. I also think the scalloped binding adds a little pazazz. I split the exterior binder down to about 4 oz and then added a stiffener and a piece of 8 oz leather to the inside to give it more body. This method requires a couple of more steps but ends up working out better than utilizing a heavier piece of leather for the binder and then creating grooves for the folds.

I drew this pattern and did some experimenting with flowers. The finish is a light brown antique over a Neat-Lac resist with a Neat-Lac final sealer. Let me know what you think.....I'm pretty thick skinned!

Bob

Edited May 29, 2009 by hidepounder

[Doug C]

Extremely well done. I like the scalloped look too. The carving and the pattern are top notch. You are a great tallent and I learn alot just studying your work. I also like using the Chaylor-Fenneli products. I think they are the best out there for pre-made interiors.

Thanks for sharing.

Doug

[Colman]

Bob,

Awesome job!

Maybe one of these days I will learn to draw flowers as good as you.

Johnny

[MarkB]

Bob

WOW That's realllly nice more like great! I look at your work and it makes me strive harder and harder to make my work look better. I like the way you put your flowers in and the vine work around them. The way you do the bindings and the edges every thing about it looks great. The backs a little plan for you but that just my opinion .

Thanks for sharing the pictures with us.

Mark

[Hilly]

Hey Hidepounder, I'm gonna get dehydrated from all the drooling I've been doing looking at your work.

I'd sure like to be a fly on the wall, and watch you work....

[gtwister09]

Very nice!!!!!

Regards,

Ben

[Double U Leather]

Man......as the younger generation would say "That's phat" or perhaps "That is a sick organizer". At any rate, it's friggin' gorgeous. I'd love to be able to do that in my lifetime. Seeing your stuff sometimes makes me want to try harder, other times, it makes me want to hang myself. You do incredible work.

[sodapop]

always easy on the eyes bob!!

darryl

[jbird]

Not good at all very bad Bob you have droped the

Ball big time I mean no gadgets like warp drive or a built in calculater or motorized opening goodness me try harder Man LOL

Ok I mean it's just out of the Park I mean it's like looking at a sun set in a national PARK

No it's like when you get a perfect ok I am done, I am having a ball.

By the way nice edges.LOL

Josh

[MADMAX22]

As usual that looks oustanding.

Ofcourse questions for ya. Those liners can you dye them and what not?