The Beavers Back

[Beaverslayer]

Thank you David, hopefully it will help someone out and that they can learn something from this. It's people like You Beeza, ClayB and the others that have taken the time to add these tutorials for all the rest to see and learn from, thta makes this a great site. It would be nice if everyone would take just a few extra minutes and a few extra pictures, just to show what they did to accomplish the project that they are posting, that way, there is always going to be tips and tricks on how and why something is done.

Ken

[rdb]

This is right up there with the best "how to" I've seen on this board. Many, many thanks to you Ken!

Showing how to do your trademark product is just an unbelievable nice thing to do.

[Beaverslayer]

Why thank you rdb, I really appreciate the compliments. I'm pleased to be able to share my knowledge as freely as it was shared to me when I learned how to do this. Granted I have changed a whole lot of things since I first learned, but the general jyst of it is still the same.

As to showing how to make my trademark item, as long as there's no mass producing replicators from large overseas countries checking it out every day, I think I'll be fine. The next tutorial will be on my trademark hat. Had almost finished that one when my harddrive crashed, and have had to redo all of it. So sometime soon, keep your eyes open for that one, it will be almost as long as this one.

Ken

[Gremlin]

Wish I'd seen this before I started building my new vest. Well done Ken, very well done!!

[Beaverslayer]

Thanks Gremlin, much appreciated. Now that you let the cat outta the bag, let's be sure to post pics of your vest when your done.

Ken

PS. Now you can see why I want you to will me your air hole punch..LOL...

[Spider]

Yo Ken,

I have to say that this is an awesome tutorial. You are awesome at your skill. My vest is more of a cheat cause I only put a patch on mine and you actually built the whole freak'n thing. Wow, you ROCK!!! I'll wait till you finish and post before I post my patch...lol I don't want to look lame in your shadows....lol jk....kinda

[Oscar B]

Great work ken, and thanks.

Oscar

[anne newkold]

Great tutorial! Can't wait to try to make one from it. So now that makes 30 on the list of things to do.

[Beaverslayer]

Okay everyone following, here's what you should have so far. The outer shell is pretty much complete at this stage, now we have the two side adjustment parts to make and then it's on to the hard stuff.

Front should look like this.

Back should look like this.

[Beaverslayer]

Okay, here we go with the side adjustment parts.

First off cut the pieces required from your garment leather, be sure you make a "Right" & "Left" hand side. You don't want all the pieces the same, once you've marked one, flip your template and mark another.

If possible, you want to lay this out on a gridded cutting board, it just makes it a whole lot easier to line it up. On the left side (shorter side) you want to measure in 1 1/8" and place a mark. On the right side, you want to measure in 1 1/4" and place a mark. Now, laying it out as shown in the picture, line the bottom of the curved part up with one of the lines on your cutting board, do this with both pieces. Then measure down from the highest point of the left side piece 1" and place a mark. Now you have the location for the top left corner of the inbetween piece, as shown with the piece of white paper. Once you have the template in place, mark all along the edge, and a small mark at the tyop and bottom.

This is what they should look liked marked.