Members theherje Posted December 11, 2009 Members Report Posted December 11, 2009 TOM... from one swede to another... that is a great strap! even the detail on the letters.. good work! now make yourself a shirt!!! haha!~ Quote
TomSwede Posted December 13, 2009 Author Report Posted December 13, 2009 TOM... from one swede to another... that is a great strap! even the detail on the letters.. good work! now make yourself a shirt!!! haha!~ Ha ha another Swede!!! Cool, tjenare!!! Thank you very much!!!! I have a shirt but apperently don't use it ha ha Friggin hot day that was...eventually had to plunge into the Gävlebay. Where are you hanging around...my instinct with no clue at all tells me NordUppland?? Tom Quote Confucius - Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. --------------------------------------------- www.1eye1.se blogg.1eye1.se
hidepounder Posted December 13, 2009 Report Posted December 13, 2009 Hey Tommy....I missed this one! Great job. I like the colors, the tri-weave, the skull, the lettering...everything is neat and clean. I like the adjusting strap, although I hope it won't have to be moved very often. Very nicely done. Bobby Quote
TomSwede Posted December 13, 2009 Author Report Posted December 13, 2009 Hey Tommy....I missed this one! Great job. I like the colors, the tri-weave, the skull, the lettering...everything is neat and clean. I like the adjusting strap, although I hope it won't have to be moved very often. Very nicely done. Bobby Thank you Bobby!!! I tried to keep it clean but also had to meet with budget so not too advanced patterns and tooling was demanded. Right about the need to adjust it. This one is not for anyone that need to adjust on the fly BUT I have never ever seen a guitarist that does that efter finding the right position with a certain guitar model. Dude needs another strap next time he gets a guitar. Pretty common to see guitarists change guitar on stage though and allways has a strap that is specific to that guitar. Tom Quote Confucius - Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. --------------------------------------------- www.1eye1.se blogg.1eye1.se
Members rhona Posted December 16, 2009 Members Report Posted December 16, 2009 I got totally free hands with this one. It was ordered by end users mom for his birthday. She couldn't provide me much info his prefs so had to guess on dimensions and such. It is 4"+ wide (12 cm). Tha adjusting strap has some additional trickery with a neat but not so fast adjustment by string solution and blinged with a Tandy iron cross/skull concho. I made one row with the triweave stamp wich gives almost a little spine structure I think and brushed off my old tecnique with antique color on a red bottom. This time I decided to try it with eco-flo black antique and previously I use Tandys mahogany for this effect. Sealed with some leathersheen from Fiebings. The main strap is Fiebings pro oil black with a rich coat of Fiebings Aussie leather conditioner and two topcoats of Fiebings leather balm. It's the first time I try both techniques on the same item but think it works fine since I clearly wanted the smaller strap to complement the main strap in it's own style. Owner loved it...phew. Just gunna replace the adjustment strap with a longer one, apperently he likes to play the guitar on his knees!!! What else?? Dunno...just too darn tired..oh I had a hard time to keep it totally free from scratches...soo big and had to flip it over several times, punching lots of holes, measuring, setting eyelets...phew. Lowered the price some to compensate for it. There are some really big scratches to the side of adjustment strap...those are big scars. I love scerred leather, makes it look like the live material it is and with heavy metal customers you won't hear many complaints abut it..promise!!! The skull was painted with diluted black dye to create shadows. Very hard to get it even. Comment and criticize...The best way to learn!!! Thanks for looking! Tom WHOA!!!! Respect! Respect! You're THE MAN, dude!! Tomswede, you never cease to inspire!!! rhona Baguio, Philippines http://rhonacarantes.multiply.com rhonacarantes@yahoo.com Quote
Contributing Member Crystal Posted December 17, 2009 Contributing Member Report Posted December 17, 2009 Very nicely done, Tom! The adjustment piece was a really great idea. You do seem to do fabulous things with lace that always impresses me. Crystal Quote Black Dog Custom Leather
Members Kustomizer Posted December 19, 2009 Members Report Posted December 19, 2009 (edited) Fantastic Strap! Design is great and I love the coloring!!! Edited December 19, 2009 by Kustomizer Quote
TomSwede Posted January 1, 2010 Author Report Posted January 1, 2010 WHOA!!!! Respect! Respect! You're THE MAN, dude!! Tomswede, you never cease to inspire!!! rhona Baguio, Philippines http://rhonacarantes.multiply.com rhonacarantes@yahoo.com Thank you VEEERY much Rhona!!! Such things is great to hear!! Your stuff is equally good and very original too!!! Keep at it, RESPECT!!! Very nicely done, Tom! The adjustment piece was a really great idea. You do seem to do fabulous things with lace that always impresses me. Crystal Thanks Crystal!!! I just couldn't bring myself to do a regular solution for two reason a) The normal solution with havin the adjustment strap lock into itself requires a slotpunch and it's just too expensive for me to buy one at the moment + I'm not totally happy with the esthetics that it has for this particular strap. I'm not overly enthusiastic about buckle adjustments but did actually lean towards it for a while BUT..MUST have a buckle that I feel is right in color, size and esthetics and boy am I picky sometimes. Couldn't find one sooooo ended up with this. Fantastic Strap! Design is great and I love the coloring!!! Thanks much Kustomizer!!!! Eco-flo black over red on the adjustment strap. Very fun to play with and I really really liked the way the eco-flo black applied to the flesh side. Created a nice texture sorta. Tom Quote Confucius - Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. --------------------------------------------- www.1eye1.se blogg.1eye1.se
Members kimberangel Posted January 6, 2010 Members Report Posted January 6, 2010 Tom all I can say is ... DAMN! kimber Quote
TomSwede Posted January 6, 2010 Author Report Posted January 6, 2010 Tom all I can say is ... DAMN! kimber Quote Confucius - Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. --------------------------------------------- www.1eye1.se blogg.1eye1.se
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