JohnBarton Report post Posted December 30, 2009 Made for a lawman in California. The important part: UltraPad Interior - if you want to make a cue case then be sure it's first ultra protective of the cue. Build pretty around that. Custom Cueball Holder: Closeups: On JB Cases all the stress points are reinforced due to the nature of having a long thin case which gets caught in awkward postitions. This case in particular has metal pieces under the leather that are riveted to metal bracers on the inside of the case. The outside cover piece is then hand sewn through the body to add strength and provide a metal free look. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
workingman Report post Posted December 30, 2009 Wow very nice! Your attention to detail is outstanding!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm Report post Posted December 30, 2009 Your people do some very nice work. How many do you have working for you and is it like under one roof? Storm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MBOGO Report post Posted December 30, 2009 Wow Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tina Report post Posted December 31, 2009 Beautiful work, this must be one of my favourites Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCKNIVES Report post Posted December 31, 2009 John brother , that is awesome.Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crystal Report post Posted December 31, 2009 Beautiful, John. How much do your cases end up weighing? They look quite substantial. Crystal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jbird Report post Posted December 31, 2009 just out standing thank you for sharing. Josh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnBarton Report post Posted December 31, 2009 Your people do some very nice work. How many do you have working for you and is it like under one roof? Storm Now we are up to seven. All the work is done in-house. Beautiful, John. How much do your cases end up weighing? They look quite substantial. Crystal It depends on the leather used and how many layers are on it. This one using 8oz came in at around 12lbs. Normally the cases are 4-7lbs. The customer insisted on 8oz or better and so we did it. Thank you everyone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CitizenKate Report post Posted December 31, 2009 Very nice, John! I love all the work you have posted, but this one is my favorite so far. Please pass along our bravos to your artisans. They do fantastic work. Kate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomSwede Report post Posted January 1, 2010 Ha ha I can just laugh in pure amusement over this one!!!! Very impressive and massive, love the detail with the ball and the smaller details like the inlay just above the snaplock and the good looking bottom with what I guess is the carvers name inscription!!!! Awsome!!!! Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildland Report post Posted January 2, 2010 Lovely work. Can you share how you constructed the ends? They look seamless and I am particularly interested in how you cap the bottom that way. I make custom arrow quivers and capping the bottom is one of the areas I find challenging. I am always looking for a new way to do it. Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnBarton Report post Posted January 2, 2010 Lovely work. Can you share how you constructed the ends? They look seamless and I am particularly interested in how you cap the bottom that way. I make custom arrow quivers and capping the bottom is one of the areas I find challenging. I am always looking for a new way to do it. Chris We use wood end caps covered in leather. We glue these in and use barbed upholstery nails to keep the leather tight to the wood. We use a laser to cut the wood to fit. Before we had the laser we would use the jigsaw and sand to fit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildland Report post Posted January 2, 2010 We use wood end caps covered in leather. We glue these in and use barbed upholstery nails to keep the leather tight to the wood. We use a laser to cut the wood to fit. Before we had the laser we would use the jigsaw and sand to fit. Thanks I will have to try that on my next quiver. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
