Repost some bracers

[TomSwede]

Got such nice comments on my Motörhead bracer that I got inspired to repost some stuff that went online pre-crash -08.

those where made during last autumn when I picked up tooling again after some three years break due to neckproblems.

Tom

[sodapop]

i'm really diggin the one on the far right!!...i tell ya what tom...if i knew how to make those back in the day...

i would of been a rich kid around here

darryl

[TomSwede]

Thanks Soda!

I've sold much of my bracers to the HM society but hasn't flagged that direction that my shop is open again. I want to do other stuff now.

Tom

[LarryB]

I agree, I also like the one on the left. I like your philip screw heads on there. That is a great idea. They look great.

[Luke Hatley]

Tom when you get that fly rod case finished.........that design on the right would look great

on a Guitar strap.. with some changes.

Get Back To Par and show us your Good Items..

[faceOdd]

Tom,

For as long as I've been working with leather, I've been determined to never use a swivel knife.

Your bracers, however, might prove to be what's changed my mind.

They're amazing.

~Tammy

[leatheroo]

i love them all , but i like the one in the middle the best..the colors wow....what is a HM society.... my archery friends would love these...i might have to make something similar now!

[TomSwede]

Thank ya'll! Getting right on with the tube and after that a ladies purse then another tube and then another tube. Yup, got order for a third tube.

Got some wacked out ideas for that one so Luke I'll be right back on par I think. Guitarstraps, I keep the idea in mind when I come to it.

Made the philips screwhead with a small screwdriver and I used a holepunch to make the circle. I wanted it to look like sinked down into the surface. I recommend doing those last thing when the casing is almost dried out otherwise the screwdriverpunch might not cut into the leather well and you'll end up with a strange stardepression.

Hey Tammy, a swivel is great after you get past the learning curve. In Sweden I only get the Tandy stuff so I mostly use the ceramic blade or the filigree blade. The one's that comes with their standard knives are a bit clumsy when it comes to spinning the knife around close corners and such.

Tom

[TomSwede]

  leatheroo said:

i love them all , but i like the one in the middle the best..the colors wow....what is a HM society.... my archery friends would love these...i might have to make something similar now!

Hey Roo! Thank you! HM society is short for Heavy Metal Society.

The middle one has a mysterious reddish black surface that I don't know if I could replicate. Gotta keep in mind to experiment with that technique that actually was unintended for that bracer.

I found your kitten attacks dog on youtube yesterday, hilarious!

Tom

[Beaverslayer]

Beautiful looking work Tom, I love the way you've used the coloring on these. You are really going to have to start writing this stuff down, so when we ask "How'd ya get that color?" you can tell us...LOL

Thanks for all that you share with us.

Ken