Members ramrod Posted January 2, 2011 Members Report Posted January 2, 2011 Hello all. My name is Tim. I live in Syracuse. I've been lurking for a few days and was totally amazed at the information and skill level that is exhibited on this forum. I've learned a lot about technique, design ideas as well as supplier information. It was love at first sight, so I couldn't help but to register and gt involved. For about 10 years now I've been an enthusiast, but I've wanted to greatly improve my skill level. This forum affords that opportunity. I'm really excited about asking questions and posting. Quote
Contributing Member rdb Posted January 2, 2011 Contributing Member Report Posted January 2, 2011 Hey, ramrod. Glad to see you found us. Asking questions teaches us all, so ask away, and don't forget to show us the stuff you make. There's lots of people here who showed us their first things, and we watch in amazement as they progress. Quote
Members hivemind Posted January 3, 2011 Members Report Posted January 3, 2011 Well, hi, Tim. I'm Dave, right in your neck of the woods, over in Utica. I hit up the Tandy leather on Salina street about once a month, but do a lot of my shopping at D&L Leather in Utica. Welcome! Quote
Members ramrod Posted January 7, 2011 Author Members Report Posted January 7, 2011 thanks much, guys. i appreciate the nice words. rdb....i'll put up some pics of some of my stuff when i'm brave enough. LOL dave....utica! cool! i used to deliver over there for my last employee. i go to robin's on salina street, too. 15 minutes away for me. what is D&L? never heaard of them. Quote
Members hivemind Posted January 8, 2011 Members Report Posted January 8, 2011 D&L Leather is a guy named Rocco Carzo. They're a distributor of leather and supplies to the shoemaking industry, but he also carries a ton of tools, leather and hardware for general leatherwork stuff. He's only open 8-4 on weekdays, and his prices on leather are average (but good quality) but his prices on Osborne tools, solid brass hardware and Fiebing's chemicals ($11 for a quart of dye) are amazingly low. He's on Seneca street, across from Hotel Utica. Tell him Dave sent you if you make it out there. Quote
Chief31794 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Posted January 9, 2011 Tim, Welcome to the dark side. I think you'll enjoy this site, looks like you've already found some places close by to get materials and tools. Don't worry about posting your stuff, I'm sure it looks fine and one of the ways to get better is to have folks provide tips based off what they see. You can shave years off your learning curve that way. Ken Quote
King's X Posted January 11, 2011 Report Posted January 11, 2011 Welcome to the forum and greetings from Central Texas! Quote
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