Crocodile Guitar Strap

[BearMan]

Hi Everybody,

First off,,, I want to thank everybody for all the wonderful compliments on the Gunsmith Mat!

Here is a guitar strap I made for my Son. It's something a bit outside of the things I usually make. It's made with a Nile Crocodile back strap, that I inlayed into the strap. It's been so long since I worked with one of these, that I forgot how much of a pain they are, to layout, stitch,,, or especially cut. The "Horned" knobs are about a cross between rawhide & bone in hardness to cut. So, laying it out & cutting the pattern, with only about 3/16" border, was a real challenge. I lined the inside with some 3oz leather, & incorporated a section with his stylized initials.

Thanks for looking,,, Ed the"BearMan"

[Phatdaddy]

That is beautiful. Amazing work.

Kevin

[Rohn]

Wow! Very nice work. How long did it take you?

[PANTHER]

That's one good looking guitar strap. Bet your son has a big grin on his face.

Panther

[Rhide]

Nice! Your work is always so fine. (why do I keep hearing Elton John in my head when I look at this?)

[gtwister09]

Ed,

That is a very nice looking piece and the execution is great. Maybe this could become another signature series product for you.

Regards,

Ben

[BearMan]

Hi everybody,

Thanks for all the wonderful comments! Ben,,, Hmmm,,, well maybe,,, I'm not doing anything between midnite & 4 am,,, hehehe I didn't really keep track of the time, but,,, I probably have about 20-30 hours in it. A lot of back & forth,, grinding the plates,,, test fitting,,, grinding some more, & so on.

Thanks for looking,,, Ed the"BearMan"

[Leatherimages]

Hi Everybody,

First off,,, I want to thank everybody for all the wonderful compliments on the Gunsmith Mat!

Here is a guitar strap I made for my Son. It's something a bit outside of the things I usually make. It's made with a Nile Crocodile back strap, that I inlayed into the strap. It's been so long since I worked with one of these, that I forgot how much of a pain they are, to layout, stitch,,, or especially cut. The "Horned" knobs are about a cross between rawhide & bone in hardness to cut. So, laying it out & cutting the pattern, with only about 3/16" border, was a real challenge. I lined the inside with some 3oz leather, & incorporated a section with his stylized initials.

Thanks for looking,,, Ed the"BearMan"

Ed, I've found that those hard scales and tiles will cut much easier if they are wetted with warm water.

[dirtclod]

Paul, have you ever tried sewing through the scales / hard points using the warm water ? I tried sewing a piece on my machine yesterday and the horn / scale just pushed the needle off to the side except for one that did go through and the needle wouldn't come out. I don't have a scrap piece to try the warm water way on or i would try it myself.

John

[ROC]

That's an incredible strap nice work hope to get that good some day