Members Iron Pounder Posted July 20, 2012 Members Report Posted July 20, 2012 Ken Great videos!! You are an excellent teacher. The Black River Laser products look like a great time saver. Thank you Sylvia for posting up about them.
Chief31794 Posted July 20, 2012 Report Posted July 20, 2012 Iron Pounder, Thanks for the compliments. When I see them, I see the mistakes and things I should have said and done. If they help Joyce and Jerry get the word out about their products and if it helps someone a little, maybe a trick or two I've picked up over the years, then it's worth it. Black River Laser makes some excellent products and I wouldn't promote them if I didn't use them and like them. Ken "Life's too short to carry ugly leather"
Members Sylvia Posted July 20, 2012 Author Members Report Posted July 20, 2012 Ken Great videos!! You are an excellent teacher. The Black River Laser products look like a great time saver. Thank you Sylvia for posting up about them. You are welcome, Iron Pounder. ...I knew some of us would find their products useful. I don't think you can beat their customer service and prices either. They tell me they have been very busy lately and yet for a 2 person shop, they manage to get things done and out the door really quickly and STILL have a great attitude on the phone and in their emails. A teacher pointed at me with a ruler and said "At the end of this ruler is an idiot." I got detention when I asked "Which end?"
Members Iron Pounder Posted July 20, 2012 Members Report Posted July 20, 2012 Yep sound good guys, I'm going to put an order in first part of the week I would guess. I need to go through and decide everything I want.
Members Potroast Posted July 22, 2012 Members Report Posted July 22, 2012 Ken, I love your humor in the Black River Laser videos. Additionally, the tip of taping off the back of your strap with making tape works great. I use the Tandy's water stains and the tape keeps the stain from traveling. With my new custom stamps and nice clean backs... my belts have never looked so good. Thank you. Jason
Chief31794 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Posted July 23, 2012 Ken, I love your humor in the Black River Laser videos. Additionally, the tip of taping off the back of your strap with making tape works great. I use the Tandy's water stains and the tape keeps the stain from traveling. With my new custom stamps and nice clean backs... my belts have never looked so good. Thank you. Jason Jason, Thanks for the nice comments. I enjoy working on leather and I like to have fun. My philosophy is that I never get aggravated while working on leather, I got married 43 years ago for aggravation, I do leather work for fun! Ken "Life's too short to carry ugly leather"
Members Sylvia Posted July 23, 2012 Author Members Report Posted July 23, 2012 I got married 43 years ago for aggravation, I do leather work for fun! <Tea Spew!> Muaha ha ha ha Don't let her hear you say that! A teacher pointed at me with a ruler and said "At the end of this ruler is an idiot." I got detention when I asked "Which end?"
Chief31794 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Posted July 23, 2012 <Tea Spew!> Muaha ha ha ha Don't let her hear you say that! I make sure she dosen't have access to this site!!! She stays on pinterest and I frequent here. Ken "Life's too short to carry ugly leather"
Members Glendon Posted July 25, 2012 Members Report Posted July 25, 2012 Just got my second order from Black River Laser in the mail today. Picked up the centering template, and two of their lesser advertized templates, a five piece key fob set, and a leather fly swatter template. I also picked up their new "saddle stitched by hand" delrin stamp. As always service was quick. My order was out the door inside 24 hours. Ordered early afternoon on Monday, have everything in my hand Wednesday. The key fob set looks great. Perfect sizes. The Tandy key fob blanks always seemed too large for me. They'll always feel like a camp project just because of the size. These should be perfect. A little simple stamping and the projects should sell nicely. My curve cutting is awful. I need the practice. These should help a lot. The centering aid is what it is. BRL quality little tool. Real time saver for laying out stitching, strap holes, quick measuring, all sorts of things. The fly swatter pattern is interesting, and I think I have some good ideas of what to do with the basic idea. Print off some letters or simple designs and punch the friction holes out around them. Maybe pick up some of the cheaper exotic woods like Purpleheart and Mahogany that would be like $2 per handle and do something with that rather then using paint stir sticks or wire handles that everyone else uses. Haven't tried the stamp out yet. Plan to do that on my next project, but it looks great.
Members Potroast Posted July 25, 2012 Members Report Posted July 25, 2012 Glendon, Did you get the embossing stamp that reads "saddle stitched by hand"? Jason
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