Old School Longhorn Checkbook

[FHL FERG]

<-------- helmet shieds can be tedious, But what leather project isn't. There are a wide range of sizes and shapes and they vary depending on the type of helmet they wear and the region they are from. If you know what style shield they need I can send you some good links.....

[Luke Hatley]

Ummmm Luke....I'm not a she....LOL. And I did look at it before I shipped it. Sure enough, the inside had a slight angle while the outside was straight. Point taken and filed away for future reference. I'm really hoping there won't be a whole lot of double loop edges in the future, but the customer is always right.

[/quot

Please excuse me ...i should have read the small print...

[Ferg]

When you make your next wallet liner try this: Do not glue the liner to the back at the "spine". Let the liner move independently of the back at this area.

ferg

Here's the next item out the door. This was a bit outside of my realm, but it turned out pretty good. I decided to put the longhorn on so that when the customer was writing a check the cow would be standing up the right direction. Of course, that makes the cow upside down the other way. But, when the customer puts it in his pocket, the cow will be sticking out of his pocket instead of hidden. Oh the difficulties of figure type carving. I really rather enjoy the floral stuff a tad better. And BTW, I had forgotten how stinkin' hard on the fingers the double loop edge is. I undercharged this customer a tad I'm thinking (at least my fingers think that way)!! Anyway, take a look and let me know what you think. Stay blessed gang.

[Double U Leather]

Thanks Ferg for that tip. Would that work on larger items like notebooks and such? On legal pad notebooks, etc., I've tried gluing the center first and then bringing the sides up to match. I still get some wrinkles. If you think this trick would work on a larger item, I'll try it on the next big thing too. Thanks again for the pointer.

[Ferg]

I think the large pieces, notebooks, are a different story. I think they look better if the leather in the spine area is glued but the back needs to be bent at least a third of the way when gluing the liner.

ferg

Thanks Ferg for that tip. Would that work on larger items like notebooks and such? On legal pad notebooks, etc., I've tried gluing the center first and then bringing the sides up to match. I still get some wrinkles. If you think this trick would work on a larger item, I'll try it on the next big thing too. Thanks again for the pointer.