Aaron Report post Posted August 22, 2008 Well, I see lots of introductions... and I have seen the "unofficial" rule of not being allowed to post without a picture or two. I guess you folks will have to take my word for it that I do leather work. I have been working leather for about five years now in my off time from my real job. I try hard at it and I am a perfectionist. I am currently at a stage where I think I am ready to start making saddles. I recently freed up some space in my house (ok, I admit... my wife left me) and now I have extra room and time in my life. When I return from my business overseas, I plan on doing something to learn saddlemaking- wether it be taking up one of the schools offered in a shop or trying to learn it all by my lonesome (like I have with everything else I have done). Any way- I am on here to meet others and draw from the wealth of knowlege and Ideas here... as well as add to them). Aaron Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BruceGibson Report post Posted August 22, 2008 Welcome, Aaron! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johanna Report post Posted August 22, 2008 Hi, Aaron, glad you made it in! Welcome to LW! Sorry about not being able to post 3 nanoseconds after registration...we do review new members and validate the registrations to keep spammers and bots of the board. Johanna Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rdb Report post Posted August 22, 2008 You sound alright in my book...Welcome to the Forum. Oh, and don't forget the pix. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArtS Report post Posted August 22, 2008 Welcome Aaron! There are some great folks here and I'm glad you've joined us. I've learned a lot here and I keep learning more. ArtS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aaron Report post Posted August 22, 2008 Hi, Aaron, glad you made it in! Welcome to LW!Sorry about not being able to post 3 nanoseconds after registration...we do review new members and validate the registrations to keep spammers and bots of the board. Johanna In my own defense, I did wait at least 4 nanoseconds before trying to post... guess I just got a little excited to find this site. Thanks for the welcome, and I will make sure to add some pictures soon- however, the first impressison is the lasting impression, so I think I might have to research which picture I send... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillB Report post Posted August 23, 2008 Aaron, Welcome to the forum. It's fine to post in this thread without any pictures if you don't mind a little ribbing until we get to see some, either in this section or under Show Off! or Critique My Work. 8-). This is a good group of folks from around the world. Always something to learn and lots of things to share. Again, Welcome. BillB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aaron Report post Posted August 23, 2008 I tried downloading pictures last night, but no dice on that. I did forget to mention that I am from Lawton, Oklahoma, and would be more than happy to know other leather workers from this area. It is always fun to have someone else over that shares your interests and can appreciate your workshop. These pictures are both of work done within the last year. The first is the USDA seal that I did for my dad as a wall hanging. He retires this year and I am away on business. The other picture is just a 5" carving of a gorilla that I am very impressed that I actually did. It is part of a much larger sign that if I posted pictures of the whole thing, the details could not be seen. Even though this picture is mostly swivel cuts, I really love how the whole Gorilla turned out. Hope Yall enjoy, and let me know if anyone is from around here. Aaron Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillB Report post Posted August 24, 2008 Aaron, Glad you were able to post the two pictures. Very nice work. The USDA looks good. Letter is always hard to do. On the Gorilla, did you use the swivel knife at all? I could not tell even after dragging the picture to my desktop so I could zoom it to see the details. BillB. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArtS Report post Posted August 24, 2008 Great work Aaron! I'm glad that you were able to post them. I also really like that gorilla. ArtS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don101 Report post Posted September 11, 2008 Aron welcome to the site, that is some amazing work the seal is just so clean i cant do lettering at all maybe im using the wrong tools or somthing but you have it down to a tee, Don Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
