Members Allan1972 Posted May 13, 2014 Members Report Posted May 13, 2014 (edited) Not very much new stuff in this section so thought I would post something new. Allan Edited May 13, 2014 by Allan1972 Quote
Members Colt W Knight Posted June 9, 2014 Members Report Posted June 9, 2014 (edited) Those are nice. I noticed your Tele:Strat ratio is off from your Photobucket account. Edited June 9, 2014 by Colt W Knight Quote
Members Allan1972 Posted June 15, 2014 Author Members Report Posted June 15, 2014 Those are nice. I noticed your Tele:Strat ratio is off from your Photobucket account. I do like my Strats:) Allan Quote
Members Sona Posted June 15, 2014 Members Report Posted June 15, 2014 On the first picture the edge looks like it could need some more mork, but besides that this are some nice looking straps! Are those tenax-fasteners you used? I am not quite sure about it as I can´t see the female one. Quote
Members Colt W Knight Posted June 15, 2014 Members Report Posted June 15, 2014 They look like Schaller straplocks to me. Quote
Members Sona Posted June 15, 2014 Members Report Posted June 15, 2014 Well, just looked this straplocks up on youtube and I think you´re just right The only think I don´t like about them (referring to the video I saw) is that they have a quite huge buildup on the flesh side and... all in all they got some big dimensions I think. I first thought (as ask above) that this might be tenax-fasteners. I don´t know, whether they are available/common in the USA, but over here in Germany it´s a fastener for sails on boats, coming in brass, nickle, nearly what ever you like. They are smaller (I think, as I just got some tenax at my place, so I have to compare bye eye to the locks shown in the video/on the pictures above), they got nearly no buildup on the flesh side, the parts for screwing it into the leather got some kind of teeth which go into the leather (should be harder to unravel) and you got different male pieces for wood, leather and other stuff. As this is a video without sound anyway, I think you might be able to ignore the german text (say "tenax, complete set".... nothing more ^^) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHXDpxv1FxE. If you know them, I´d like to know what you folks prefere and why, if not, i just want to mention another option Anyway, well made straps Quote
Members Allan1972 Posted June 15, 2014 Author Members Report Posted June 15, 2014 They look like Schaller straplocks to me. Yes, they are Schaller strap locks. On that first pic you can see the edge of the lining leather which is deer tan cow hide, so can't burnish that stuff:) All the veg tan leather is burnished. I have a pro edge burnisher on order so hopefully my edges will get even better in the future. Allan Quote
Members Colt W Knight Posted June 15, 2014 Members Report Posted June 15, 2014 (edited) I use one of those pro edge burnishers on my straps. They make a big difference. Cheap leather doesn't burnish as well as good stuff though. Edited June 15, 2014 by Colt W Knight Quote
Members billybopp Posted June 15, 2014 Members Report Posted June 15, 2014 Very nice work! I'm in the process of making a guitar strap as a gift for a friend, and LOVE the idea of deer-tanned hide for the lining. I know that he sometimes plays shirtless, so that's something I've taken into consideration, but I hadn't thought of deer-tanned. I bet that feels like buttah against your skin! Thanks for sharing! Bill Quote
Members Allan1972 Posted June 15, 2014 Author Members Report Posted June 15, 2014 (edited) Hold on, let me get my shirt off……... …………yup, feels good;) Allan Edited June 15, 2014 by Allan1972 Quote
Members geckostraps Posted June 17, 2014 Members Report Posted June 17, 2014 (edited) Awesome work!! I'm trying to figure out the Celtic knot just like you're doing it. Edited June 17, 2014 by geckostraps Quote
Members Allan1972 Posted July 10, 2014 Author Members Report Posted July 10, 2014 Awesome work!! I'm trying to figure out the Celtic knot just like you're doing it. this is from a craftaid Allan Quote
Members geckostraps Posted July 13, 2014 Members Report Posted July 13, 2014 I never looked in the craftaids. They are awesome!! Quote
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