Members Basically Bob Posted May 21, 2014 Members Report Posted May 21, 2014 Great job! ... I especially like the way you colored it. Quote
Members Allan1972 Posted May 21, 2014 Members Report Posted May 21, 2014 I really like a tooled guitar strap, nice job. Allan Quote
Members joquarter Posted May 22, 2014 Members Report Posted May 22, 2014 Nice strap. Quote Greets jo-quarter www.e-leather.nl
Members Ken Cook Posted May 23, 2014 Members Report Posted May 23, 2014 I think it looks great. I like the colors too. It brings out the roses, I think. Nice. Quote
Members Frederiek Posted May 23, 2014 Author Members Report Posted May 23, 2014 Thank you all very much for your kind words, it's much appreciated Joe; something in between. I took measurements from my own strap, looked at an old Stohlman design for inspiration and then just went with the flow. I don't like to work completely unplanned but a bit of freedom often works well Bob; I first thought of dyeing the roses red (to match my guitar), but to me the 'white' stood out so nicely I kept it like this. I guess it's in the eye of the beholder But it is certainly something to think about, what to colour/emphasise and what not. Quote My website My Etsy store
Members BDAZ Posted May 23, 2014 Members Report Posted May 23, 2014 Don't get me wrong, I think the strap is killer but even a slight translucent red in the roses would work better for me. I am a former fine arts professor so I guess I can't help going into critique mode. Again, fantastic job! Cya! Bob Quote
Members Colt W Knight Posted May 24, 2014 Members Report Posted May 24, 2014 (edited) Your tooling looks great. I have used the two tone strap adjustment deal before, bit yours looks outstandi ng against your main strap. I might steal your color pattern! Wish I could tool flowers. Im awful at flowers. Edited May 24, 2014 by Colt W Knight Quote
Members Frederiek Posted May 25, 2014 Author Members Report Posted May 25, 2014 Hi Red, The narrow end of the strap usually has two holes. Thsi one went to someone who's really tall (nearly 2 metres if I'm correct) so I did not bother with that second one since it would make it too short anyways. Then the narrow part has a broader ending with a slot, it sort of makes a loop and then you can weave the rest through the slots in the main part of the strap. If you want to have a longer or shorter strap you simply move it up or down. It looks like this: I'm 6' myself and I wear this strap at the lower hole and at it's shortest setting (how high or how low you carry it is a matter of preference), so you can safely presume that the standard size will do for your nephew If you send me a pm I'll send you a pdf with the basic template. Quote My website My Etsy store
Members MonicaJacobson Posted May 26, 2014 Members Report Posted May 26, 2014 That's a very nice strap! I love your tooling job, and the green really makes you notice the leaves. I see an argument for red, but I rather like that there's only two colors going on. Makes it less crazy. Quote http://monicajacobson.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/TrimGoTrix?ref=si_shop
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