whipstitchwallets Report post Posted August 6, 2014 (edited) The title says it all: Post a picture of some leather work that inspires you! I think we could all benefit from this Here's mine I go this from fineleatherworking wow. HOW?! I think we should have a picture in each post so we can make a condensed list of awesome pictures, but that's just my opinion Edited August 6, 2014 by whipstitchwallets Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hi Im Joe Report post Posted August 6, 2014 Here's mine: http://www.mitchell-leather.com/images/48ec673a0c5eb01fb18bcd50ed8f48fa.jpg I love these briefcases and will eventually try and make my own someday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Troy Burch Report post Posted August 6, 2014 and mine Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LoneWolf1973 Report post Posted August 6, 2014 Actually, posting a picture of what inspires me would be a picture of either my dad, grandpa, or my kids. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidL Report post Posted August 7, 2014 and mine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dkuehn Report post Posted August 7, 2014 (edited) https://www.facebook.com/PrinceArmory?fref=photo Edited August 7, 2014 by dkuehn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benlilly1 Report post Posted August 7, 2014 (edited) I can't stop with one photo...this guy is amazing at leather work!! I will never make it to this level. Simply the best! Edited August 7, 2014 by benlilly1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LoyalNine Report post Posted August 7, 2014 Benlilly - Wow do you have a link to his/her website? Love to see some more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benlilly1 Report post Posted August 7, 2014 LoyalNine Christian Marsh www.xianleather.com He has a butt load of photos in his gallery. There are more that are even more elaborate in detail. He doesn't do motorcycle related work anymore. He is now into leather furniture and other leather work. He is amazing. He's also on Facebook. Enjoy his website. I do!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bruce johnson Report post Posted August 7, 2014 I have a lot of heroes in the leather business and it'd be hard to pick one. Don Butler is one of them. This is a print of a saddle that Don Butler made. He sent me this print after telling me the story behind the picture, another laugh a second tale by him. It has hung in the entry to our house since I got it framed. I had the pleasure of taking "Saddle Week" at Sheridan with Don and Al Gould several years ago. Don and I share the same history of breaking our pelvis on a bucking horse and staying in the saddle. We hit it off from then on. I met Don at other shows, the NFR, and it was always a pleasure and a lot of laughs. I took a carving class from him at the Elko show a few years ago. In my eye, that is still the one single best piece of carving I have ever done. Last year at the Sheridan show we stopped by Don's shop a couple times and he wasn't there. He had been weak from the surgeries and not out much. I went one last time and he was there. I was glad we made the extra effort to see him at Sheridan. He had heard about me changing my focus from the leatherwork to leather tools. We had a good talk (and laughs are a given). His parting words to me were some he had used before - "Well, don't weaken now!". My world shrunk a little when I heard he had died, and I think Nick Pernokas did a great tribute article about him in ShopTalk. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LNLeather Report post Posted August 11, 2014 (edited) So much Awesome work to choose from, I couldn't pick just one………. Saddle by Rick Bean Work by Samar MonkeyA - I love this clean line sample....... MattW 5avan10 Cyrex Edited August 11, 2014 by LNLeather Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Blea Report post Posted August 13, 2014 Two people who are currently inspiring me are the late Don Butler (on the left) and Bob Park. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MonicaJacobson Report post Posted August 18, 2014 (edited) I found this website on the forum: http://www.rbn.kz/gallery.php?gallery=leather&page=2 - I think I've seen the owner post shoes? And then I ran across Mike's (katsass) ostrich leg inlay holster. And lastly, I can't find who made this, but I saved this picture to my favorites a few months back and thought it was the coolest thing ever. Edited August 18, 2014 by MonicaJacobson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LNLeather Report post Posted August 18, 2014 (edited) Just had to add a couple of more pics of Inspirational leather work made with stamps by Wayne Jueschke I recently saw some work by Bob Blea and he had used a stamp made by Wayne Jueschke for the border and I just love the way it looks Also this piece is made by motetra amd the stamp is made by Wayne Jueschke I LOVE this basketstamp. FYI - Wayne Jueschke P. O. BOX 1895 Elko, NV 89803 775-738-4885 Edited August 18, 2014 by LNLeather Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LoriF Report post Posted August 18, 2014 Hi Monica, that's the guy who did the bag I posted above, he is pretty talented Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MonicaJacobson Report post Posted August 18, 2014 Ha, Lori, you're right. I thought it looked similar, but didn't make the connection. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
