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Hey all,

I'm new to the site, and relatively new to leather work. I'll post some pictures of my first attempt at actually taking a project all the way to the end. Overall, it isn't the greatest, but I learned a ton and know where I went wrong in a few places and what works.

It's a case for my Gerber multi tool:

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Now most of my issues with the stitching are due to the back being slightly too small. Also, on the next one I plan to do a sewn belt loop vs. the slits. My edging will be better as I ran across the thread by hidepounder on how to burnish edges and I very much like the looks of them. I am reasonably happy with how the wet form took on the front piece. I like the look of a gloss clear finish, would look nice over some tooling as well. Any other input would be much appreciated.

Anyway, I'm glad I stumbled across this site with its amazing wealth of knowledgeable and friendly people. Hope to be able to spend some time and learn a ton from you all!

Thanks for reading

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Welcome to LW, best leather site on the internet in my honest opinion. Not bad for a first attempt, look forward to seeing more.

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Ha, it looks like you've got all your mistakes covered. Welcome to the forum, and good luck! Leatherworking is awesome, and you're off to a good start.

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Yeah, so far I have been massively impressed with the amount of knowledge, information, and the helpful people. The next one I make needs to have a small pouch on the front for some accessory bits, still trying to figure that one out :-/ any ideas?

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Sorry, I haven't really studied the construction of a leatherman case with multiple pockets - this is an old thread and all the pictures are gone, but the author said at the beginning of September that he would re-load the pictures. Maybe send him a PM and remind him: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=31601

You should also use the search option in forums for "multitool" and "leatherman", and any other combination of words you can think of. You'll probably find something helpful.

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Thank you very much! I've actually been through that thread, and scoured LW.net and the rest of the internet looking. I have some ideas, just wondering if anyone had insight. I appreciate your help!

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