Christmas Orders Are Pouring In

[Chief31794]

On the Friday after Thanksgiving, the orders started flowing. This is most of what we turned out, I missed photographing a few that were rush orders for overseas shipping.

Chief

[Jon P]

Great work!!

[Halitech]

Beautiful work as always Chief

[Chief31794]

Thanks, be glad when January comes around.

Chief

[Rohn]

Nice work on all that great stuff Chief.

[Wild Bill46]

You know what they say about idle hands ? Glad your swamped Chief !

These super looking examples are an inspiration to many Im sure ! --------- Wild Bill46

[stu925]

Man you've been busy. Beautiful work, I especially like the rifle slings. That's what the well dressed deer rifle is wearing this year.

Stu

[Chief31794]

Nice work on all that great stuff Chief.

Thanks Rohn.

You know what they say about idle hands ? Glad your swamped Chief !

These super looking examples are an inspiration to many Im sure ! --------- Wild Bill46

Thanks Bill, mine haven't been idle but they're about to be, I stop taking orders tonight at midnight.

Man you've been busy. Beautiful work, I especially like the rifle slings. That's what the well dressed deer rifle is wearing this year.

Stu

Thank you sir, the rifle slings have been the biggest seller this year, I haven't counted completely but I know I've made at least 20 since Thanksgiving, could be a few more.

Thanks,

Chief

[Wild Bill46]

Sorry about any confusion there, Chief, (It was just how I lined my thoughts up in my head at that moment)!

What I was trying to say is ; I was glad you are this busy, -------------------- Wild Bill46

[Bob Blea]

Nice work Chief! I'm impressed with the volume of work you are making. I'm lucky to get one notebook made a week, if that! Can't image making all that stuff so quickly.

[Chief31794]

Sorry about any confusion there, Chief, (It was just how I lined my thoughts up in my head at that moment)!

What I was trying to say is ; I was glad you are this busy, -------------------- Wild Bill46

I understood, thanks.

Nice work Chief! I'm impressed with the volume of work you are making. I'm lucky to get one notebook made a week, if that! Can't image making all that stuff so quickly.

Lots of hours and a lot of prep work, I make a lot of straps and I have most of them already cut out before the Christmas rush, this year I closed orders early cause I got a few more than I anticipated. Since Friday after Thanksgiving, I did 5 Banjo Straps, 2 Mandolin Straps, 1 Guitar Strap, 22 Rifle Slings, 1 Wallet, 1 Money Clip, and 1 Belt. I make several of the Rifle Slings with Deer already carved so all I have to do is put the initials in and stamp the basket weave. That helps, the only ones I have to carve are orders for different carvings. I did 2 Deer last night (they were already carved) and all I had to do was a Bear Head carving and a Duck, the duck is pretty easy, the Bear took a couple of hours. Oh well, I'm off for the holidays now anyway. Love your work!!!

Chief

[ChiefStealth]

Very nice work, there! I'd bet one of those guitar straps would like nice on my Martin.

[Chief31794]

Very nice work, there! I'd bet one of those guitar straps would like nice on my Martin.

Chief,

I think you're right. Here's a picture of me with one of my straps on my 74' D-28.

Chief

[ChiefStealth]

Chief,

I think you're right. Here's a picture of me with one of my straps on my 74' D-28.

Chief

Good, old fashioned G chord. Reminds me of my Bluegrass days.

[BDAZ]

Great stuff! Enough straps for a bluegrass jam! You '28 has a really nice piece of rosewood for Indian!

I still have my original strap made by Roger Sprung on my original guitar, a '63 28 bought new. All three of us are a little worse for wear. I used to tour with Sprung and we used to play at the Fiddlers Convention in Hiawassee every year.

Back to the bench!! I am filling an order for 30 musical leather items.

Cya!

Bob

[Chief31794]

Good, old fashioned G chord. Reminds me of my Bluegrass days.

Yep, always made it that way, been playing for about 58 years, started when I was 7.

Thanks,

Great stuff! Enough straps for a bluegrass jam! You '28 has a really nice piece of rosewood for Indian!

I still have my original strap made by Roger Sprung on my original guitar, a '63 28 bought new. All three of us are a little worse for wear. I used to tour with Sprung and we used to play at the Fiddlers Convention in Hiawassee every year.

Back to the bench!! I am filling an order for 30 musical leather items.

Cya!

Bob

It is a very nice piece of Indian, lots of folks think it's Brazilian but they stopped those the year before or so. I feel for you on the orders, it gets crazy this time of year. I sell Dobro straps at the Resogat every year and that's what I have to start getting ready for next.

Thanks,

Chief

[BDAZ]

I had a 74 HD 28 which was one of the nicest sounding guitars I have ever heard but traded it for a banjo....too many instruments, not enough fingers!

Resogat sound like fun!

Cya!

Bob