cardinal leather Posted February 21, 2015 Report Posted February 21, 2015 Thanks Charliewz, I do mostly straps so this was an interesting project. Put yours up here when you finish it. It is always great to see the different spins that come out of a project. Quote
Members MonicaJacobson Posted February 21, 2015 Members Report Posted February 21, 2015 ditto cl - kwelna, there's still time this month! Quote http://monicajacobson.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/TrimGoTrix?ref=si_shop
Members thefanninator Posted February 21, 2015 Author Members Report Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) I went ahead and put a Sam Browne stud closure on mine, took some lousy photos and the whole thing is just mush. It doesn't hold it's shape and is hard to close. I'm currently unstitching it and will line it to stiffen it a up a little more. Hope I don't waste the goatskin lining. Edited February 21, 2015 by thefanninator Quote http://www.instagram.com/fannintexas/
Members MonicaJacobson Posted February 21, 2015 Members Report Posted February 21, 2015 At least it's large enough that you could theoretically take it apart again re-use the leather.... or not. You could make an armored (and very difficult to sew) version with that whole caiman hide you have. It would be extreme. Quote http://monicajacobson.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/TrimGoTrix?ref=si_shop
Members thefanninator Posted February 21, 2015 Author Members Report Posted February 21, 2015 Yeah, I thought about just posting the photos to show that I completed the month's project and then taking it apart to make something else... I'm pretty much out of alligator. The one I had was pretty small. Quote http://www.instagram.com/fannintexas/
Members Charliewz Posted February 21, 2015 Members Report Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) Got mine done, somewhat. Learned a lot doing this, don't try to dye thread with hi-liter it doesn't soak in. If you have access to a pattern print it off! I just went by the dimensions and made a bunch of mistakes. Wasn't planning on tooling this, but I had L shaped mark on it from marking it wrong, caught it before cutting but was left with marks so got a craft-aid from Tandy and tried tooling. I added the butterfly and the lines to cover marks on the leather. Would have been a lot easier to do it right from the start. Then I riveted the loop on the flap for some odd reason! Have to remember to take my time. I need patience, and need it NOW! So now I have to remove the rivets and put the loop on the case. EccoWeld contact cement is way easier to use than Tanners Bond and the smell is non-existent. Fortunately Tandy let me return a quart of Tanners Bond and buy the EccoWeld, Byron the manager is very easy to deal with. 7-8 oz. leather, copper rivets, antique saddle tan, deerskin lining that I Super Shened, Super Shene and Aussie finish. Seems to stay closed fine. Charlie Edited February 21, 2015 by Charliewz Quote
Members thefanninator Posted February 21, 2015 Author Members Report Posted February 21, 2015 Cool, I like how you left some space untooled. Looks like you got a little messy with the glue inside... Good job, thanks for playing. Quote http://www.instagram.com/fannintexas/
Members MonicaJacobson Posted February 21, 2015 Members Report Posted February 21, 2015 Nice, Charlie, yours is seriously ambitious. I like the tooling, and I like the handle. I want to add one to mine. Quote http://monicajacobson.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/TrimGoTrix?ref=si_shop
Members Wild Bill46 Posted February 22, 2015 Members Report Posted February 22, 2015 Seriously nice ! The space blank left, that is not tooled, makes your design. --- Wild Bill46 Quote
cardinal leather Posted February 22, 2015 Report Posted February 22, 2015 Good looking case Charlie. Don't you just love it when a project goes south and you have to go into salvage mode? Quote
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