Members Miss Denise Posted March 5, 2015 Members Report Posted March 5, 2015 Thank you for sharing Tom! Quote
Members J W Craftsman Posted March 5, 2015 Members Report Posted March 5, 2015 Thank You Tom, very much appreciated. Quote
Members J W Craftsman Posted March 7, 2015 Members Report Posted March 7, 2015 What is your opinion on leather weight for making this bag? Quote
Members tboyce Posted March 8, 2015 Author Members Report Posted March 8, 2015 I'd use 7-8 oz for the main body and straps and skive the gussets to about 4 oz. However, I'd defer to Monica's opinion on that one. She makes the best looking bags here Quote
Members MonicaJacobson Posted March 8, 2015 Members Report Posted March 8, 2015 Ha, nicest thing anyone has said to me all week, Tom, but I'm not sure I can agree it's true. The one I'm making right now is 6.5 oz for the body and gussets and I didn't skive it at all. I think it's okay. Some people might prefer a slimmer profile, 'tis true. Not bad for a 13 year old, right? I cut things out, and she helped make the holes and sewed it together. Quote http://monicajacobson.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/TrimGoTrix?ref=si_shop
Members tboyce Posted March 9, 2015 Author Members Report Posted March 9, 2015 It looks great! It's always fun to see this art take root in the heart of a young one. I remember working in my shop(garage) last summer and a kid from the neighborhood stopped by to see what all the pounding was going on in there. I showed him the western belt I was making for a niece and he knocked on my door a couple nights later asking me if I would teach him. One of the most rewarding things you can do Quote
Members Wicked Welts Posted March 9, 2015 Members Report Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) A 13 year old? WOW, that's great Monica, your sis did a wonderful job! To skive or not to skive? I'm not sure which way is 'correct', the scale looks right to me but one thing for sure is you won't be seeing any of my results in here! EDIT - I was thinking neice for some reason but saw that you said sister in law - sorry. Edited March 9, 2015 by Wicked Welts Quote
Members MonicaJacobson Posted March 9, 2015 Members Report Posted March 9, 2015 Ha, yeah, I had her do all the edge finishing, too. I'm going to dye the edges on the strap, and then hand it back over for a week with some more saddle soap. :-D It's fun when someone else gets to experience how much work it is, and then how proud you feel when you carry around something you made yourself. @Wicked Welts - niece, sis-in-law, usually the same thing in terms of age. It's all good. But you should definitely post your stuff. Half the fun is showing your progress. It also helps other new people see how you got from not as good to better, and that can be extremely encouraging for everyone. Quote http://monicajacobson.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/TrimGoTrix?ref=si_shop
Members Wicked Welts Posted March 9, 2015 Members Report Posted March 9, 2015 Good point, I should do that. It's always nice to see what others are doing, especially with the patterns that Tom does for us. Bob P's edging tutorial provided the encouragement to step up my edge finishing and I'm glad you put her to task on that. It's a lot harder than it looks but it looks like she done good! Quote
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