Fun Project - Leather Covered Pin Board

[Ryan Barto]

I recently helped my wife make a few pin boards covered in burlap and I had a few extra pieces of the soundproofing board that we used. I decided to use one to pin notes above my workbench, but I didn't want to use fabric or burlap to cover it. I had quite a few 1.5" strips from making belts in the past, so I skived them down to about 2 oz and glued them to the board. I then cut out a stencil of my logo in vinyl, stuck it to the leather, and inked the logo with stamp ink using a piece of an old t-shirt. I was trying to go for an aged appearance in the logo, but it only looks that way if you get close to it. From far away, the logo looks more solid. This was a fun project, and the biggest issue I ran into was getting the glue to work with the soundboard. I'm still fighting with some of the leather to keep it from pulling away, but overall it is pretty stable.

Hope you guys like it.

[Wishful]

What a fun project, nice.