Leather "Vocabulary"

[jbird]

Ok sounds like a regular party in your shops I am not much of swearing man but I have lost my tongue a time of too thats when i apply the old

thomas jefferson saying if your mad count to ten before talking, if you really mad count to one hundred. lol

Josh

[HARVEY]

Aah, what can I say but a hearty THANK YOU, one and all, for affirming for me I'm not the only one who educates the neighbors' kids (I doubt my words are on their SAT tests), does isometric and other energy-type exercising by see how much tensil (sp?)l strength is in certain objects when subjected to anger, plus going back into the house for immediate gratification (in my case: comfort food). Today I was working on a 5x7 notepad holder, and made too many damn mistakes along the way (dripping Barge, cutting 3/32" too short, dirtying the leather with my own fingers, plus a few more), and have resolved to scrap the damn thing and do it over again. Unless, that is, somebody'll lend me THEIR maker stamp.

Thanks everybody for the support. Nice to know I ain't the Lone Ranger.

Harvey

[TwinOaks]

If you've got room on the walls, take some of the things you've messed up and hang them in plain view.....with a price tag on it reflecting the total cost you've put into it. Just like it was for sale. Before you start tooling and/or cutting, take a look around the shop and remember what you messed up, and why, and maybe how you can fix it. Then check the price tags and the money just hanging on the wall. Now, take a deep breath, a swig of restorative tonic, slow down and PLAN your work.

I keep resolving to do this, and my last project (phone case for me) was the tipping point. From now on, I'm writing out my assembly steps.

Edited December 5, 2008 by TwinOaks