venator Report post Posted March 3, 2016 Know what really grinds my gears? Using my new skiver to perfectly skive 3/4 edges for a big duffle bag I'm making then watching it eat 3/4" of leather on the last side for no apparent reason. Bah!!!! Now the dimensions of my bag are off, I have to re-adjust everything and it's no longer going to be the sizing I wanted (had a very specific sizing request from a customer). Stupid skiver. . . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eglideride Report post Posted March 5, 2016 Yeah I feel ya- I was making a simple belt for a guy.....oriented the stamp the wrong direction...very last one too! Now its a dog collar! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raysouth Report post Posted March 6, 2016 Hey David, Dog collar looks great. You are not alone. See if you can find my errant stamp placement on my bulldog pic. It also was the last item. lol. Love it and decided to keep it the way it ended up. Provides me some memories and helps me keep my, *&^%$#%^&*( under control. God Bless. Ray Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dfrensdorff Report post Posted March 6, 2016 Funny similar story and I feel your pain.....just yesterday I was finishing up a Horween chromexcel guitar strap..... Completely done with the exception of stitching.....stitch groove slid off course, and bam! Guitar strap becomes a couple of dog collars as well.....crazy how quickly a stupid mistake can happen! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dfrensdorff Report post Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) Btw.... Dog collar looks good! Edited March 6, 2016 by dfrensdorff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eglideride Report post Posted March 8, 2016 Thanks Dfrensdorff! Horween collars, lucky dogs. Ray- That is a good one too! I had to look twice to find it- funny how our brains work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwican Report post Posted March 8, 2016 lol nice to see the pros still making mistakes, gives me hope! Raysouth, i see you burn leather ive started into this area can you give any tips on leather pyrography? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob21804 Report post Posted March 8, 2016 (edited) Stupid mistakes? I make them everyday. I was just finishing the flap for my granddaughter birthday present purse... adding her initials... A...M... Upside-down "B". I ended up cutting an oval and sewing it over-top my mistake (with her initials all right-side-up this time). Such is (my) life. And she'll never know. Edited March 8, 2016 by bob21804 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
venator Report post Posted March 9, 2016 Well it's good to know I'm not the only one who feels like banging his head into a wall. It's just a shame to know that I have to buy a whole new hide so now I'm losing money on the project.. . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
