Members JMcC Posted January 14, 2018 Members Report Posted January 14, 2018 Made this paper weight from s rounder for the top and a cut piece of 4 oz. leather for the back. Filled it with sand. Got the pattern for the tooling from an old Tandy craftaid. Stitched with one of those lock stitch awls just to see how well it worked. Has nylon thread so hopefully it will last awhile. Quote
bikermutt07 Posted January 14, 2018 Report Posted January 14, 2018 It should probably out last us and our kids. The stitches aren't really being pulled on like an item hanging on a belt would be. Looks fantastic. Love the colors and the tooling. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
alpha2 Posted January 14, 2018 Report Posted January 14, 2018 Nice job! Paperweight, what a blast from the past. Quote So much leather...so little time.
Members JMcC Posted January 14, 2018 Author Members Report Posted January 14, 2018 1 hour ago, bikermutt07 said: It should probably out last us and our kids. The stitches aren't really being pulled on like an item hanging on a belt would be. Looks fantastic. Love the colors and the tooling. 1 hour ago, kiwican said: Nicely done 18 minutes ago, alpha2 said: Nice job! Paperweight, what a blast from the past. Thanks guys I appreciate the kind words. I like tooling rounders and plan to do a few more that I can practice my saddle stitching on...but not any more paper weights. This was just something that was a one time thing. Quote
Mjolnir Posted January 14, 2018 Report Posted January 14, 2018 So what is a rounder? I've seen those used for art framing. It would be useful to hold down rolled leather. Quote He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which. Douglas Adams
Members JMcC Posted January 14, 2018 Author Members Report Posted January 14, 2018 48 minutes ago, Mjolnir said: So what is a rounder? I've seen those used for art framing. It would be useful to hold down rolled leather. little round die cut pieces of leather https://www.tandyleather.com/en/product/rounders Quote
Members billybopp Posted January 14, 2018 Members Report Posted January 14, 2018 (edited) Most use rounders to make drink coasters with. Great for beginning carver/toolers sine they're not too big, not too small, inexpensive and make something useful. As shown here tho. They can have other uses. We'll done. I may have to make similar. - Bill Edited January 14, 2018 by billybopp Quote
Mjolnir Posted January 14, 2018 Report Posted January 14, 2018 10 hours ago, JMcC said: Made this paper weight from s rounder for the top and a cut piece of 4 oz. leather for the back. Filled it with sand. Got the pattern for the tooling from an old Tandy craftaid. Stitched with one of those lock stitch awls just to see how well it worked. Has nylon thread so hopefully it will last awhile. ?you added sand? that isn't a coaster. Quote He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which. Douglas Adams
Mjolnir Posted January 14, 2018 Report Posted January 14, 2018 nice work. You got me curious. Quote He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which. Douglas Adams
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