NZRoyal Report post Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) Hi all, I'm relatively new to leatherworking and thought I'd sign up and say hello. I'm a firefighter living in Calgary, Alberta. I've just started making helmet shields and wallets for other firefighters/EMS and military friends. Got lots to learn but enjoying the process so far. Thanks! (Here's my second completed shield) Edited February 1, 2018 by NZRoyal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NZRoyal Report post Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) Hopefully this posts, having trouble uploading photos. Edited February 1, 2018 by NZRoyal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikermutt07 Report post Posted February 1, 2018 Welcome aboard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bigfoote Report post Posted February 1, 2018 Nice job, lots of leatherworkers in Calgary! Is that hand sewn or machine? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NZRoyal Report post Posted February 1, 2018 Hand sewn. Haha, hours of fun... I've just picked up a stitching pony the other day to help the process. Still takes a while as it's relatively thick when the two layers are together. The other week I started making one for myself. It was a generic design as I hadn't been assigned a number by my Department yet. Got about 90% of the way through and the next day my Chief told me that we had all been assigned numbers so I'm gonna have to start again from scratch. Good practice though! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JMcC Report post Posted February 1, 2018 That looks great! Welcome to the fray. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DV8DUG Report post Posted February 2, 2018 That looks really good man. I see custom ax sheaths in your future... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
