Members NZRoyal Posted February 1, 2018 Members Report 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
Members NZRoyal Posted February 1, 2018 Author Members Report Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) Hopefully this posts, having trouble uploading photos. Edited February 1, 2018 by NZRoyal Quote
bikermutt07 Posted February 1, 2018 Report Posted February 1, 2018 Welcome aboard 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.
Members Bigfoote Posted February 1, 2018 Members Report Posted February 1, 2018 Nice job, lots of leatherworkers in Calgary! Is that hand sewn or machine? Quote
Members NZRoyal Posted February 1, 2018 Author Members Report 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
Members JMcC Posted February 1, 2018 Members Report Posted February 1, 2018 That looks great! Welcome to the fray. Quote
Members DV8DUG Posted February 2, 2018 Members Report Posted February 2, 2018 That looks really good man. I see custom ax sheaths in your future... Quote I think of Chinese food when I think of life; That's sweet and sour. My life is sweet as saccharin. Ye Scurvy Dog. Swords, Weapons, Dungeon Furniture, Custom Leather Work, and More...
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