YinTx Report post Posted April 2, 2018 Started this last October when I tooled the front. Tooled the back and spine in November if I remember correctly. Finally got everything together and stitched it up over the last week. Lots of room for improvement, but overall I think it came out ok. YinTx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rockoboy Report post Posted April 2, 2018 58 minutes ago, YinTx said: I think it came out ok. You are the master of understating! It look excellent, especially the basket-weave. I did a small piece of basket-weave on the weekend ... all I can say after seeing your excellent work compared to my 'mess' is "I hope your OCD is under control". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Retswerb Report post Posted April 2, 2018 Looks great, Yin! Any extra pockets on the inside? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bermudahwin Report post Posted April 2, 2018 That looks well cool. Harry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingsCountyLeather Report post Posted April 2, 2018 All the tooling looks great but I especially love the front! And also the way you joined the back and front together, gives it a heavier look to it. Great job! I too would like to see the inside? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Blea Report post Posted April 2, 2018 I think it looks great. You got really good depth in your tooling and your basket weave is really spot on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Double Daddy Report post Posted April 2, 2018 Wow! That is down-right distracting to church worship...you could set folks to covetin' once they see that! Very fine craftsmanship, indeed...I especially like the fade out from the basketweave to the oak leaf cluster and the woodgrain details on the spine cross. Awe inspiring... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Furthark Report post Posted April 2, 2018 Beautiful! I like some of the others I'm intrigued with the construction and would love some more pictures of the inside. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ComputerDoctor Report post Posted April 3, 2018 Praise GOD! What a testimony in and of itself! Very beautiful! Man, what a selection of tools you have! I'm jealous! Sam Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YinTx Report post Posted April 4, 2018 On 4/1/2018 at 10:35 PM, Rockoboy said: I did a small piece of basket-weave on the weekend ... all I can say after seeing your excellent work compared to my 'mess' is "I hope your OCD is under control". Thanks much for the compliments! I can probably say in all honesty that OCD is not under control. Basket weave can drive you bonkers. And why do people like the itsy bitsy tinsey winsey weave??? On 4/1/2018 at 11:46 PM, Retswerb said: Looks great, Yin! Any extra pockets on the inside? No extra pockets, just enough to hold the book... On 4/2/2018 at 1:27 AM, hwinbermuda said: That looks well cool. Harry Thanks! On 4/2/2018 at 3:45 AM, KingsCountyLeather said: All the tooling looks great but I especially love the front! And also the way you joined the back and front together, gives it a heavier look to it. Great job! I too would like to see the inside? Thank you!... the inside.. about the inside... can I interest you in a nice little photo of the shiny burnished edges? On 4/2/2018 at 9:01 AM, Bob Blea said: I think it looks great. You got really good depth in your tooling and your basket weave is really spot on. Thanks! My first go at tooling cloth, I think I can do it better the second go round... Basket weave is a regular practice thing. I get cross eyed at times. On 4/2/2018 at 10:11 AM, Double Daddy said: Wow! That is down-right distracting to church worship...you could set folks to covetin' once they see that! Very fine craftsmanship, indeed...I especially like the fade out from the basketweave to the oak leaf cluster and the woodgrain details on the spine cross. Awe inspiring... Hahah, thats a good one. We'll see if that happens! Thanks for the compliment. 10 hours ago, ComputerDoctor said: Praise GOD! What a testimony in and of itself! Very beautiful! Man, what a selection of tools you have! I'm jealous! Sam Sam, thanks much. I hope the future owner feels the same. The tools I picked up all at once when i started this leather journey, and didn't think I'd ever use them since I didn't have a clue about them. And truth be told, I really mostly use the tools in the small holder, so maybe 20 or less. I could probably get by with 10 or less if I really wanted to. The rest collect dust, unless I want to do something totally different like barbed wire. On 4/2/2018 at 5:41 PM, Furthark said: Beautiful! I like some of the others I'm intrigued with the construction and would love some more pictures of the inside. That inside again... well, it's a bit rough, with some wonky backsides of stitches since its been a while since I stitched stuff. But... since I can't appease with the shiny edge work, here are some obligatory shots. Forgive and ignore the crooked stitches... YinTx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rolandranch Report post Posted April 4, 2018 Hey, man, you finished it! That looks great! Nice looking edges, too. -Ryan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
