immiketoo Report post Posted April 22, 2018 One of my customers had a severe injury to his arm. Shattered the wrist and forearm bones, and now, even though he has had surgery to repair it, he has increased sensitivity to touch. He asked for an armguard that would protect him from bumps and scrapes that we take for granted. This is a lined piece with a foam layer in the middle provide added absorption to impact. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
battlemunky Report post Posted April 22, 2018 More killer work @immiketoo! Great cause too, I'm sure he'll appreciate it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immiketoo Report post Posted April 22, 2018 Thanks man...He does think its cool! I am particularly fond of the padding. Craft foam...who knew! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ComputerDoctor Report post Posted April 22, 2018 WOW--absolutely WOW Beautiful work! It reminds me of an 'archery' forearm guard, like I've had for 50 years that keeps that bow string from hitting my arm with resultant great pain! I wonder, instead of lace, if 'velcro' straps would be easier to use with one hand. Being old, I believe all of my shoes use velcro straps. Sam:) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immiketoo Report post Posted April 22, 2018 2 hours ago, ComputerDoctor said: WOW--absolutely WOW Beautiful work! It reminds me of an 'archery' forearm guard, like I've had for 50 years that keeps that bow string from hitting my arm with resultant great pain! I wonder, instead of lace, if 'velcro' straps would be easier to use with one hand. Being old, I believe all of my shoes use velcro straps. Sam:) There are a lot of easier ways to close these and I suggested all of them. The customer wanted the lacing, so he got the lacing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
builderofstuff Report post Posted April 22, 2018 Love it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
noobleather Report post Posted April 22, 2018 Awesome work,really nice lines,colour and design. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rodneywt1180b Report post Posted April 23, 2018 Great looking job! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LederRudi Report post Posted April 23, 2018 As always: stunning work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immiketoo Report post Posted April 23, 2018 Thanks everyone. This was a fun project. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ABHandmade Report post Posted April 23, 2018 (edited) Beautiful and very high quality! Edited April 23, 2018 by ABHandmade Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon Report post Posted April 23, 2018 Awesome design, you‘re hard to beat at tooling. Your letter tooling is hard to beat. Kudos to the piece and the touching story. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RegisD Report post Posted April 23, 2018 Beautifully done! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immiketoo Report post Posted April 23, 2018 1 hour ago, charon said: Awesome design, you‘re hard to beat at tooling. Your letter tooling is hard to beat. Kudos to the piece and the touching story. Thank you, I appreciate that! Now if I could get the rest of my work to the same level, I'd be pretty good! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hsherrill Report post Posted November 30, 2018 Could you please post the pattern and design for those here? I would love to make some of those. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScoobyNewbie Report post Posted November 30, 2018 Very cool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samalan Report post Posted December 4, 2018 Nice job ! feels good to help people with things we make bet this guy loves it . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garypl Report post Posted December 4, 2018 On 4/23/2018 at 5:06 PM, immiketoo said: Thank you, I appreciate that! Now if I could get the rest of my work to the same level, I'd be pretty good! Another interesting and well done piece Mike! Where do you find the time to crank out such beautiful work so often? Gary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immiketoo Report post Posted December 4, 2018 6 hours ago, garypl said: Another interesting and well done piece Mike! Where do you find the time to crank out such beautiful work so often? Gary Well, I'm retired, and this is what I do for a living Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garypl Report post Posted December 4, 2018 4 hours ago, immiketoo said: Well, I'm retired, and this is what I do for a living I still run a separate business and often find myself too busy to even think about leather work! I have to be “ in the mood” before I start working on any leather or woodworking project. If I start working on a project and my mind is off thinking about other things I have to do - you know what happens! I’m looking forward to having more down time in a few years to spend more time playing with my hobbies... Gary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immiketoo Report post Posted December 4, 2018 I hear ya there. Funny how mood makes such a difference on artistic things. If you're just banging out the same old holster, I'm sure its not as bad, but creativity definitely comes in waves! Can't force it for sure! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
