Am I the only one?

[BadDaditood]

this thread is inspirational !!!

i like to hang my screwups around my shop as reminders, i have a LOT of stuff hanging.  One of the more painful memories is from my first bandolier when i was just learning to stitch.  30 loops in 3/4 oz stitched to a 2 1/2 inch 9/10 oz strap, all tooled, stained and sealed.  the stitching alone took me 8 hours.  all i need to do now is wet the loops and stretch them to fit .45-70 rounds....  you guessed it, it wouldn't stretch near enough, the more i tried the looser the stitches got until they unraveled. That's when i bought my first seam ripper.  i have 3 now. that little strap with 30 bumps in it has held up well hanging all these years!

this forum is outstanding, whenever i have a question, get stuck, need advice or just inspiration i come here 

 

[MikeG]

I'm still looking forward to the first time one of my projects comes out exactly like I had envisioned and intended!

[Handstitched]

8 hours ago, BadDaditood said:

i like to hang my screwups around my shop as reminders, i have a LOT of stuff hanging.

I have a ' special place' for my screw ups...its  a shoe box and lives under one of my benches , in a dark place, in  a corner with a dunce hat < ...........I made that last bit up  

  < not a dunce hat 

Needless to say the shoe box is full . 

HS 

[Big Sioux Saddlery]

13 minutes ago, Handstitched said:

I have a ' special place' for my screw ups...its  a shoe box and lives under one of my benches , in a dark place, in  a corner with a dunce hat < ...........I made that last bit up  

  < not a dunce hat 

Needless to say the shoe box is full . 

HS 

Shoe box? There isn't a shoe box in the world big enough to hold mine.  Saddle parts are usually fairly large, and take large pieces of leather; My most repeated screw-up has been swell covers.  If they are stamped, it's at least a day's work putting them down and stamping them, maybe more. It makes me very sad to have to take one off and replace it because there is some little nagging mistake, but I have done it, more than once. I have a drawer and a big box for my screw-ups. Maybe a couple big boxes.

[Halitech]

On 5/4/2018 at 9:20 PM, doublehbar said:

I am beginning to believe that I attended school on the day of measure once and cut twice.  Working on a different sheath today. It's a right handed sheath and I made sure to label my pattern as to avoid cutting it for a lefty. Don't ask me how I know. I cut it the first time. Thankfully it was cut for a righty, so I had that going for me. Then I realized that I cut the belt loop portion too short. Grr. No biggie. I cut another one. Make sure that I adjust and cut the belt loop larger this time. Awesome. I sand out imperfections on the edges, then bevel, and crease what needs creasing. Meanwhile I am impressed with how much my time and work is improving. I honestly can't believe how fast it's all coming together. Then it happens. I start folding it together to make sure that it is all good. Everything looks great until I realize it is for a lefty. Doh!! So yes folks. I have now cut two sheaths out of my pretty piece of Hermann Oak that I can't use just yet. Hey, look at that. It's 5 o'clock....

Definitely not alone lol

for the short one, could you convert it to a dangler style instead of tossing it?

[doublehbar]

28 minutes ago, Halitech said:

Definitely not alone lol

for the short one, could you convert it to a dangler style instead of tossing it?

That is kinda what I was thinking of doing with it. I wouldn't necessarily toss it anyway. I still have hours of tooling practice ahead of me and am about to add dying to my practice sessions. I create better practice pieces when I am using quality leather. lol

[Prusty]

On 5/8/2018 at 6:56 AM, doublehbar said:

All of you guys have honestly made me feel so much better. I would love for all of you to tell me that I will quit making mistakes as my skill level increases, but I have a feeling that as I overcome and master certain mistakes, I will just come up with new ones. lol

Absolutely true, any craft is about failing your way to success and making whole new mistakes!

Did a similar thing myself making a sword scabbard several years ago. Everything was cut out perfectly, the main scabbard part was stitched up and fit the sword perfectly, then when it came time to integrate the belt I realised the slits for the belt to pass through the scabbard were set up for a left hand carry, and I am VERY right handed. Good 8-10 hours work wasted there!

[JLSleather]

I'm not kidding -- open an idiot contest and I'll WIN.  WAIT .. lemme rephrase that!

I really DO know something about leather.  But it's only because I learn from my mistakes - and I've made a LOT of mistakes. 

Usually the result of doing too many things at one time.  Cut a holster with a pattern.  Flip the pattern over to cut the lining.  Take a phone call.  Back to the bench.  WHERE WAS I?@! OH, yeah... flip pattern for liner ... DOH! 

Edited May 11, 2018 by JLSleather

[Runamuck]

I have a wall in my shop with more than a few screw ups hanging. Some leather work, some woodworking. Some drew blood, even a trip or 2 to the ER. I call it the Wall of Shame. I'm hoping the reminders will keep me on my toes. If nothing else it gets a laugh out of others!

[Big Sioux Saddlery]

4 hours ago, JLSleather said:

Usually the result of doing too many things at one time.  Cut a holster with a pattern.  Flip the pattern over to cut the lining.  Take a phone call.  Back to the bench.  WHERE WAS I?@! OH, yeah... flip pattern for liner ... DOH! 

Edited 4 hours ago by JLSleather

This, right here!!  Do it too much for too long and it becomes a habit that is hard to break.  It's the reason that people that have never had children seem so structured and organized;  they've never been pulled 27 directions at the same time.