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Nice job.

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Nice job, Kid ;) Stitchin' looks great, loops are uniform and fitting, color looks nice.  But I wanna give you a couple thoughts, I think you could benefit.  I mean it as a compliment -- I generally don't offer it (any more) to people who aren't going to "get it" anyway.  Don't take it wrong -- your rig looks great. I'm talking about making it a 12 on a 1 to 10 scale ;)

Personally like to get you AWAY from that ant-streak crap.  Your carving is lookin' pretty good, but I have always thought that "antique" stuff looks like what's left behind after the rain puddles dry up.  I know some consider it "traditional", but fact is that's "how it was done" before there were better methods of coloring widely available.  And good carving doesn't need it.

And watch your "halos" -- that beveling 'ridge" around the designs.  Some of that can be done with just a modeling spoon you use for rounding your cut edges.

OH, YEAH -- not usually a fan of "staging" in photos, but the trough and iron gate is actually purdy 'catchy' :innocent:

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IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.

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Thanks guys!

@garypl Thanks Gary! I punched slots in the belt and then wove and formed a veg tan strip to make the loops. Then I lined the belt with latigo so you can't see anything on the back. After I glued and stitched the belt I trimmed the lining down to the belt.

Here's a drawing of what I mean:

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@JLSleather Thank you for the advice! I see what you mean about that antique. I think it would have looked better if I had buffed it a little more to get rid of some of the "puddle residue" but then why antique in the first place? So I understand but what would you suggest using for dye? Just regular fiebings dyes? Would that look good on tooled leather? I used fiebings antique paste on this because the paste always produces an even color while other dyes tend to look messy unless I use an airbrush.

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Just now, TxLeather said:

Beautiful. Really a great job!
Hats off.

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Another outstanding bunch of work and time well spent! I really like your work man!

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Beautiful work for sure.

Only one thought for the next one in this style would be work in a large keeper so that the wide belts stay aligned when overlapped.

There is a chance over time they will "fan out" or torque as a friend says and the billets will warp to allow it.

The one in this (my player of the week beer belt)  picture isn't pretty in any way but does demonstrate the larger keeper at the far left to help the overlap stay where you want it.

the other picture is off the interweb and also shows the same principle but done up.

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big belt keeper.jpg

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48 minutes ago, battlemunky said:

Another outstanding bunch of work and time well spent! I really like your work man!

Thanks, Monkey! I appreciate it!

39 minutes ago, plinkercases said:

Beautiful work for sure.

Only one thought for the next one in this style would be work in a large keeper so that the wide belts stay aligned when overlapped.

There is a chance over time they will "fan out" or torque as a friend says and the billets will warp to allow it.

The one in this (my player of the week beer belt)  picture isn't pretty in any way but does demonstrate the larger keeper at the far left to help the overlap stay where you want it.

the other picture is off the interweb and also shows the same principle but done up.

20151113_145159_resized_1.jpg

big belt keeper.jpg

Ah, thanks for the tip. I was wondering about that. Makes total sense. I suppose I can still do that.... when you think you're all done... :) 

-Ryan

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