Members Stetson912 Posted September 18, 2018 Members Report Posted September 18, 2018 Just finished this one up for my uncle. 8 oz. Wicket and Craig, hand stitched, saddle tan and mop n glo finish. I experimented with this one and it came out pretty well. I wanted more of a 80/20 pancake instead of the regular 50/50 to avoid binding. Let me know what you all think. And as with most of my posts, critique is welcomed. Quote
Members battlemunky Posted September 18, 2018 Members Report Posted September 18, 2018 I think it's beautiful and your getting the ratio on the pancaking looks about where you want it. The only think I see is that the belt loops look a bit small, but I'm sure you measured it so I don't mean to be insulting by asking. Quote
Members Stetson912 Posted September 18, 2018 Author Members Report Posted September 18, 2018 They do appear that way. I thought the same thing. But it fits an 8 oz 1 1/2" strip through it so, that'll do lol and you could probably get 10-12 oz through them. I used an airbrush to dye it this time. And I'm never going back. It's the most even I've been able to achieve. Quote
Members Stetson912 Posted September 18, 2018 Author Members Report Posted September 18, 2018 Oh, and thanks for the kind words. Quote
Members battlemunky Posted September 19, 2018 Members Report Posted September 19, 2018 Yeah man, I really like the airbrush the more I use it. I do miss the penetration but the evenness can't be argued and is a really fair trade imo. It is a pain to clean all the time. Maybe if I was more efficient with going out to dye things in batches of like color it'd be different but I'm usually doing odd things or experimenting and end up with vastly different colors which require cleaning in between, not to mention the final cleaning. It cleans easy enough, just a lot of small parts and time running the alcohol through it all, etc. Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted September 19, 2018 Contributing Member Report Posted September 19, 2018 I like it No stitch at top of stiffener? Oversight or design? Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
Members ScoobyNewbie Posted September 19, 2018 Members Report Posted September 19, 2018 Does the ( I’ve forgotten how to spell applicay, the brain, she is melting) on the front, for a purpose, or is it just for pretty? Because it is. Beautiful color, as well. Quote
Members Stetson912 Posted September 19, 2018 Author Members Report Posted September 19, 2018 Bahahaha @JLSleather that is a total oversight. Guess what I'll be fixing haha! I'm really kicking myself now because I looked at it for a solid 20 minutes trying to figure out what was missing! @battlemunky, I agree. The depth may be less but I like how even it is. And I'd rather have that than splotchy. I just run alcohol through it. I want to try a gravity feed brush because I think it would be easier changing between dyes and such. I like the siphon feed because it holds a good amount of dye and I can mix right in the jar. So maybe just more jars? I just run denatured alcohol through it or water for the mop n glo. Easy enough so far. I'm also using a cheap brush from harbor freight. So if it dies oh well haha. @ScoobyNewbie, are you referring to the stiffener pannel? That's a debate in it's own. It really just makes the front panel stiffer. It doesn't really reinforce the mouth so much. But I like how it looks too. So I put it there for both added rigidity and asthetics. I apparently just forgot to finish the stitching bahahahaha! Quote
bikermutt07 Posted September 19, 2018 Report Posted September 19, 2018 Great job Stetson. 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 Stetson912 Posted September 19, 2018 Author Members Report Posted September 19, 2018 Thanks @bikermutt07, always good to hear from ya. Quote
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