A big "First" for me ;)

[JazzBass]

Well, I did it! I've been doing leather for a little less than a year, where my attempts at carving were on small things (like initials on a belt),
here is my first "big" project - a fully carved and lined guitar strap for myself. Despite a dozen mistakes here and there, I'm kinda proud of having completed this.

The liner is 1.5-2oz Pigskin.

Comments and critiques welcome - I know I'm among friends here

 

 

 

 

[kiwican]

Well done !

[Troy I]

Very nice

[immiketoo]

Nice work dude.  Goes with that bass perfectly!

[rodneywt1180b]

Nice work!  It's obvious you play a lot.  That bass wears it's experience well. I love the patina of honest use.

[TSes]

Looks good!

[JazzBass]

2 hours ago, kiwican said:

Well done !

 

1 hour ago, Troy I said:

Very nice

Thanks, guys.

54 minutes ago, immiketoo said:

Nice work dude.  Goes with that bass perfectly!

@immiketoo    Wow...thanks, Mike - I hope to live long enough to have my work look like yours!

32 minutes ago, rodneywt1180b said:

Nice work!  It's obvious you play a lot.  That bass wears it's experience well. I love the patina of honest use.

Oh yes... that one was put together for me in 1983, to be a modern "clone" of my '66 Jazz Bass, sans frets.
Wanna see some REAL character?? A buddy of mine calls this one "the canoe" since the grooves where my thumb go are actually quite deep after playing this one for almost 40 years!

[immiketoo]

As I got a very late start in leatherwork, I can tell you you can do it! I wish I had started 20 years ago!  Ah well.  Love the canoe!

[YinTx]

Looks pretty good!  The backgrounding resembles stingray.  The slash for the peg is a bit painful for me... your stitching is pretty nice for having only been at this for a year!

YinTx

[JazzBass]

2 hours ago, YinTx said:

Looks pretty good!  The backgrounding resembles stingray.  The slash for the peg is a bit painful for me... your stitching is pretty nice for having only been at this for a year!

YinTx

Peg slash...Yup, that one hurts.
Background was just a small seeder. Tedious, but much easier to avoid the "hamburger" mistakes I make with a bargrounder. LOL

Stitching - I'm trying the "traditional" method, using an awl...it gets a bit wonky in spots, especially when having moved the piece in the pony. Seems I have a tendency to meander a bit. Ah...more practice!

Thanks for the comments