Introduction

[Rawhide]

Just wanted to formally introduce myself to everyone. My name is Marlon and only been tooling for about a year. I am learning a lot, mostly from books. My wife got me started by talking me into going to a class and has regreted it ever since. :biggrin: Hope to converse and learn with you. You have already been a wealth of knowledge from my lurking.

Nice to be here.

[Guest]

Nice to have you here Marlon, grab a cup of Joe and don't forget to show us some pics of your work.

Dave Theobald

[Rawhide]

Nice to have you here Marlon, grab a cup of Joe and don't forget to show us some pics of your work.

Dave Theobald

Thank you for the welcome David, I'm going to attempt to post a picture of a purse I made and a tool carrier.

[The Major]

Welcome.

[freak]

Ride 'em in

Ride 'em out

RAWHIIIIDDDEEE YEA !!!

Sorry i couldn't resist . Hey i'm just a freak, yo !

We love picturesssss. The more you post the more we can look at.

[Rawhide]

Here is a purse I made for my wife.

And a small tool carrier

[abn]

Wow, those are really nice. Thanks for sharing the pics, and...

Regards, -Alex

[Peter Ellis]

The tool case snaps onto the block ? Nifty. That strikes me as an excellent idea.

Welcome to the fun house.

[Rawhide]

Thanks for the compliments guys.

Peter, that is one of the ideas of none other than Al Stohlman.

[Beaverslayer]

Welcome rawhide,

Very nice work there, I love the tool caddy.

Ken

[Rawhide]

Thanks for the welcome Ken.

I also want to thank you for that tutorial on making your own lace. I took that to heart, went right out and bought a lace stripper and a large piece of garment leather and began. It's a litte weird at first, but once you get it going, you get the "feel"of how much tension you need and soforth.

Thanks for the tips.

Marlon

[Beaverslayer]

Any time Marlon, we're all here to help when we can.

Once you get the hang of it, you can really get that piece of leather spinning, and make lace as fast as a speeding bullet.

Ken

[TimberWolf]

Good job!! Very nice work! We are glad you are here!

[Go2Tex]

A big Texas howdy from down here in hot, muggy, buggy and sandy South Texas where the mosquitos are the size of small birds and nothin' happens faster than a crawl.

[Rawhide]

A big Texas howdy from down here in hot, muggy, buggy and sandy South Texas where the mosquitos are the size of small birds and nothin' happens faster than a crawl.

Now that's what I call livin'!!

Thanks guys for the warm welcome. I've learned a bunch from this forum. Hopefully I can pass on what I've learned.

Marlon

[Rayban]

A big Texas howdy from down here in hot, muggy, buggy and sandy South Texas where the mosquitos are the size of small birds and nothin' happens faster than a crawl.

I visit the Hill Country about every year, I was born down there, and the mosquitos never bother me....must be the Lone Star pouring out of my pores...

[Guest]

Rawhide,

Somehow I missed your post of the pictures until today..... And you've only been tooling a year? Awesome stuff, I loved the tool carrier, what weight leather? I've been wanting a carrier.

Dave Theobald

[Rawhide]

David,

The tool carrier was made from 6/7 oz calf (single shoulder I think). I have kind of out grown it with tools, so I made a workbench sized holder (no leather though, only wood). Thanks for the compliments on my work. Navigating this sight has shown me a bunch of areas I can improve in. This place is great.

Marlon