Rossr Posted December 31, 2019 Report Posted December 31, 2019 So does anyone else get down a serious rabbit hole? Like you know there are a lot of more pressing matters but hey I need to make this bag like now. I give you my rabbit hole the last few days. I wanted to make a bag to keep some wood carving tools. I play around spoon carving. I'm tired of the gallon zip lock bag. So I keep looking at my books and got flipping through a box of leather magazines and found a 1977 make it with leather article and pattern for a camera bag. I modified it and added velcro for top closure and only used veg tan and tooled the ends. I love the oil tan look but find it almost impossible to glue the liner in place etc. Thankfully sewing still works! The oak leave pattern was in the magazine and is derived from stohlman how to carve leather. The deer and oak leaves is a Jim Linnell design(I hope I did it justice as it's no where near the work Jim has on his website). The feather I messed around myself with, mainly there to cover up a leather blemish but I thought it flowed well. Double loop lace. I stitched two velcro strips inside and will make some dividers and a tool holder . Open to any constructive criticism. This is one of the largest projects I've attempted and overall I'm pleased with the outcome. It's way over kill for some carving tools and some wood blocks. But hey that's why we do this stuff right for the love and joy of it! Happy New year everyone. Quote
Members kiwican Posted December 31, 2019 Members Report Posted December 31, 2019 Wow. Gotta say..some of your best work yet! Love it Quote
Rossr Posted December 31, 2019 Author Report Posted December 31, 2019 16 minutes ago, kiwican said: Wow. Gotta say..some of your best work yet! Love it Thank you sir! Quote
Members Rohn Posted December 31, 2019 Members Report Posted December 31, 2019 That is absolutely beautiful. Real nice work. Quote Rohn(John 8:32) And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. (KJV)
Members Scoutmom103 Posted December 31, 2019 Members Report Posted December 31, 2019 Very nice. What a bag to keep your carving tools and some wood in. Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted December 31, 2019 CFM Report Posted December 31, 2019 Thats a great looking bag Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Rossr Posted December 31, 2019 Author Report Posted December 31, 2019 2 hours ago, Scoutmom103 said: Very nice. What a bag to keep your carving tools and some wood in. I may have went a tad overboard . Thank you 2 minutes ago, chuck123wapati said: Thats a great looking bag Thank you sir Quote
Members AlexOstacchini Posted December 31, 2019 Members Report Posted December 31, 2019 lovely stuff, echo everything that's been said really. Looks like a good few hours of lacing there Can definitely relate to the rabbit hole feeling... Also very jealous of workbench setup I want one Quote www.alexostacchini.co.uk Alex Ostacchini Arty Things www.instagram.com/alexostacchini.artythings
toxo Posted December 31, 2019 Report Posted December 31, 2019 Good job. I like the turned out handles. Quote
Rossr Posted December 31, 2019 Author Report Posted December 31, 2019 9 hours ago, Rohn said: That is absolutely beautiful. Real nice work. Thanks! 4 hours ago, AlexOstacchini said: lovely stuff, echo everything that's been said really. Looks like a good few hours of lacing there Can definitely relate to the rabbit hole feeling... Also very jealous of workbench setup I want one That just an old wood desk I picked up on the cheap.(I see them listed a lot on craigslist cheap) Some of the tool holders I made some came from buying stamps off ebay etc. The stone o got somewhere I'm not even sure what it is could be thicker but seems to work fine. Yep lacing took a bit as did the carving too but always fun to be down the rabbit hole! Thanks for the kind words 2 hours ago, toxo said: Good job. I like the turned out handles. Thanks toxo, my son suggested it and it came out well imo Quote
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