Members Josh Ashman Posted January 9, 2020 Members Report Posted January 9, 2020 I thought I might share some pics of a scabbard I finished up recently. I thought it turned out nice, but then again I only play at leather part time so I'm not really sure. I'm hoping that somebody who actually works with leather will let me know if it's OK. I'd stick around and wait for a response but I have to get back to my day job that pays me for doing something else. hahahaha! Couldn't stop myself Jeff. As for the scabbard, it's 10/11 HO Craftsman and the hardware is JWP (aka Horse Shoe) from Weaver. Have a great day folks! Josh Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted January 9, 2020 Contributing Member Report Posted January 9, 2020 If you're playing, then continue to play - that does NOT suck Is the darker part due to oil not set, or just the lighting? If you have a "job" that you "get back to", I guess that means you separate it. Which is a requirement for me. Years back, I fired this guy. I provided his phone, and when I got the bill I saw it was INSANE. HOURS of phone calls every day. When I jumped on him about it, he said I shouldn't care because he was going to pay that bill (which was north of $400 for one month). But HOW was he going to pay it? With his check, that he gets from us. But the calls were made during hours he was getting paid to work. So basically, he thought I should be "okay with" paying him to talk on the phone, as long as he paid me back for the phone that I pay for ?!@$!@#$ IF that's hard to say, imagine trying to grasp that he ACTUALLY MEANT IT. Nope - that guy is GONE. What a guy working for me does before or after work is none of my business. But few can work for me. Not that I'm "so" hard to get along with, but I expect you to be doing what I'm paying you to do. And that's actually the EXCEPTION these days. And what a guy who doesn't work for me does is none of my business, whether he's at work or not. But there are some things a guy can do that will get him uninvited to dinner at Jeff's --- and above describes one of 'em. I actually had one guy BRAG to me that he cashed a check for $1k each week and had managed not to do any actual work for at least 3 weeks. I don't hang out much with people who lack integrity and then defend it with "my boss is cool with it". 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 Josh Ashman Posted January 9, 2020 Author Members Report Posted January 9, 2020 8 minutes ago, JLSleather said: that does NOT suck Thanks Jeff! 9 minutes ago, JLSleather said: Is the darker part due to oil not set, or just the lighting? The "finish" for this was a few coats of NF oil with several hours of sun tanning in between, then a liberal rub down with Aussie wax and back under the sun for several hours. The color variations might be played up by the lighting but most of it is in how the hide soaked in the oil & wax and how much the sun darkened some areas vs others. This time of year I often put my "sun tan" finished leather on the dash of my pickup and little things like a shadow from the rear view or the inspection sticker will impact the amount of sun and therefore darkening an area gets. As for work habits, our opinions aren't much different. I've got little use for people who goof off when they're on the clock. I'm not on the clock and nobody is paying for doing something I'm not doing. Although If I don't get back at it soon I'll also be feeding in the rain. Take care Jeff! Josh Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted January 9, 2020 Contributing Member Report Posted January 9, 2020 Ah, yeah.. the sun tan finish. Up here, that would take month and a half! Course, we aint got trucks no more. After yet another person called wanting 'favors', we got rid of all of those, including the dump box. You know the type... can't remember to mention that we got too many steaks and too much beer, but when they ready to move to new house they remember Jeff owns trucks 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 dikman Posted January 9, 2020 Members Report Posted January 9, 2020 Damn, Josh.............the problem with that is it's too beautiful to use! Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Members Josh Ashman Posted January 9, 2020 Author Members Report Posted January 9, 2020 20 minutes ago, dikman said: Damn, Josh.............the problem with that is it's too beautiful to use! That's kind of you to say Dikman! Thanks! Quote
wizard of tragacanth Posted January 9, 2020 Report Posted January 9, 2020 Really purdy Josh. nick Quote
Members TargetRockLeather Posted January 10, 2020 Members Report Posted January 10, 2020 6 hours ago, Josh Ashman said: Thanks Jeff! ...oil & wax and how much the sun darkened some areas vs others. This time of year I often put my "sun tan" finished leather on the dash of my pickup ... 5 hours ago, JLSleather said: Ah, yeah.. the sun tan finish Absolutely beautiful work. I love the color and I'm very curious about the "sun tan" technique you mentioned. It appears to me that the leather has been dyed. Am I right? Did you then oil/wax the surface and then leave it in the sun to darken? How long do you leave it in the sun to achieve the desired darkness? Does it need the heat from the sun or is it just the light that affects it? I haven't heard of this being done before (I'm fairly new to the craft and always learning). Again, the scabbard is incredible. Quote http://targetrockleatherworks.com
Members chiefjason Posted January 10, 2020 Members Report Posted January 10, 2020 That's gorgeous. And I've never gotten leather to tan and look like that. Apparently I need to try a few more times. Quote
Members Smartee Posted January 10, 2020 Members Report Posted January 10, 2020 Well if that's just playin' i'd love to see what one would look like if you were serious about it! Beautiful! Quote
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