My first.....

[Kevin King]

rdb's "open thread" has got me motivated to start a thread i've been wanting to see for a while.

I'd like to see your first......whatever.

Whether its your first project period, or your first seat, wallet, saddle, purse, belt, sheath, etc.

I'll start with my first wallet.

I still have my first project ever (a seat) and will post a little later.

So, come on, lets see em. The good, the bad, and the ugly.

KK

[rdb]

okay...but i can't find my first, but i did find some early pix from way back when...1975. Considering what they were making in them days, i think I was ahead of the box by a couple days. I think that guitar strap is still around somewhere. The ship has been my mousepad all these years...it's too dark to show any image now....lol. The stitching was done on an old twin needle with one needle out. Note the old fashioned "button hole" pockets, I still love those.

[TracyMoss]

Here are a few of my firsts.

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[Warren]

My first holster

Sorry guys, I can't get the pictures to upload. Don't know whats wrong. Will try again later.

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[freak]

I post the first thing i ever tooled in the other thread. I think this was the second barstool i did, which was the 3rd thing i ever did. I think , or close to it and i still use it. It's where i set when i do my leather work.

[Spider]

Ok no fair. You guys have been good for a long time. lol like since you started. Hm, Lemme see if I can find something that does not embarass me too much....lol

My first seat pan cover. Yes, I've been weird for a long time.... :skull3:

[Mike Craw]

There is a thread in "Show Off!!" under My First Saddle where I posted this photo, but this is the first saddle I ever made. It was my daughter's wedding present in May of 2006.

[CitizenKate]

Wow, you guys have some really nice "firsts". Just goes to show how much talent we have here.

I happen to have handy in my "outgoing attachments" folder a photo I took of one corner my first chess board... I was resuming leather work after about 25 years of inactivity. I also have another photo of one I did with the exact same pattern about a year later. I really cringe when I look at the first one.

Kate

[rdb]

Kate..they are both beautiful. Never regret...lol

That second one shows about 6000% difference...wow..in one year!

[abn]

Following on to Kate's post, here's a key fob I created in 2006, and the same design executed about six months later...

[Kevin King]

Ok, be nice, cuz this was my very first leather project EVER.

It was also my first experience with making a fiberglass seat pan.

It was made from bellies and bootlace.

[abn]

That's your first project? (Just kidding, of course!) :D

Dude, my first leather project hit the kitchen garbage can, along with the second and third! I think I still have maybe the fourth thing I ever did, but there's no way anyone else is seeing it!

I consider myself a slooooow starter -- especially looking at Freak's first project.

[wildrose]

Here are some pretty early ones from me...UGH! Hard to look at!

[Kevin King]

I love looking at my old stuff. Reminds me of how far i've come and whats to come.

When I made that first seat, I thought it was the coolest thing ever, as did alot of people I knew.

Within an hour of having it completed, I was at the harley shop and a guy offered me $500 for it (insert lightbulb here).

[ETW Grumpy]

Is there a prize for the worst looking first?? I keep the first thing I ever tooled on my bench to remind me that I have improved (somewhat). I'll try to get a pic of it tomorrow and post it.

[TracyMoss]

Is there a prize for the worst looking first?? I keep the first thing I ever tooled on my bench to remind me that I have improved (somewhat). I'll try to get a pic of it tomorrow and post it.

If there was a prize I might have you beat.

[Spider]

If there is a prize for worst first then scroll up to my post and click on my profile and pm me. I'll give you my address to send the prize. I still love my first ever. I got so much out of it and felt so good about it. That is what I keep out of it.

[Hidemechanic]

Elton Joorisity's Bright green chaps inspired me to dig out the pics of my first rodeo chaps. Thank goodness they were for High School Rodeo.GH

[TracyMoss]

I don't think you have anything to be embarressed about. Tha first pair I did went in the profit bin about three times.

[Sandy Robbins]

This is my first saddle. Here it is not quite finished.

Sandy

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[Pip]

My first and second tooled belt pouches, the second one falls off your belt anytime you bend, or breath... but i still like it, the depth of carving is really shallow, cause i couldn't use a mallet, we had complaints from the neighbours, after I made the first one. It took ages to make and it has sat in my leather box ever since cause it don't work as it should.... D'oh.

The neighbours have moved since then, oops! and the neighbours on tother side like to see what I make, so don't complain.

[Spider]

Hey Pip,

I really like the first one. Very rugged looking. I like stuff like that. Looks broken in.

[JRLeather2]

My very first pictorial carving, tooled in a weekend. Then painted on and off for a year, almost went in the dumpster several times during the painting process........many thanks to my friend and teacher Jerry.......and Clyde, and Cliff.......

[BillB]

It took me a while to finds some of the work I did back in 1970's. Here are three pieces that I was able to find.

The first is from a Tandy brief case kit. It was a hard shell brief case with a leather insert in the middle of the top.

The second is the seat from a tri-cornered camp stool I did for my father.

The third is a purse I did for my wife. It also did service as a diaper bag.

[smudley]

Here are a few of my firsts.

I especially like those leggins, or at least I think that's what they're called. The ones that cover your calves and protect them from the exhaust and hot engine. Where can I get the pattern for a set? I've been wanting to make some for when I don't want to wear full chaps, but haven't seen patterns anywhere I've looked. How are they fastened, and how do you keep them from falling down a little?