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  • CFM
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The wife was on Fakebook the other day and saw a local ad from a fellow leather worker posting some of his wares, an elderly lady asked if he could make a Yahtzee dice cup. The answer was simply no with not even a sorry but added. So being the kind heart she is offered my services lol. After talking to the lady and getting the info, what she could remember,  the next day she wrote back and said said she just couldn't afford one, I didn't quote a price. She wanted to replace one her late husband had bought at the local penitentiary and together they had worn it out. He was an officer there and she is 89 years young. 

 It took me about a full hour to talk her into taking the cup for no charge finally saying i would use only scraps to make it and it would provide me some good practice which it did.

PS i still hate lacing lol and my tooling stinks.

10 oz canyon tan with black lacing pig suede liner.

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  • Contributing Member
Posted

Good one. Your tooling is fine and the colour is nice

Did you go by a supplied picture or something? to match the old one?

Ach, sure you have a heart of gold and the faeries will always smile at you

PS. I hate lacing too, I always try to avoid it

 

  • CFM
Posted

Looks just fine to me. I used to lace everything, but not much anymore. Somethings just sort of require it.

  • CFM
Posted
3 minutes ago, fredk said:

Good one. Your tooling is fine and the colour is nice

Did you go by a supplied picture or something? to match the old one?

Ach, sure you have a heart of gold and the faeries will always smile at you

PS. I hate lacing too, I always try to avoid it

 

Thanks Fred all i had was her memory, it was lined and laced with a western theme. 

  • CFM
Posted (edited)
5 minutes ago, tsunkasapa said:

Looks just fine to me. I used to lace everything, but not much anymore. Somethings just sort of require it.

Thanks, yup i used to lace a lot too , this thing was a toughie 2 1/2" hole I had to cut off one of my needles to get it in there.

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  • Members
Posted

Nice job, the lacing looks top notch.

 

  • CFM
Posted
37 minutes ago, WalterF said:

Nice job, the lacing looks top notch.

 

Thanks!

  • Contributing Member
Posted

Nice job design looks great bet she loved it.

  • Members
Posted

Sweet Chuck! Nice job.

  • Members
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Brings tears to my eyes when people do good deeds. Beautiful job too. :You_Rock_Emoticon:

  • CFM
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2 hours ago, Samalan said:

Nice job design looks great bet she loved it.

 

38 minutes ago, Bert03241 said:

Brings tears to my eyes when people do good deeds. Beautiful job too. :You_Rock_Emoticon:

 

1 hour ago, Hags said:

Sweet Chuck! Nice job.

thanks guys i will be giving it to her tomorrow she lives in the assisted living here in town i know all she has is social security to live on. always pay it forward.

  • Members
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Really nice work. And im sure it will put a big smile on the ladies face everytime she looks at it. These speacial projects are what i like to call handwashers because its good karma brother. Great job.

  • Members
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Attaboy Chuck!  Good work and good deed.

  • Members
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I think you did a wonderful job.  It's good to do something out of our comfort zone.  I too don't like to lace but just because I'm not real good at it.  

Your tooling is nice and so is the lacing.  Making her the box was very nice of you.  

  • Members
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Good deeds go along way around here. Nice work all the way around Chuck

  • CFM
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9 hours ago, HandyDave said:

Really nice work. And im sure it will put a big smile on the ladies face everytime she looks at it. These speacial projects are what i like to call handwashers because its good karma brother. Great job.

Thank you! My mom and dad taught me to be kind to people, that simple lesson has never failed me and has brought me as much joy as i have given, maybe more. 

6 hours ago, Bawarrior said:

Good deeds go along way around here. Nice work all the way around Chuck

Thanks friend!

8 hours ago, AzShooter said:

I think you did a wonderful job.  It's good to do something out of our comfort zone.  I too don't like to lace but just because I'm not real good at it.  

Your tooling is nice and so is the lacing.  Making her the box was very nice of you.  

I laced all my stuff at one time, it ca be frustrating lol.

8 hours ago, jrdunn said:

Attaboy Chuck!  Good work and good deed.

Thank you. I appreciate the good words. 

  • Members
Posted

Very nice gesture and a really nice job on the dice cup!! 

  • CFM
Posted
27 minutes ago, DaveP said:

Very nice gesture and a really nice job on the dice cup!! 

Thank you!

 

23 minutes ago, Tugadude said:

Great work and an even greater story.  Good on you!

Thanks!

  • 2 weeks later...
  • Members
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Wonderful on every level!

  • CFM
Posted
15 minutes ago, Woodshed said:

Wonderful on every level!

Thank you!:)

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