chuck123wapati Report post Posted January 17, 2022 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted January 17, 2022 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tsunkasapa Report post Posted January 17, 2022 Looks just fine to me. I used to lace everything, but not much anymore. Somethings just sort of require it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted January 17, 2022 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted January 17, 2022 (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. Edited January 17, 2022 by chuck123wapati Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WalterF Report post Posted January 17, 2022 Nice job, the lacing looks top notch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted January 17, 2022 37 minutes ago, WalterF said: Nice job, the lacing looks top notch. Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samalan Report post Posted January 17, 2022 Nice job design looks great bet she loved it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hags Report post Posted January 17, 2022 Sweet Chuck! Nice job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert03241 Report post Posted January 17, 2022 Brings tears to my eyes when people do good deeds. Beautiful job too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted January 18, 2022 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. 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HandyDave Report post Posted January 18, 2022 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jrdunn Report post Posted January 18, 2022 Attaboy Chuck! Good work and good deed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AzShooter Report post Posted January 18, 2022 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bawarrior Report post Posted January 18, 2022 Good deeds go along way around here. Nice work all the way around Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted January 18, 2022 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaveP Report post Posted January 18, 2022 Very nice gesture and a really nice job on the dice cup!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tugadude Report post Posted January 18, 2022 Great work and an even greater story. Good on you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted January 18, 2022 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! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Woodshed Report post Posted January 29, 2022 Wonderful on every level! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted January 29, 2022 15 minutes ago, Woodshed said: Wonderful on every level! Thank you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
