Looking good !!!did a bunch of steps to finish, (not final finish) #1 of 18 and it looks like everything is going to work so long as I don't screw up. Quick rub down of the welt with a coarse grit and have gotten it pretty much molded. Now that I know all the pieces will fit together, I'll break down the steps and prep all at the same time as I move through 17 more of these
Very nice John!
Great work John! Your leatherwork has a very distinctive style.
That is a very nice dirt bed there. What's the plan - veggies? flowers? Or some of both?We decided we hadn't played around with railroad ties enough in the summer time. So we got more:
There's 52 here. We had to unload each one by hand from the trailer and balance it on a wheel barrow to bring it into this elevated area in the backyard. Josh our other son, was home from the Army on leave for a couple weeks, so he and Nichole with myself helping when I could, as I had a batch of knives going, whipped this wall out.
Got er done:
Our daughter and her fiancée were up for the day one day and helped out quite a bit. Their dog Lily, had a hard day supervising and took a nap with her bunny. Lily had been a little ferocious with her bunny and Grandma Nichole had taped it to keep the stuffing in:
Just some decorative stuff here and there not completely planted. Course that can change daily, weekly, hourly, etc. Our daughters wedding reception will be in the backyard come August. The wedding party and family will be up there on that raised area so wanted to do something to dress er up.
Those are looking great! We could build one to match your eyes!^that's a sweet satchel! I'd rock that.
got these fellers are glued finally
I don't know if I'd be comfortable carrying a glowing red satchel
Beautiful work!Just some decorative stuff here and there not completely planted. Course that can change daily, weekly, hourly, etc. Our daughters wedding reception will be in the backyard come August. The wedding party and family will be up there on that raised area so wanted to do something to dress er up.
Well we got our new Cobra Bell Skiver in time for Nichole to do her first tote of the year. Two and a half hour drive to where they are. Dave gave us a quick once over on the machine showing us how to use it and then they loaded it in the back of the truck. It is a substantial piece of equipment. They loaded it with a forklift and we used four people to unload it. We picked up the Cobra Burnisher too so Nichole could have that in her shop inside the house so she didn't have to walk back and forth all the time to my shop. They have worked out great. The skiver is literally a game changer. On the tote all exterior edges to be sewn need to be skived. By hand, probably close to an hour and thats stopping and her having me touch up the skiver on the buffer a couple of times. With the skiving machine, literally seconds:
She skived the pocket top binding and the top of the bag where it rolls over too. Literally just a few seconds and the machine has it done and done perfectly too. Its WOW!
Thanks!
Here's a few for the start of the year;
Benchmade Proper folder with one of my lanyards attached; I tried using a dremel drill stand thingy to drill some 1/16" drill bit holes but I don't care for the looks of it, could be the drill wasn't sharp enough??, the Buck sheath I didn't use it, just used my awl to get the holes through. All of these are hand stitched using the two needle style.
Used 4mm spacing and 1.2mm Ritza Tiger thread
IMG_0376 by GaryWGraley, on Flickr
Buck 110 with my Indian head embossing
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a couple of slip sheaths for the Viper Hug folder, using some milled leather I picked up at the Tandy Leather store in Syracuse NY
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it's a nice folder too, the burgundy sheath is mine, the saddle tan was ordered and shipped out recently;
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Wonderful work as always Gary!Here's a few for the start of the year;
Benchmade Proper folder with one of my lanyards attached; I tried using a dremel drill stand thingy to drill some 1/16" drill bit holes but I don't care for the looks of it, could be the drill wasn't sharp enough??, the Buck sheath I didn't use it, just used my awl to get the holes through. All of these are hand stitched using the two needle style.
Used 4mm spacing and 1.2mm Ritza Tiger thread
Buck 110 with my Indian head embossing
a couple of slip sheaths for the Viper Hug folder, using some milled leather I picked up at the Tandy Leather store in Syracuse NY
it's a nice folder too, the burgundy sheath is mine, the saddle tan was ordered and shipped out recently;
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Sheath for a Carothers / CPK Boot dagger in water buffalo. Has kydex tip protector and rubber retention aid on back.
already delivered into the hand of owner
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