Craft Works - Let's Get Creative!

[Lucifer]

While waiting for my natural leather, I made a prototype from some black leather scraps (low quality leather) I had lying around:

Learned quite a few things about shape of the thing and stitching

[Seul]

Was afraid the bag nietenhosen made me was a bit small but it actually fits everything I need:

[loghill]

Here's mine

Soaking right now…

[Lucifer]

Just trying out wet shaping on phone cases, I need to realize that I can't free-hand cut stitch holes.. good thing I have a stitch fork-thing coming in.

[havingmysay]

love all the bags

[mikesantor]

I guess this is considered arts and crafts since I designed it and am making it…

These are boring:

So Im making these custom carabiner. Im making them in Titanium, Copper Tellurium and cerakoted aluminum…

Here is a prototype with no chamfer. These have 1/4'' bow shackles attached just to show how it can be warn.

This is the product of me being bored…

[urbanwoodsman]

@mikesantor:

I guess this is considered arts and crafts since I designed it and am making it…

These are boring:

So Im making these custom carabiner. Im making them in Titanium, Copper Tellurium and cerakoted aluminum...

Here is a prototype with no chamfer. These have 1/4'' bow shackles attached just to show how it can be warn.

This is the product of me being bored...

Well, I'm sold. How much of my paycheck do I need to send you?

[mikesantor]

lol, That was genuinely not my motive for posting this…

[Giles]

That is really great mike…...Can't wait to see the finished article...

[Onairda]

The remnants of a braided leather wallet leash, with the remnants of the IH-WL

[Finn666]

looking awesome!…

[Lucifer]

New camera, so needed new camera strap:

(Sorry for the newbie leatherworking spamming, working on my cutting, sewing and patterning skills before making a bag.. )

[Finn666]

^looks RAW…i like it!

[Lucifer]

Started out like this:

then it turned into this:

then..

getting somewhere:

almost done now:

Hopefully I'll post something dyed and finished up (burnishing etc) next week

[Seul]

Man I envy your skills…

[rocket]

cool…

[jimmy]

lucifer that is incredible skills.

[Lucifer]

Thanks guys! glad you like it!

[Lucifer]

Almost done dying the bag:

Pièce de résistance:

[Giles]

Mmmmm - nice zip