Craft Works - Let's Get Creative!

[Jii]

At home with the flu, so I decided to make a new strap for my watch.

[Finn666]

now that´s awesome looking sir!…

[Lucifer]

Indeed!

Some day one of you guys have to show how you do the ends and bends to make them look so good.. I think my main problem is using too thick leather to begin with..

[Jii]

The strap end is cut totally freehand, got a very nice result this time. For the lug ends i just skiv (cut the leather thinner) at the point where the strap bends back on itself. I do it with a fresh blade every time for the best result.

[hectic]

Lovely. Are you making them to sell?

[Jii]

Well I have sold some, if you are interested shoot me a pm and I'll see if I can work something out. Don't have a lot of leathers at the moment but I guess I could whip up a strap or a few if there's interest.

[hectic]

Cool. Will PM

[Finn666]

first i need to buy a watch then i´m going to pm

[hectic]

Post on the watch thread Finn, then we can bombard you with suggestions

[Finn666]

@hectic:

Post on the watch thread Finn, then we can bombard you with suggestions

thanks sir, will do…but i´ll first have to make some money again

[Jii]

You know what, I have some 24 mm/24 mm straps (lug width/buckle size) lying around that I've made that have been used or have some blemishes or other minor flaws (definitely still usable) that I'd be happy to send out if anyones interested if you just cover the shipping costs. Buckles not included… Pm me if you're interested.

[hectic]

^ v.nice gesture, thanks. Wouldnt mind trying a DIY notch on one of them if you are ok with this?

[Jii]

Two gone, three left.

Edit: second from right is also gone, two left.

[Lucifer]

Thanks a bunch!

[hectic]

And thanks from me too!

[hectic]

So, Jii has super strap skills, pics of dark brown strap on my Seiko Discusburger (Moving Design collection):

Thanks again, really made my day after a long week.

[Lucifer]

Jii has very nice strap skills, I used his strap as a model (it was a tad bit large for my watch) and tried to make a black/white replica:

[Finn666]

^what seiko is that?
looks great sir…

[Lucifer]

@Finn666:

^what seiko is that?
looks great sir…

Thanks!

That is a Seiko 5 SNN233, I like it very much so far

[Finn666]

thanks for the info!