WHAT ARE YOU DOING TODAY (PICS)

[Giles]

One of the nicest meals I ever had was baby stingray in a tiny little fishing village in south west Malaysia…..

[Jii]

@Max:

that looks beautiful. Is leather your profession?

Max, you're making me blush.. No, it's just a hobby of mine. I started by making watch straps two and a half years ago. Since I couldn't find the kind of strap that I wanted (or afford the ones that were available) I decided to make my own - I mean, how hard can it be right? Well it turned out that there was indeed a learning curve and every time I got something done I thought of a million things or details that could be improved - and still do.

Here's a picture of my first watch strap (it hurts and embarrasses me to show it but I have to prove a point here guys)

.. and here are some of the straps I've made that look a lot nicer:

Here's a wallet I made earlier this year that gets a lot of use:

And a belt I made:

I encourage everyone that have an interest in the subject to try it out, it's a lot of fun and you really start to appreciate the effort (and hence the price) that goes into everything that's crafted with a high attention to detail - just like Iron Heart 

[jimmy]

Jill that's amazing stuff. You should start a website and sell customs. No joke

[Jii]

Thanks! I've thought about it and done some planning as well around the subject but since I'm starting a new job in a couple of weeks and it's going to take up a lot of time from me I think I'm pretty much going to keep leatherworking as a hobby, at least in the near future until things settle down a bit. I've done and will do custom stuff for sale but I'd like to keep it small scale for the time being.

[STAN]

@ronaldlsh:

Finally managed to squeeze some time to post these photos. Went to Sarawak last week, imo, great place if you are keen about their culture and heritage..

The infamous Kuching KOLO Mee

Another longhouse made of Belian (Diamond Wood)

Hi Ron,
Glad you had a good time in Sarawak and get to know part of the culture and heritage.
Kolo mee is a local favourite and  a longhouse is really a must to experience.

I bet if you stay a bit longer there you might have a tattoo. 

[Max Power]

^^ Jii: I concur, you could really try to sell some of the leather stuff. looks way cool.

[Blackheart]

Outstanding Jii! Gorgeous leatherwork…

[Jii]

Thanks!

Got everything stitched together yesterday evening. Almost there, just some finishing and tidying up left to do.

[GimpKid]

Jii,

Nicely done, man!

[Max Power]

I spent the day at the Hamburg Motorravival. Warning, pivture heavy post, but worth looking at if you love cars.

[Jii]

Nice Max, so many classics!

[Seul]

You took a pic of the Lambo Diabolo, but didn't you notice the red Merc down the line?..  ??? :-\

[jimmy]

Ouh man some of those are to die for. Thanks max

[Jii]

I feel a bit like spamming but some of you asked to see pics of the finished wallet. Here you go!

[jimmy]

Jill if that's spam then please spam the crap out of this tread. Infact if your up for it feel free to start a new thread dedicated to your art.

[Jii]

Yeah, maybe a "arts and crafts"-thread would be in order. I'll get one going in the near future

Today I also "Worksified" my biking helmet

[Finn666]

Devil's on my legs and the most important things are with me as well…

…I'm out y'all.Switzerland here I come!

Rodolfo - pm me your adress or the one of the jeans museum again,so we can meet before the VMC party!

Others - see y'all next week at the VMC party

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[Anesthetist]

I was off to the races. 4 races, 4 days, lots of food, drink, and fun.

[derivative666]

Jii beautiful wallet

[Guest]

cheers for the trade El,,,,hope the 634s get ya in the same way