Leathersmiths.....show us yer stuff, (#1) THIS THREAD IS NOW CLOSED

[Johnny McCrae]

Howdy Wiley,
Beautiful work! Excellent job with the Meander stamp! It ain't the easiest stamp to use. Thanks for sharing.

[Gun Butcher]

Miss Helda, That is some great carving on that purse. Like WC said if you are just winging it we are all in trouble.

Wiley, ol pard, looks like you have done twisted the knot outa that ol bronc's tail. Mighty pretty work my friend.

[Wiley Desperado]

WC, Johnny, GB thanks pards I appreciate the compliments like we say around here "all y'all"  know how to make an ol pard feel good about his leather work. . 
Wiley

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Helda, good work on both items. The colors on the purse are really great. Nice work on the tooling, too.

Wiley, that holster is really good looking. the meander works very well and the finish is impressive. Looks like it should be IN Packing Iron.

[Camp Cook]

Thanks for the welcome Gents.

Yes, I am a Chef.  Currently teaching Culinary Arts at a Utah Job Corps Center.

I have been doing leather as a hobby for a year or two.  Wish I had more time to work on projects.

JD, the scabbard is made with a nice piece of upholstery leather I picked up at a local Utah store by the name of Smith and Edwards for $14 bucks.  Those are conchos on the bottom, I just wanted something to anchor my sewing a bit.  Sewing that sucker by hand was a definite learning experience!

[cowboywc]

Howdy Wiley
Far be it for me to tell anyone how to use a stamp or lay out a pattern. When I looked at yours up close my eyes caught the corners.
Here is something to think about for other ones.
I stamp my inside row first starting in my corners and working to the middle. That way I don't have a stamp kinda hanging out there on the end.
Just a thought.
WC

[KidTerico]

WC thanks for the info. KT

[Missouri Half Breed]

Cowboywc now i like that,i been going about it all rong i draw out the holster pattern first then cut it out and then try to figure out hoe to get my border stamps to go on right im going to try your way next

[Missouri Half Breed]

Howdy KT how ya been doing hope ya feeling better
Regards MHB

[Johnny McCrae]

Howdy WC,
Great tip! Thank you for posting it.

[Johnny McCrae]

Just finished a remake of my prototype slide. It was immersed in the Walnut dye for two hours followed by two coats of Neets and two coats of Skidmores.

[cowboywc]

Howdy
I know this was posted a long time ago but here it is  again.
A tutorial on Meanders.
http://s394.photobucket.com/albums/pp25/cowboywc/Meanders/
WC

[KidTerico]

Johnny M this turned out fantistic. Love the color. KT

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

    Johnny, the finished product turned out great, your customer should be very happy with this set up, thanks for sharing with us.

        tEN wOLVES 


     WC, thanks for bringing up this meander link, it should be very helpful to all that want to give it a try.

       tEN wOLVES 

[Helda Huginkiss]

Johnny those are terriffic! Wc Thanks for the Link and the tip.. I am going to get me one of those stamps

[Marshal Will Wingam]

I love the meander stamps. Thanks for re-posting that tutorial, WC.

[Wiley Desperado]

Marshall, thanks for the compliment on the holster.
WC, thanks for the great tip on using that meander stamp I'll certainly make use of that information pard. 
Johnny, very good design pard that should work very well. 
Wiley

[MontanaSlick]

WC, thanks for the pik and how to do yer pattern, yer a genieous.

Hers a pik of me new gun belt, more piks later

[Missouri Half Breed]

Ok slick it was worth waiting to see ya did a real good job and the color is great. i hope i get that good one of thes days,
MHB

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

  Nice work Slick, taking your time always pats dividends.


      tEN wOLVES