EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[kwhites634]

For anyone that is interested here my progress in knives makings and leather working
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I made the leather working knives and the stamper and the beveller for the knife Sheath pattern this guy gave me the inspiration

@Sally Sunshine here my mom stiletto in progress
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Nice work, Benny. Spent many, many years tooling leather.

 

[Akrnaf2]

Nice work, Benny. Spent many, many years tooling leather.

Really? That's great! I am just a beginner and I find it very interesting art!

 

[kwhites634]

Really? That's great! I am just a beginner and I find it very interesting art!

You doing any actual tooling, or only stamping, like your pictures?

 

[Akrnaf2]

You doing any actual tooling, or only stamping, like your pictures?

I have ordered a swivel knife and I do intend to try.
Do you have any tools that you want to sell?

 

[kwhites634]

I have ordered a swivel knife and I do intend to try.
Do you have any tools that you want to sell?

Not really. Sold almost everything a couple years ago for pennies on the dollar.
I worked part-time for Tandy Leather years ago, and the store manager taught me a lot; the rest I picked up on my own. I was pretty good, if I do say so myself. I had to quit when my hand started cramping when using the swivel knife.

 

[casportpony]

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[Akrnaf2]

Not really. Sold almost everything a couple years ago for pennies on the dollar.
I worked part-time for Tandy Leather years ago, and the store manager taught me a lot; the rest I picked up on my own. I was pretty good, if I do say so myself. I had to quit when my hand started cramping when using the swivel knife.

It is a pity, I would pay fool dollars and shipment for them.
And I wish I could learn the craft from an experience man like you.

 

[Akrnaf2]

@Pensmaster we have got rain! Finally !

 

[kwhites634]

It is a pity, I would pay fool dollars and shipment for them.
And I wish I could learn the craft from an experience man like you.

Thank you for the compliment, Benny; I appreciate it. A superior craftsman named Al Stohler (not sure that's the correct spelling) wrote several instructional books on leathercraft. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find any info on him or his books in an online search just now; maybe you'll have better luck.

A funny story:
Years ago, when I worked for IBM, a co-worker from China asked me to make her a hand-tooled article...can't remember anymore what it was...as a Christmas present for a relative in Taiwan. Struck me funny that we were importing so much from Taiwan, and there I was exporting something to them.

 

[Akrnaf2]

Thank you for the compliment, Benny; I appreciate it. A superior craftsman named Al Stohler (not sure that's the correct spelling) wrote several instructional books on leathercraft. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find any info on him or his books in an online search just now; maybe you'll have better luck.

A funny story:
Years ago, when I worked for IBM, a co-worker from China asked me to make her a hand-tooled article...can't remember anymore what it was...as a Christmas present for a relative in Taiwan. Struck me funny that we were importing so much from Taiwan, and there I was exporting something to them.

You are welcomed, and believe me YouTube is FULL with tutorial clips. Here some

I have made the vinagroon, it works like a charm.