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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 08:26 PM
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Here's a pic of a piece of leather I tooled to use for the seat on my bike,I'm also going to use similar designs for the saddle bags and tool bag I'm making for it.

 
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 09:12 PM
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Very nice, looks like you put a lot of attention to the fine details.
 
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 09:22 PM
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Yeah,it still needs to be dyed and highlighted,but I really lik the way it turned out.Here's a pic of one I did for a buddy of mine.

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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 09:32 PM
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Wow! that's really good too.[8D] You make those on a press right?
 
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 09:49 PM
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No,I hand tool it with a hammer and small hand held leather tools.Oh,and thanks for the compliments![sm=pimp.gif]
 
Old Mar 28, 2007 | 06:18 AM
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Nice job RoadRash, looks nice.
 
Old Mar 28, 2007 | 11:05 PM
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No,I hand tool it with a hammer and small hand held leather tools.Oh,and thanks for the compliments![sm=pimp.gif]
skills and talent. looks good
 
Old Mar 29, 2007 | 09:12 AM
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So, how long does it take to make one?
 
Old Mar 30, 2007 | 05:01 AM
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I do a little leather work myself, mostly holsters, bag, and such. Man, I gotta give you some props. It takes a lot of skill to do work like that.
 
Old Mar 30, 2007 | 09:30 AM
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Man I have to give it to any artist that can do that. I'm still learning to draw a straight line.[&:]
 



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