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Amateur Strap Making Progress

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tennesseean_87 wrote:[IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201905 ... 77f0ce.jpg[/IMG]

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Man, you are getting really good! This Strap looks great! Is that some sort of design on the backside of the keeper?

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Dude! That's looks great!
tennesseean_87 wrote: Thu May 09, 2019 11:33 am [IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201905 ... 77f0ce.jpg[/IMG]

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Thanks, guys!


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Really inspiring.

Makes me want to make my own straps too.

What are the tools you require?


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quincas wrote:Really inspiring.

Makes me want to make my own straps too.

What are the tools you require?


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See post 18 above. I grabbed United’s edge paint and a mesh roller to apply it. I’m using .45mm thread on 3mm Wuta irons now, and grabbed some Seiwa 4mm chisels for bigger stitching (.55 or .65mm).


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[IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201905 ... d2485c.jpg[/IMG]

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Using some lizard and edge paint. Need more practice, but I’ll wear it.


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What a progression. Great job man!
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Getting back into the swing of things.


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Glad to see it. It's been a treat watching your progress.
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They look great!

tennesseean_87 wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2019 8:56 am

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TheJohnP wrote:They look great!

tennesseean_87 wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2019 8:56 am

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Was this one your wedding by chance?
It was my youngest sister. I’m almost 9 years in, myself. I made that snk deck watch for my sister to give her boyfriend a few years back, and now I made the ostrich strap for him to wear in his wedding.


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Glad to see you revive this thread.

That last one would look good on my Orion Sylph
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TheJohnP wrote:Glad to see you revive this thread.

That last one would look good on my Orion Sylph
Thanks. Do you mean this one?

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