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I see where you are coming from T my only concern would be that without the kydex the thinner leather would not be strong enough to prevent crushing.

I am looking at the forms again as I made what I thought were two opposites with five dowels on each one. I now know that one of them needs to have six dowels to form the last of the five dowels.

Oh I hope that makes sense I am not sure that a picture will help but here goes.

 

IMG_6214_1 by my0771, on Flickr

 

So the upper part needs an extra dowel in order to form the end of the leather.

 

More tea required I think.

 

Thanks for looking

 

Michael

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Your explsnation was good enough for me to underdtand w/o the pic, it did confirm my understanding.

 

More tea sounds like a great idea!

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An fpn member has asked me to make them a case for a single pen in the blue of the last Omas case but with red stitching I have been to get red thread today at the same time I bought a new clicker knife with spare blades two scratch awls an embossing tool i did manage to resist the urge to spend the dogs biscuit money on a lovely hide i have had my eye on for some time :D


Anyway following a walk on the beach with previously mentioned dogs I set to work with the hot air gun and formed 9 pieces of Kydex into blanks dont worry about the wrinkley bits on the ends they all get all cut off.



IMG_6221_1 by my0771, on Flickr


The next stage is to cut some leather ( chance to try my new knife) and start moulding I am going to use the small brass stud to fasten the lid on this case.


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An fpn member has asked me to make them a case for a single pen in the blue of the last Omas case but with red stitching I have been to get red thread today at the same time I bought a new clicker knife with spare blades two scratch awls an embossing tool i did manage to resist the urge to spend the dogs biscuit money on a lovely hide i have had my eye on for some time :D

 

Anyway following a walk on the beach with previously mentioned dogs I set to work with the hot air gun and formed 9 pieces of Kydex into blanks dont worry about the wrinkley bits on the ends they all get all cut off.

 

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7449/11932575935_79ff581f63_o.jpg

IMG_6221_1 by my0771, on Flickr

 

The next stage is to cut some leather ( chance to try my new knife) and start moulding I am going to use the small brass stud to fasten the lid on this case.

 

Thanks for looking

 

Michael

 

 

That would be me and I'm incredibly excited! Seeing Michael's work was love at first sight for me.

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The next step is to make a hole in the kydex to accommodate the brass stud
IMG_6225_1 by my0771, on Flickr
This is the stud inplace
IMG_6226_1 by my0771, on Flickr
I have used bond loc to fix the threads as the stud is under the leather I dont want to risk it comming loose

 

More to follow soon

 

Thanks for looking

 

Michael

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I glued the inside piece in place next

IMG_6237 by my0771, on Flickr
Inside and outside of the top glued in place
Back section all three pieces ready to be glued together
IMG_6243 by my0771, on Flickr
Front and back glued together looks dirty but it is still wet
IMG_6247 by my0771, on Flickr
The case is now dry and I have trimmed the edges I have also marked out the lid for cutting and stitching.
Those of you who are alert may have noticed I have made two cases here this is just in case I make a mistake then it means I dont have to start all over again.

 

Thanks for looking

 

Michael

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https://my63leather.wixsite.com/my63

 

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The progress continues although to be honest I have been a little distracted by the arrival of my new bag this afternoon (like christmas all over again)

 

Ok back on track I have trimmed the tops to fit and made the holes for the stud I really like these studs i think they give my cases distinctive look.

 

 

IMG_6258 by my0771, on Flickr
There are manty different ways to finish the edges of leather here is my first stage I have applied water and friction from a rough cloth I will dye the leather and depending on the result i will add beeswax of edge kote.

 

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Michael

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https://my63leather.wixsite.com/my63

 

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Wow, you're work is beautiful! Thanks for sharing the process.

Thanks I really do appreciate your comments

 

The next step is to make the holes for stitching then I will sew one up which is having the threads coloured and then dye both together then sew the blue one with its red thread.

 

Thanks for looking

 

Michael

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Here is todays installment

 

I was going to go into great detail on how to sew leather however I am not too good at it and there are many videos on youtube that are excellent

 

So here we go

 

 

Three stitches in
IMG_6263 by my0771, on Flickr
The needle is pushed through the hole created by the awl

 

The needles are crossed over each other then the upper one is pushed back throught to the front this creates a knot inside the leather which should any thread snap prevent the whole thing from falling apart.

 

 

IMG_6266 by my0771, on Flickr
This is the finished case ready for dye

 

 

IMG_6269 by my0771, on Flickr
Not perfect but improving each time
Thanks for looking
Michael

 

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First coats of dye applied thought you might like to see the result well I know at least one of you does :D



IMG_6275 by my0771, on Flickr


Just need to let it dry overnight


Michael

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Final pictures of Sblakers blue pen case with red stitching



IMG_6298_1 by my0771, on Flickr




IMG_6300_1 by my0771, on Flickr




IMG_6301_1 by my0771, on Flickr


It has been sealed with mink oil paste which should give it years of protection.


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Michael




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Absolutely stunning. The blue and red really stands out.

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Hi Michael,

As promised, pictures of some of my work. I've never done a pen case before, but I knocked up a prototype quickly just for you (well, and because I urgently needed a pen case!). It's a bit rough because I'm just trying to figure out the design aspects at the moment, but you get the idea :)

 

http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r555/Josiah_Goldsmith/WP_20140120_017.jpg

 

http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r555/Josiah_Goldsmith/WP_20140120_005.jpg

 

Keep up the excellent work!

Joe

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It's amazing, your work gets better every time I come back here! Lots of good ideas to bear in mind :)

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