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Leather Wallet

Finally finished up my wallet. This is my second leather working project. This is another design by by Justin at MakeSupply. He has a nice walkthrough video tutorial along with the free pattern. All hand stitched. I ran into trouble using the groover. Something I clearly need more practice with. I don’t think I did […]

Category: Craft, Leatherworking
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Leatherworking – A Start

I decided to try my hand at leatherworking. It looks pretty interesting and it can be done at the kitchen table (my wife frowns on using the saws indoors). I went to the leather shop and grabbed a few supplies, read up a bit on it, and jumped in. I’m not too terribly interested in […]

Category: Craft, Leatherworking
Bottle Cutting

Testing Ephrem’s Original Bottle Cutter Kit

I wanted to get into bottle cutting.  I have a few ideas of some cool projects.  I tried making my own jig, but had poor results.  I decided it would be better to buy a cutting jig that produced great results every time.  I looked online and found Ephrem’s Original Bottle Cutter Kit.  The kit […]

Category: Craft, Videos
I Love You

I Love You

I saw something similar on Pinterest and had to make it.  Since I’m a Lego fan and both my wife and I are big Star Wars fans, I had to make this, too.  My anniversary was coming up, so it was a perfect excuse to go Lego shopping!  The minifigs came in different styles over the years. […]

Category: Craft, Geekery
Plastic Canvas Nintendo Controllers

Nintendo Game Controllers In Plastic Canvas

I was digging through some of my craft supplies and came across these Nintendo Game Controllers that I made last winter.  This is entirely made of plastic canvas and cheap yarn.  This was a fun project that kept me occupied for several nights.  I needed a project that I could do in the living room while my son watched […]

Category: Craft, Geekery