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otaypanky
September 12th, 2011, 09:35 AM
Last week we had an awful lot of rain here in Pa. Lots of areas nearby had serious flooding. I was lucky. But I had a lot of time available to be at my work bench. And I was fortunate that I had a few customers who had ordered some straps that were really enjoyable to make. Here are a few photos

This one was hand carved with a Celtic theme


http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/otaypanky/f6a83a3e.jpg


http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/otaypanky/c9254857.jpg


This one has a hand stamped basket weave pattern

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/otaypanky/9455d300.jpg

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/otaypanky/6fe27395.jpg

Tig
September 12th, 2011, 09:43 AM
Wowsa! Those are beautiful.

otaypanky
September 12th, 2011, 05:32 PM
Thanks Doug. This one went to Fret Central


http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/otaypanky/6d373703.jpg

Robert
September 12th, 2011, 07:36 PM
Thanks Doug. This one went to Fret Central


http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/otaypanky/6d373703.jpg

Yeah baby! Guess who's getting that beauty! ;)

Spudman
September 12th, 2011, 08:48 PM
That maroon strap is really pretty. I can only imagine what amount of work went into the basket weave design.

otaypanky
September 13th, 2011, 08:22 AM
The Celtic one was the finger cramping mind number, Spud. http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/otaypanky/45dd0a3f.jpg
That one took me a few days. Probably in part because I had never tried one like it. One of my customers commissioned another one of those so I'll soon see if the next one takes a bit less time.
This is really kindergarten stuff compared to what pro saddle makers do. Here's an example of what a fellow from your neck of the woods does, he's in Idaho too. I'll add a link for his site in case anyone would like to see some of his amazing work

http://www.freckerssaddlery.com/tooling_pictures.php
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/otaypanky/2c30a899.jpg