.
THE
POUNDER
OCT 21, 2007
OCTOBER 21,
GUILD MEETING
A CHRISTMAS PROJECT
. … SEE INSIDE
KEVIN COHN, PRESIDENT, PITTPOUNDERS PHONE 412
821 8025
PITTPOUNDERS WEB SITE
WEBMASTER, JOHANNA SCHROER
- PHONE 419 - 753 – 2612
PITTPOUNDER
GUILD OFFICERS;
PRESIDENT – KEVIN COHN
412 – 82 1- 8025 VICE PRESIDENT – TERRY MOORE 724 – 567 - 6664
SECRETARY – POOR DRAPER 412 – 715 - 2756 TREASURER - JOYCE
WEDGE 724 – 538 - 5853
LIBRARIAN - LOIS SILVIS
724 – 254 – 4457
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF LEATHER
GUILDS, “IFOLG”
“IFOLG” IS THE
PITTPOUNDERS MOTHER ORGANIZATION (WITH
ABOUT 15 OTHER GUILDS)
THE INTERNATIONAL INTERNET LEATHER GUILD - “IILG”
THE “IILG” HAS
INTERNET “LINKS” TO THE ENTIRE
LEATHER COMMUNITY,
AND
AMONG OTHER THINGS, HAS A LARGE LEATHER
INFORMATION LIBRARY (if you join)
Leatherworker.net
is dedicated to education, entertainment & fellowship. All interested leatherworkers welcome!
BY THE TIME YOU COME TO THE GUILD METING SUNDAY,
THIS
SHOW WILL BE
OVER.
OCTOBER
18-21, 2007 THE LONE STAR LEATHER CRAFTERS
WILL
BE HOSTING THE “LEGENDS OF LEATHER CRAFT “
THE 2007 INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF LEATHER
GUILDS SHOW. IN FORT WORTH,
TX
PICTURES OF THE IFoLG
COMPETITION ROOM
PICTURES OF GUILD
DISPLAYS, VENDORS, ROBB BARR & PETER MAIN
(photos by Johanna
Schroer, Leatherworker.net , IFoLG 2007 Ft.
Worth Texas)
SEPT GUILD MEETING;
THE LAST MEETING WAS TERRIFIC. JEFF CARNES TALKED AND DEMONSTRATED
HOW TO USE “THE HEAD KNIFE” . JEFF HAS
BEEN USING ONLY THE HEAD KNIFE SENSE HE BEGAN DOING LEATHER WORK EIGHTEEN
YEARS AGO.
HE BEGAN HIS TALK DESCRIBING THE WIDE VARIETY OF KNIVES AND
THEIR USES. AT ONE POINT, THERE WERE ABOUT TWENTY KNIVES ON THE
TABLE, HE DEMONSTRATED HIS PREFERENCES
OF THE MOST COMMON KNIVES.
JEFF THEN CUT OUT PATTERNS HE INTENDED TO USE FOR A GUN HOLSTER.
HE POINTED OUT THAT AS HE WORKS, HE WILL
BUFF THE KNIVES OFTEN TO KEEP THEM SHARP.
THE LAST FEW YEARS, WITH ONE EXCEPTION, JEF HAS WON FIRST PLACE
WITH EVERY HOLSTER HE HAS ENTERED IN COMPETITION. HE
USUALLY MAKES DOUBLE HOLSTERS, AND ALL ARE CARVED “SHERIDAN
STYLE” . HE GENERALLY USES NINE STITCHES PER INCH, EXCEPT WITH SMALL ITEMS, HE
WILL GO TO TWELVE STITCHES PER INCH.
JEFF POINTED OUT , THAT WHEN USING A HEAD KNIFE, KEEP IT SHARP. IF
YOU CUT ON WOOD, MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO
KNOTS IN IT.
AS
ALWAYS, DRAPER
AND THIS IS THE THIRD ONE
…
WELL, THIS IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE BIGGEST
HEAD
KNIFE I’VE EVER USED,
IT
MAY HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIGGER.
THE ONE WITH THE BROWN HANDLE. I
KNOW IT WAS HERE. OK, WHICH OF YOU WISE GUYS TOOK IT ? YOU DRAPER
….. UNDER YOUR SHIRT
.
October – November Meetings Christmas Project
At the
September meeting, we were talking and
we suggested we do a Christmas type project this year. It needed to be something quick and
relatively inexpensive. So I came up
with making a door hanger with bells.
A lot
of the members at the meeting saw the catalog from Weaver Leather with the
different bells and door hangers.
To make
the project, you will need to be ready
to order the hardware (ring and bells) and pay for it at the October meeting.
You
will need the following items to make the project:
1.
3” brass ring to
go over the door knob. Approx. price
$3.00.
2.
Brass bells. You decide how many you want. Approx price $1.50 to $9.25 each depending on
the size and finish. These are cast
brass bells that are very durable and have a nice sound. I will bring several samples of the bells to
the October meeting.
3.
A pin to hold
each bell on the leather strap. Approx
cost $0.20 each.
4.
A piece of
leather about twice as long as you want your bell strap in 8/9 or heavier
leather. Lighter leather will not hold
the weight of the bells properly and the double length will allow you to cover
the pins and back of the bell to prevent damage to the door. These bells are not thin, plated steel. We
will have leather if you need a piece.
5.
You will also
need a couple rivets, and sewing supplies to assemble the strap.
The October
meeting will be the time to design the bell strap. You should bring pattern paper or poster
board to make your pattern and whatever pencils or other equipment you will
need to draw your pattern. You may also
want to bring something to cut the pattern so you can see how it will look.
You can
take the pattern home and cut the leather and tool whatever design you want on
the leather. You can also dye and finish
the leather strap so we can finish the project at the November meeting.
The
November meeting will be used to assemble the bell straps and attach the
bells. We should be able to complete the
door hangers at this meeting.
See you in
October.
Terry
Moore
“PAINTING COW”
"The newsletter is designed to
inform you of new products, special deals, work shops, and tips and corrections
on current publications." Besides all of that good stuff, each issue will
have a leather working lesson in it. Septembers was a 7 page tutorial on Leather Carving
Essentials.
THE NEWSLETTER IS
FREE, THE WEB SITE IS Painting Cow
So please check this out. The
information in this lesson is so good, perhaps we could use it as a guide for
an upcoming work session at one of our
meetings. What do you think?
Chris
A TRIP TO TANDY’S ;
LAST
WEEK, DRAPER AND I WENT TO TANDY LEATHER
STORE IN DELMONT, NEAR PITTSBURGH.
AS YOU KNOW, DEBBIE IS THE STORE MANAGER, AND SHE IS A DELIGHTFUL PERSON, HER TWO ASSISTANTS
ARE DAVE
AND MARY. SHANON, A MANAGER IN TRAINING, WAS EVEN THERE. THE STORES
STOCK OF LEATHER KEEPS GROWING, AND THEY WERE MAKING MAJOR INCREASES IN
THE VARIETY OF HARDWARE AVAILABLE.
FORTUNATELY,
THEY WEREN’T BUSY, AND WE WERE ABLE TO SIT
AND TALK FOR A WHILE. AS IT HAPPENED, JIM WALDREP CALLED WHILE WE WERE
THERE AND WE TALKED TO HIM FOR A MINUTE.
JIM NEVER CHANGES.
TRY
TO GET OVER TO TANDY WHEN YOU HAVE A CHANCE,
YOUR FRIEND,
KEVIN
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