That is awesome JJ. I gather you are overlapping the leather before you sew it?

You talking about the dueling tree? They are fun.

I went straight to the factory for this one.


I am just letting it overlapped where it feels like it. I cut the pieces from different pieces (huh?) so they wouldn't match perfectly.

Cool Tree. The only one I have messed with was just a round pipe and the disks were welded onto a bar and another pipe rotated around the central pipe. Crude and homemade, but it worked.

I would be concerned that over time the leather may come apart somewhat if you just butt it up against the other piece. Now IF you lined it with a single piece glued to all the outside pieces, that probably wouldn't be a concern.

Good idea? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> Maybe I could even make the inside single piece red like meat so it'll show in the gaps I am leaving.



I am going to add some black stain to the red to darken it a bit.

I got some leather cement to hold them together and there will be X stitches around the entire outer part. I haven't punched hole for it yet on the skin part, but you can see the holes in the red part.

There is going to be a lot of stitches in this thing.

Ok,so you're smarter than I am. I'm old and it takes me longer to think of these ideas. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Yeah it's going to be some work, but MAN is it going to be cool! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

I didn't mean it like that you old fart. Quit getting sensitive. I hate it when a grown man cries. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Hehe. Got you thinking I am the tall sensitive type do I?

The man at the leather store looked at me like I was crazy when I asked for scarred pieces. He didn't have any though.

Nope, seen pics of your stumpy butt.