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Tales from.. ..The StrapLab!
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Today I took a trip back to 1975 Hugh Hefner's playroom. We got the Sum Yung Long Hung Guy, special Imperial Edition!
Yep, that's sexy Black Kimono silk with metallic embroidered dragons. A couple of them even have bird of paradise feathers, plus there's flaming lanterns, all that stuff. Gold, orange, green, blues, red, even quite a lot of dusty rose in the patterns - Ideal for like a burgundy mist whatever. Fun!
Got a little experimental with the design of these, trying out a new thing... these are NOT a floppy noodle straps. They have some real body to them but remain very lightweight. More details in the Well-Hung Reverb store.
Yep, that's sexy Black Kimono silk with metallic embroidered dragons. A couple of them even have bird of paradise feathers, plus there's flaming lanterns, all that stuff. Gold, orange, green, blues, red, even quite a lot of dusty rose in the patterns - Ideal for like a burgundy mist whatever. Fun!
Got a little experimental with the design of these, trying out a new thing... these are NOT a floppy noodle straps. They have some real body to them but remain very lightweight. More details in the Well-Hung Reverb store.
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Here's a photo of Saskatoon Singer/Songwriter Kateryna Grace performing last weekend, captured and sent my way by one of your fellow road worn Well-Hung warriors who's coaching her a bit. He'd likely admit at her young age she's already got more star power than he does, but, I know for a FACT, her against him, he'd totally crush her in a pick-slide-wheedly-weedly-whammy-bar duel, NO CONTEST!
She's wearing a custom strap I made just for her, at his request. It's about
2-3/4 wide (3" can look a bit much on a lady's frame), woven tapestry on tan
kid, the sunny flowers have special meaning to her, and I saw in her youtube
performances she favoured the colour red a lot. Glad to see her wearing it!
New in the shop but not new off my bench is another Soul Collector I discovered going through my inventory
and found that I hadn't listed it yet! This was build back in September I think.
I designed this for like a silverburst, it's got the skull embossed silver leather and big black cabochon conchos.
Goes 40-55" max, so a bit shorter than I normally make. Medium/light padded. Likely look sharp on any
black, silver or white axe really, as long as it has nickel hardware.
Today a reissue of "Brimstone" I've been working on which is just the butteriest Italian leather you can imagine.
This series is EXTRA padded for those who crave the decadent luxury brand lifestyle others don't deserve.
Velvety black non-slip lining. Made four!
Both these from my own two hands, up here in my secluded fortress of solitude in the frozen northlands. Nate knows. He was the first to receive a W-H package since I recently re-opened to US business. He did not mention any extra delivery/price surprises, so that's fab news!
It's funny how so many strap companies designate "Bass" straps in separate sections for people to shop, but when you look closer, often they're the very same straps as in the guitar section. LOL!
Probably a bass player thing.
And who else knew that there is actually a guitar factory on the planet Neptune? I sure didn't!
She's wearing a custom strap I made just for her, at his request. It's about
2-3/4 wide (3" can look a bit much on a lady's frame), woven tapestry on tan
kid, the sunny flowers have special meaning to her, and I saw in her youtube
performances she favoured the colour red a lot. Glad to see her wearing it!
New in the shop but not new off my bench is another Soul Collector I discovered going through my inventory
and found that I hadn't listed it yet! This was build back in September I think.
I designed this for like a silverburst, it's got the skull embossed silver leather and big black cabochon conchos.
Goes 40-55" max, so a bit shorter than I normally make. Medium/light padded. Likely look sharp on any
black, silver or white axe really, as long as it has nickel hardware.
Today a reissue of "Brimstone" I've been working on which is just the butteriest Italian leather you can imagine.
This series is EXTRA padded for those who crave the decadent luxury brand lifestyle others don't deserve.
Velvety black non-slip lining. Made four!
Both these from my own two hands, up here in my secluded fortress of solitude in the frozen northlands. Nate knows. He was the first to receive a W-H package since I recently re-opened to US business. He did not mention any extra delivery/price surprises, so that's fab news!
It's funny how so many strap companies designate "Bass" straps in separate sections for people to shop, but when you look closer, often they're the very same straps as in the guitar section. LOL!
Probably a bass player thing.
And who else knew that there is actually a guitar factory on the planet Neptune? I sure didn't!
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The Eagle has landed!!!
That's one small step for Brad, one giant leap for the poorly hung American guitarists.
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@choco... great to know .... were there any additional charges levied to recieve? Inquiring minds!!!!!
Today a bit of time packing up a custom order for returning warrior Texas Tom who picked up THREE, and some rough-out design work for a forum brother, which does have a bit of a PRS-ey vibe, but he did suggest swallows as something he liked... It's for a tobacco strat, so these colours aren't right at all but there only so much software can do. I know swallows are quite popular as tattoo flash too
Also got a start on a new set of 1969 "Time of The Season" straps... one of my more popular mainstays, with the groovy silk paisley in all kinds of hot 'n fun metallic colours. This set of four will have to wait for a few days to be finished... I'm going to enjoy the holiday weekend!
Happy Easter everyone, may it prove as fertile as you want, (or don't want) it to be!
Today a bit of time packing up a custom order for returning warrior Texas Tom who picked up THREE, and some rough-out design work for a forum brother, which does have a bit of a PRS-ey vibe, but he did suggest swallows as something he liked... It's for a tobacco strat, so these colours aren't right at all but there only so much software can do. I know swallows are quite popular as tattoo flash too
Also got a start on a new set of 1969 "Time of The Season" straps... one of my more popular mainstays, with the groovy silk paisley in all kinds of hot 'n fun metallic colours. This set of four will have to wait for a few days to be finished... I'm going to enjoy the holiday weekend!
Happy Easter everyone, may it prove as fertile as you want, (or don't want) it to be!
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See, I got the notion to do a hype video on the weekend, and sheesh... those things just end up being such a major time suck, but still kinda fun... Anyway, just got it uploaded. MANY slings jammed in there, some of my coolest work, (IMO) and a great little retrospective of a series started over ten years ago. My No Prisoners series... thanks to anyone here who may have sent in a pic over the years! I know there are several in there from members of this forum. I do try to save the real good ones!
And, I should warn anyone whom AI music may send into fits of brain convulsions - this video may not be for you! Yeah, I play a little, but I'm a mere basement "dad rock" kind of guy, this backer kicks it a fair bit better anything I can muster. The cheeseball lyrics? I don't know if I should own up or not LOL!
Just in time to make the video was No Prisoners "Berserker" - made of a tan python print leather with a grommeted and riveted webbed belt up and down. It'll be fresh in the W-H Reverb store sometime tomorrow.
Another new NO Prisoners likely to be listed soon is a real BANGER called FAFO -Couldn't think of a better name... and, I HOPE I list it tomorrow. Might decide to keep this one for myself!
It goes 46"-all the way to about 68" and is an open weave at 2-3/4 wide in black leather. But the front has the amazing brass buckle. Adjusts for length both up front and in back. No padding. Just all this nasty black leather! I admit I do have a thing for leather weave straps.
And finally, also sitting in the store right now is a re-issue of the "Time of the Season," built four! This was the very first 1969 series strap, with far-out metallic embroidered paisleys on silk, all sitting on 3" wide black leather. These are medium-padded, but it's likely you'll find even my medium-padded level of loft even more than regular "comfort padded" straps on offer elsewhere.
Happy Thursday all, hope the week is treating you nice and your home insurance didn't go up as much as mine! HOLY MOLEY! I've been on hold for hours today trying to get in touch with my broker, I'll sit there for twenty minutes then sudden disconnects. Good thing they have this really calming yoga music playing in the background, they know what they're doing.
And, I should warn anyone whom AI music may send into fits of brain convulsions - this video may not be for you! Yeah, I play a little, but I'm a mere basement "dad rock" kind of guy, this backer kicks it a fair bit better anything I can muster. The cheeseball lyrics? I don't know if I should own up or not LOL!
Just in time to make the video was No Prisoners "Berserker" - made of a tan python print leather with a grommeted and riveted webbed belt up and down. It'll be fresh in the W-H Reverb store sometime tomorrow.
Another new NO Prisoners likely to be listed soon is a real BANGER called FAFO -Couldn't think of a better name... and, I HOPE I list it tomorrow. Might decide to keep this one for myself!
It goes 46"-all the way to about 68" and is an open weave at 2-3/4 wide in black leather. But the front has the amazing brass buckle. Adjusts for length both up front and in back. No padding. Just all this nasty black leather! I admit I do have a thing for leather weave straps.
And finally, also sitting in the store right now is a re-issue of the "Time of the Season," built four! This was the very first 1969 series strap, with far-out metallic embroidered paisleys on silk, all sitting on 3" wide black leather. These are medium-padded, but it's likely you'll find even my medium-padded level of loft even more than regular "comfort padded" straps on offer elsewhere.
Happy Thursday all, hope the week is treating you nice and your home insurance didn't go up as much as mine! HOLY MOLEY! I've been on hold for hours today trying to get in touch with my broker, I'll sit there for twenty minutes then sudden disconnects. Good thing they have this really calming yoga music playing in the background, they know what they're doing.
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new in the shop today is No Prisoners: "FAFO" - somewhere between 48" - 67" of full-on BADASS!
And look at that GORGEOUS brassy "tooled" buckle. Oh my! People are gonna ask you where you found this sling, likely covet it. YOU get to tell 'em "Tough luck, bud! It's the only one like it in the entire world!"
"FAFO" is a simple leather weave strap, I think 13 strands but hard to count. Plenty strong 2-3/4" wide. It's a very open weave, that is, there's lots of space between each strand. Hold this up to your eyes and look right through it. That means it'll breathe like no other strap in existence. Naturally aerated! And, because of that I chose to NOT pad it. It feels a just tad rough on the inside though, not soft and luxurious like most of my stuff. You won't want this on your bare skin, or the thinnest of T-shirts. But, that roughness also adds a good amount of grip to it, will ably brake any neck diver guitar you have, I think.
I added black croc embossed leather nose and tail, reinforced too. You have about ten inches of adjustment travel up front, ten inches in the back.
As a strapmaker, I have PLENTY of straps here for my own use. Roughly two for every guitar I own. But sometimes still, I'll make something once-in-awhile that the power of strap compels me to add to my collection. Yeah, like this beast. Somebody please buy it, while I'm still ready to let it run off into the wild! Thankfully, no black and gold guitars here, but this is one of those straps a dude buys BEFORE they buy the companion guitar. Seen it happen many times.
Have a great weekend my brothers, party like you were Artemis crew!
And look at that GORGEOUS brassy "tooled" buckle. Oh my! People are gonna ask you where you found this sling, likely covet it. YOU get to tell 'em "Tough luck, bud! It's the only one like it in the entire world!"
"FAFO" is a simple leather weave strap, I think 13 strands but hard to count. Plenty strong 2-3/4" wide. It's a very open weave, that is, there's lots of space between each strand. Hold this up to your eyes and look right through it. That means it'll breathe like no other strap in existence. Naturally aerated! And, because of that I chose to NOT pad it. It feels a just tad rough on the inside though, not soft and luxurious like most of my stuff. You won't want this on your bare skin, or the thinnest of T-shirts. But, that roughness also adds a good amount of grip to it, will ably brake any neck diver guitar you have, I think.
I added black croc embossed leather nose and tail, reinforced too. You have about ten inches of adjustment travel up front, ten inches in the back.
As a strapmaker, I have PLENTY of straps here for my own use. Roughly two for every guitar I own. But sometimes still, I'll make something once-in-awhile that the power of strap compels me to add to my collection. Yeah, like this beast. Somebody please buy it, while I'm still ready to let it run off into the wild! Thankfully, no black and gold guitars here, but this is one of those straps a dude buys BEFORE they buy the companion guitar. Seen it happen many times.
Have a great weekend my brothers, party like you were Artemis crew!
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A rare ladies-specific strap - Actually, I was talking with a regular W-Hungarian about a custom for his bandmate, a singer/guitarist and I jumped the gun, started the project early. While I was zigging, he zagged, deciding to go with something different for her, so there I was left with this shortened leather base... I added some left-over circling raven ribbon with contrasting stitching, leather nose and tail section... bingo: "That's SO Raven!"
2-3/4" wide (3" seems a bit much on a lady's frame to me), nicely padded, 36-48.
Then there's "Chocolate Bar," done up in my Class Act form factor with the back buckle...
My father passed a few months ago, my brother has been going through his closet and handed me a bunch of his leather belts the other day. This belt perfectly matched some fun garment leather I had stashed in my leather library, so I decided to combine the two for a new luxury-padded strap.
Class Act has a few advantages. Easy to adjust, you don't have to remove your guitar. Also, it leaves the back of the strap very smooth, no "knot" where a regular tail strap loops through itself. I know that irritates some people. Plus, it looks dang classy, I gotta say! I make a "pass-thru" so the bucke is nicely protected from any contact with your instrument. A generous 3 inches wide, sits between 43-60 - oh right that's the other advantage... VERY wide range of adjustment!
I call it "Chocolate Bar" for two reasons: the colour, and the unusual texture built into this leather, which was why I stashed it away in the first place. Has these segmented ridges where this rather buttery soft leather was pinched, then stitched. This leather was once part of a large men's overcoat which I deconstructed many years ago, I had kept this piece aside for a rainy day.
2-3/4" wide (3" seems a bit much on a lady's frame to me), nicely padded, 36-48.
Then there's "Chocolate Bar," done up in my Class Act form factor with the back buckle...
My father passed a few months ago, my brother has been going through his closet and handed me a bunch of his leather belts the other day. This belt perfectly matched some fun garment leather I had stashed in my leather library, so I decided to combine the two for a new luxury-padded strap.
Class Act has a few advantages. Easy to adjust, you don't have to remove your guitar. Also, it leaves the back of the strap very smooth, no "knot" where a regular tail strap loops through itself. I know that irritates some people. Plus, it looks dang classy, I gotta say! I make a "pass-thru" so the bucke is nicely protected from any contact with your instrument. A generous 3 inches wide, sits between 43-60 - oh right that's the other advantage... VERY wide range of adjustment!
I call it "Chocolate Bar" for two reasons: the colour, and the unusual texture built into this leather, which was why I stashed it away in the first place. Has these segmented ridges where this rather buttery soft leather was pinched, then stitched. This leather was once part of a large men's overcoat which I deconstructed many years ago, I had kept this piece aside for a rainy day.
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Major mash-up going on between two of my series here...
This is along the lines of my "Soul Collector" line with the black cabochon hardware. But, with the fine pre-owned leather belt stitched on featuring a menacing croc emboss, it could technically also fit in my No Prisoners series too. No matter how you stab it, "Tolling Bell" packs the sort of vibe that'll scare away small children while attracting mysterious types of ladies that wear too much lipstick and keep you on your toes.
You low hangers who complain nobody makes a long strap? This one goes fully 63" - pretty dang long! The minimum here is 46" - Lotta factory straps end at about 50" hole to hole but if you need longer, they offer to sell you an "extension" tail strap which can look a bit strange on the back end.
Beautiful leather, tons of texture, 3" wide, padded better than a pricey casket! "Tolling Bell" is loaded with dark visual interest; add your own bad attitude, pretty sure it'll add plenty extra growl to your rig.
This is along the lines of my "Soul Collector" line with the black cabochon hardware. But, with the fine pre-owned leather belt stitched on featuring a menacing croc emboss, it could technically also fit in my No Prisoners series too. No matter how you stab it, "Tolling Bell" packs the sort of vibe that'll scare away small children while attracting mysterious types of ladies that wear too much lipstick and keep you on your toes.
You low hangers who complain nobody makes a long strap? This one goes fully 63" - pretty dang long! The minimum here is 46" - Lotta factory straps end at about 50" hole to hole but if you need longer, they offer to sell you an "extension" tail strap which can look a bit strange on the back end.
Beautiful leather, tons of texture, 3" wide, padded better than a pricey casket! "Tolling Bell" is loaded with dark visual interest; add your own bad attitude, pretty sure it'll add plenty extra growl to your rig.
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One of those back-office spreadsheets and numbers kind of days here in the shop, but I did start on an important re-issue set of four, another blast from the past, I hope to finish and show tomorrow.
But... I did get some nice words in from Tom and Carlos...
Texan Tom has been waiting in the wings for me to open up to US business, and he picked up one embroidered Dragon silk strap with the regular grippy backing, had me build him a custom matching versioni with a slippy interior - then, he added a sexy "Lunch with Lucifer" besides. Quite a haul!
Just today I got a nice message and a bunch of photos on instagram from Carlos in Ontario who picked up a No Prisoners "Hardware" strap last week...
That picture without throwing horns, just for a better view of that Fuscia LP... YOWSA!
I think I got all my numbers done for the first quarter, filing for the taxman soon.
But... I did get some nice words in from Tom and Carlos...
Texan Tom has been waiting in the wings for me to open up to US business, and he picked up one embroidered Dragon silk strap with the regular grippy backing, had me build him a custom matching versioni with a slippy interior - then, he added a sexy "Lunch with Lucifer" besides. Quite a haul!
Just today I got a nice message and a bunch of photos on instagram from Carlos in Ontario who picked up a No Prisoners "Hardware" strap last week...
That picture without throwing horns, just for a better view of that Fuscia LP... YOWSA!
I think I got all my numbers done for the first quarter, filing for the taxman soon.
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It's a rather sad, sordid tale, I won't dare detail here... but the legend of the Burntwood Saloon what once served Sulphur Springs, Saskatchewan continues. It involves nervous cowpokes, the bordello next door, a preachers' daughter (so some claim), a deluxe leather and horsehair sofa, and a big old three-alarm fire.
I'm keeping that tale alive with a re-issue of my much-loved "Burntwood" series, returning to the Well-Hung Reverb store in the next day or two. Just completed these four this afternoon, no time to take more pics, or make the listing or re-spin the yarn. But watch my store on Reverb, it'll come. Just a wonderful strap, that will instantly make you and your guitar even more handsome than you already are!
Wishing everyone a fab weekend, m'lady and I are going out tonight! Local dinner theater put on by locals. I have promised to be nice and not heckle.
I'm keeping that tale alive with a re-issue of my much-loved "Burntwood" series, returning to the Well-Hung Reverb store in the next day or two. Just completed these four this afternoon, no time to take more pics, or make the listing or re-spin the yarn. But watch my store on Reverb, it'll come. Just a wonderful strap, that will instantly make you and your guitar even more handsome than you already are!
Wishing everyone a fab weekend, m'lady and I are going out tonight! Local dinner theater put on by locals. I have promised to be nice and not heckle.
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New to the store yesterday, a couple of Stage Kings V.8.
Back when I first started trying to figure out how to make a better sliding buckle strap, Stage King was my first idea. I kept on making 'em, because there seemed to be an appetite for them. I later sort of moved away from it, favouring my 1969 series... but I figured I'd make a couple new ones here just to see how they'd do and see if I could still remember how to make 'em! Been four years now.
What I did was take some 6" of corduroy, and wrap it around the bottom, with padding built in so that you have a 3" wide non-slip hootenanny strap with really soft edges. Then I put a ribbon strip along the top, for decoration. Has my own proprietary 3" heavy duty ABS hardware. No metal loops near your guitar. But it remains an anomaly to find a 3" wide sliding buckle style strap, WITH PADDING BUILT IN! Actually, one of these already sold this morning so there's only one remaining.
Matches up nice with lots of fender greeny-blues.
And, of course, I have the "Burntwoods" now in the store, four of them, getting some attention on facebook too.
Got a nice sweet pairing photo in from a Well-Hung warrior from TOP... He was one of the first-ins on the Well-Hung USA comeback tour, but not before brother choco, thank you again! A lot of forward momentum was lost with my little trade "holiday" no doubt will slowly creep back. Here's his tightly-flamed paul modelling "Swaggerman #8"- I'm pretty sure this has to be an "R-something."
Either way, the mahogany Swaggerman-conversion looks right at home, and I'm sure that lovely instrument feels much more at home on his shoulder underneath it. Beautiful combo!
Back when I first started trying to figure out how to make a better sliding buckle strap, Stage King was my first idea. I kept on making 'em, because there seemed to be an appetite for them. I later sort of moved away from it, favouring my 1969 series... but I figured I'd make a couple new ones here just to see how they'd do and see if I could still remember how to make 'em! Been four years now.
What I did was take some 6" of corduroy, and wrap it around the bottom, with padding built in so that you have a 3" wide non-slip hootenanny strap with really soft edges. Then I put a ribbon strip along the top, for decoration. Has my own proprietary 3" heavy duty ABS hardware. No metal loops near your guitar. But it remains an anomaly to find a 3" wide sliding buckle style strap, WITH PADDING BUILT IN! Actually, one of these already sold this morning so there's only one remaining.
Matches up nice with lots of fender greeny-blues.
And, of course, I have the "Burntwoods" now in the store, four of them, getting some attention on facebook too.
Got a nice sweet pairing photo in from a Well-Hung warrior from TOP... He was one of the first-ins on the Well-Hung USA comeback tour, but not before brother choco, thank you again! A lot of forward momentum was lost with my little trade "holiday" no doubt will slowly creep back. Here's his tightly-flamed paul modelling "Swaggerman #8"- I'm pretty sure this has to be an "R-something."
Either way, the mahogany Swaggerman-conversion looks right at home, and I'm sure that lovely instrument feels much more at home on his shoulder underneath it. Beautiful combo!
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New in the shop as of a few minutes ago... a throwback type No Prisoners strap called "Aragorn"
It's as much Ren Faire, as it may be Molly Hatchet /Manowar or whatever, dark brown combo of a wide ladies fashion belt, with added good matching leather for the nose and tail sections.
Stitched with contrasting camel upholstery thread, I also added a 20" padded section to the shoulder shoulder area, padding inside covered with dark brown suede, so in true Well-Hung tradition, it's feel as comfy as it will look badass!
It's reather heavy duty, as that brassy front buckle would suggest (3" wide), adjusts approx 42"- 65"
with about five inches adjustment up front and ten in the back. It's real nice to have some quick adjustment up front.... You'll be able to get it to sit just right.
It's as much Ren Faire, as it may be Molly Hatchet /Manowar or whatever, dark brown combo of a wide ladies fashion belt, with added good matching leather for the nose and tail sections.
Stitched with contrasting camel upholstery thread, I also added a 20" padded section to the shoulder shoulder area, padding inside covered with dark brown suede, so in true Well-Hung tradition, it's feel as comfy as it will look badass!
It's reather heavy duty, as that brassy front buckle would suggest (3" wide), adjusts approx 42"- 65"
with about five inches adjustment up front and ten in the back. It's real nice to have some quick adjustment up front.... You'll be able to get it to sit just right.
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New in the shop today, a new No Prisoners strap. Don't want to brag here, but back in the day when I was involved in beer-league hockey, I managed to acquired the nickname "The Blue Flash." Was it due of my neutral zone speed and stick-handling prowess? The loud-sh colour of my huge "vintage" mismatched hockey pants? Or perhaps more my juvenile locker-room prankster activities? Likely at least two of the three!
With the playoffs now on, I decided now's the ideal time to immortalize the legend of "The Blue Flash" with a special "No Prisoners" piece. 42"-57", padded, rolled edges.
The Blue Flash" mostly made up of a 3" wide mostly black, a little bluey, rolled edges garment leather base. Soft leather! It's not black, it's not really blue either. It's more like a colour swatch I'd name "Bruised," actually kind of perfect for hockey, amirite? Then, on top I added a strip of silver upholstery vinyl for a little flash. Not done yet, then I added black 'n blue python. Also very bruisey in colour, even more blue though. However, to get the name "The Blue Flash" it needed an extra push. So, I added some cast gun-metally bling elements, each framed by a pair of flat-smashed rivets. Flat-smashers aren't rounded. They're smaller, but FLAT. This gives 'em a super cool mirrory flash effect when the light hits right. Perfect! Straddles that line between boring and unnoticeable and a little too showy. Just like me! LOL!
Here's one I listed yesterday, but I just plain ran out of time to get it out for y'alls here or on any of the socials, like IG, F-book, Reddit, X, etc.
I do try to hit them all. And, there's maybe a lesson here.
Years ago, I was taken with hand-dyeing python patterns into leather. It's one way to get away from the rather tired two-tone effect the factories like to often do, to get custom colour effects. I never felt I was GREAT at it but did get some interesting results. This was a strap strip I did and saved back in my "library" for future considerations. I completed and listed "Tobacco Road" on Reverb yesterday, but plain ran out of time in the day to put it up here, or any other social groups. Woke up this morning, "SOLD!" to Jason G, a working pro over on Prince Edward Island. By my records, he just claimed his 15th W-H strap, "Tobacco Road" is soon to enter his rather remarkable collection.
How does he end up with quick dibs on some of the real standout stuff I build? No real secret. He has my Reverb store on "Watch" AND my F-book page, AND watches a thread similar to this on the Canadian Guitar forum. Hardly any rhyme or reason to how I list or when I get to the socials. But I like to be out there not quite daily, try to make the time for it. Sometimes I'll show up on F-book first, sometimes here, or like yesterday, it just happened to hit Reverb first.
So, if you're a competitive gear-seeker, maybe a little systems-oriented... I suggest you consider getting me on watch, here there, everywhere!
Tomorrow... something I've had waitin' in the wings for years, sort of a fantasy piece. Real fun!
Happy Friday, rather nasty blizzard rolling through up here. Just got the deck shoveled off too. Sigh.
With the playoffs now on, I decided now's the ideal time to immortalize the legend of "The Blue Flash" with a special "No Prisoners" piece. 42"-57", padded, rolled edges.
The Blue Flash" mostly made up of a 3" wide mostly black, a little bluey, rolled edges garment leather base. Soft leather! It's not black, it's not really blue either. It's more like a colour swatch I'd name "Bruised," actually kind of perfect for hockey, amirite? Then, on top I added a strip of silver upholstery vinyl for a little flash. Not done yet, then I added black 'n blue python. Also very bruisey in colour, even more blue though. However, to get the name "The Blue Flash" it needed an extra push. So, I added some cast gun-metally bling elements, each framed by a pair of flat-smashed rivets. Flat-smashers aren't rounded. They're smaller, but FLAT. This gives 'em a super cool mirrory flash effect when the light hits right. Perfect! Straddles that line between boring and unnoticeable and a little too showy. Just like me! LOL!
Here's one I listed yesterday, but I just plain ran out of time to get it out for y'alls here or on any of the socials, like IG, F-book, Reddit, X, etc.
I do try to hit them all. And, there's maybe a lesson here.
Years ago, I was taken with hand-dyeing python patterns into leather. It's one way to get away from the rather tired two-tone effect the factories like to often do, to get custom colour effects. I never felt I was GREAT at it but did get some interesting results. This was a strap strip I did and saved back in my "library" for future considerations. I completed and listed "Tobacco Road" on Reverb yesterday, but plain ran out of time in the day to put it up here, or any other social groups. Woke up this morning, "SOLD!" to Jason G, a working pro over on Prince Edward Island. By my records, he just claimed his 15th W-H strap, "Tobacco Road" is soon to enter his rather remarkable collection.
How does he end up with quick dibs on some of the real standout stuff I build? No real secret. He has my Reverb store on "Watch" AND my F-book page, AND watches a thread similar to this on the Canadian Guitar forum. Hardly any rhyme or reason to how I list or when I get to the socials. But I like to be out there not quite daily, try to make the time for it. Sometimes I'll show up on F-book first, sometimes here, or like yesterday, it just happened to hit Reverb first.
So, if you're a competitive gear-seeker, maybe a little systems-oriented... I suggest you consider getting me on watch, here there, everywhere!
Tomorrow... something I've had waitin' in the wings for years, sort of a fantasy piece. Real fun!
Happy Friday, rather nasty blizzard rolling through up here. Just got the deck shoveled off too. Sigh.
