Since it's brush related.. Saint Sue Moore.

[sanch]

Ok so I'm getting a late start at these but I figured I'd try to be done in time for the auction... See my travel option thread...
These will fit Omega Bambino and smaller sizes brushes as well as anything up to 1/2" taller...
Knife to hide.

Bodies cut out.

Edges rounded...

Cutting out ties..

I had help!

Ties done, checking length..

More to come.....
Update one waiting for dye and finish.

 

[Lightcs1776]

Cool cat. Nice leather work too.

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[sanch]

Cool cat. Nice leather work too.

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Yup thanks from me and the shop cat!

 

[CigarSmoka]

Nice job man

 

[sanch]

Nice job man

Thank you, hopefully the other two will go as smoothly and I'll get all three done for the auction!

 

[Graydog]

That shop cat sure knows it's stuff .

 

[sanch]

That shop cat sure knows it's stuff .

"She's" the foreman when it's break time she lets it be known there will be no work done lol!

 

[sanch]

Another update: but first a quoted post from the travel option thread.

That's awesome. How does it hold up to a semi-wet brush? I travel all the time and take two brushes since I have to have variety. Right now I have one boar brush in a pill bottle and one synthetic brush that is just stuffed into my bag. The good thing about the synthetic is that it dries in no time, so when I leave it's always dry and I don't really worry about any damage from it not being protected. But if I had one of those travel rolls. . .

So @McNutt because of your concern I changed my design. I kept the same "treatment" for the leather but added an "extra" insurance policy to the mix. I saddle stitched a clear outdoor grade vinyl liner into the roll. Here are some pix of the one that will go to auction. I will continue on the other two in hopes they will be ready but sadly I may not be able to complete them...time invested-2 hours knife work (cutting and edge beveling), 2 hours prepping and sealing flesh side, 2 hours tooling (to include design layout) and 4 hours dying oiling and top coat/sealing. Finally 30 minutes saddle stitching liner in place. Approximately 10 hours give or take an hour. Yes it's slow work...hand made item. Here's pix.
Stitching in liner.

Finished product..

Interior

So now gotta up load pix and figure out what's next for auction..

 

[ackvil]

You did a fantastic job.

 

[sanch]

You did a fantastic job.

Lol! Thank you! I hopefully filled out all necessary information for the auction!

 

[CigarSmoka]

...Approximately 10 hours give or take an hour. Yes it's slow work...hand made item.

And people wonder why they can’t buy something like that for 10 or 20 bucks.... Very generous of you to invest the time and work.

 

[sanch]

And people wonder why they can’t buy something like that for 10 or 20 bucks.... Very generous of you to invest the time and work.

thank you for the kind words! And yes I've dealt with people who want "cheap" work many times, mostly they are the type who I avoid as customers. Sometimes I get the "I can get one from such and such for cheaper than that!" I just smile and politely say "ok please do, thank you" or I get "will you price match such and such?" That one makes me laugh every time! Anyway thank you again for the kind words!

 

[ajkel64]

I like, great job. Great cat too. Thanks for sharing with us.

 

[sanch]

I like, great job. Great cat too. Thanks for sharing with us.

Thank you for the kind words and the shop foreman (Sassy) says thanks as well!