Strap Prep

This guitar strtap I’m working on is going to be a big job, so I’m chopping its construction into pieces. Trying to do just enough each day to have it done by the weekend – not so much each day that my eyes cross and I start making mistakes.

Last week, I measured and cut the necessary pieces…

Today, I laid out the font and traced it on to the leather.

Tomorrow, I’m carving everything, painting it and staining it.

The rest of the week will be devoted to the massive amount of hand-stitching that’s going to have to go into sewing the lining to the front.

Also up this week? Adventures in home tanning! I start de-hairing my deer hide tomorrow.

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