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A nice reel case for a nice flyreel
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Homemade flyreel # 4 line weight
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Homemade flyreel # 4 line weight
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Drawing for the first reel case
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Top and bottom part cut out
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Top, bottom and middle part
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All the parts and the zipper.
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Top and middle part sewn together
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Back part glued in
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Making the stitching holes with an awl
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Stitching holes in the back part
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Sewing the back part
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Sewing with my homemade Stitching Pony
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Sewing leather by hand is very relaxing
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Sewing supplies, needles, thread and an awl
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The complete leather reel case
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Creating my logo with transfer paper for fabric
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The finished reel case with logo
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A close fit
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Literature for leather crafting
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Very detailed drawings
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Drawing for the second reel case
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Folding the wet leather around a wooden mold and fix with a staple gun
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Cutting out little pieces around the corners
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Removing the staples after drying
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We have a solid part
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A neat top and bottom part
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The middle part and the zipper
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Opening cut out for the zipper
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Rounding the edges with an edge beveler
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Burnishing with a burnishing tool or wooden slicker
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Making stitching grooves with a stitching groover
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Punching the holes with a diamond stitching chisel
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The middle part ready for painting the edges
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Painting the edges with an edge dying pen
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Burnishing the edges with the wooden slicker
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Glueing the zipper in
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Sewing the zipper with the stitching pony
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My pyrography tool
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One of the burning tips/points
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Practice a lot
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Drawings of the images that will be used for burning
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Copying the drawing with transfer paper
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Burning the outlines
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Burning details
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Burning more details
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Finished trout image
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More detail
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Copying the drawing with transfer paper
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Burning outlines and detail
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More detail burning
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Finished image of the flyreel
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Gluing the top part on the middle part
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Fix with thumbtacks
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Before closing, place the bottom part
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Gluing is finished
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A closing seam
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Poking the stitching holes
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Poking the stitching holes
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Sewing the parts together with a saddle stitch
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Stitching complete
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Gluing in the reinforcement part
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Stitching the reinforcement part
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Stitching complete
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Stitching complete
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Making the lining from imitation sheepskin
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The lining
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Lining glued in the case
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Cutting the zipper puller
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The cut out puller part
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The detailed puller
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Treated with leather stain
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Finished zipper puller
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A nice reel case for a nice flyreel
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A nice fit
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Tom Biesot
