Some other things that I have been Busy with,

Next Year I Plan on Hitting The Armada Flea Market at least every other Sunday, I have been Making Key chain Hangers with Color Coordinated Carbiners, And will be stock piling some Monkey Fist Keychains and Different dog Leashes and Collars.

I have several other Projects also, Gun Slings, Guitar straps, Bags...

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Later...

Well, It has been Awhile. So much going on but not a lot happening, I Guess.
   I have been moving back into my shop in my Garage, It is a mess but I am finally making some progress. Main thing now is to get some heat going, fall is here and winter is close by. I have a small wood burner that hopefully when I can get the Smoke Stack up through the roof it should be nice and warm.
  My work space is a disaster and is need of some serious organizing, but it has really been a big difference from my previous room/studio I had.

In between making the mess and cleaning things up, I have managed a few bigger projects. One being a 6 Foot Bullwhip. My first attempt was mediocre. Overall I am pleased with it, it Cracks like nobodies business, And is seriously cool to play with.

I have made a Few collars for Karma, I really like this Purple and Black one, I have not had the time to get back into making collars but this winter should be a good time for that.

Later.

 I had a customer ask about Red and Grey Dog Leash, so I threw together this one in Imperial Red and Charcoal

 This Charcoal goes well with other colors, I use it quite a bit, I would like to find something a little bit darker grey/ Charcoal and have not had much luck with that.

Visit My shop on  Etsy  I have several other leashes to choose from, or I can Make one whatever color you would like. I also have some Monkey Fist Keychains for sale

I made a new Collar and Leash For My Dog Karma, Shown here sporting her new Accessories. They were both made with Acid Purple and Black 550 Paracord With Brass Hardware.

Karma was not to enthused about the whole ordeal, She is usually a spaz but she sat real still for these pics

                                                     A couple of Close ups

I have not decided on whether to sell collars like this, It came out nice but it took a while to make.
I am going to give it another shot with some different colors and see how it goes, It is usually quicker with the second one

Here's a couple Neon Pink and Black Medium Duty Leashes. The Top leash has reflective black cord

Neon Pink and Reflective Black

                                                           Neon Pink and Black

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I've been making some more leashes, these are a lighter weight leash than what I normally make. The Cord is still 550, but the latches only have a safe working load of about 60 lbs.

I have been trying to find some latches that are rated at a heavier working load but they come with a hefty price. For now my Heavier duty leashes are made with Brass latches.

                                                        Acid Blue and Siberian White

                                                       Neon Pink and Siberian White

                                                            Neon Green And Black

                 
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Some New leashes, First up a Purple and Siberian White Camo. This is a lighter duty leash than the others I make, it is good for a dog of up to 40-50 lbs, the chrome snap swivels are not as heavy duty as the Brass ones

since I have been making these leashes it has become apparent that I need quite a few different options, not just in color but styles of leashes. I have had some requests for leashes without regular snap latches and just rings. stretchy leashes also.

I have in the works a slip collar and leash combo, I think it will be pretty nice when I have it done.
But for now I only have a light, medium, and heavy duty style leash.

this is a new medium style leash that is Reflective Black and Tan Camo, it has a brass snap swivel, which is rated at a safe working load of 110 lbs.

All my leashes are made with 550 Paracord, the Brass snap swivels are equestrian hardware. one day I plan on some tests to see what kind of abuse I can put them through.
All leashes can be made in any color you want, reflective, camo, and solid colors, if you see a color somewhere that you like and you would like a leash, just let me know.

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New Canoe?

So Me and the Wife Finally Acquired a Canoe. We have been looking and talking about it for years and going back and forth between Kayak's or a Canoe...The Canoe won out.

So Craigslist it was, I have never purchased anything through craigslist, but I am very pleased that I did

So here she is, A Grumman 17 ft Canoe it is an older one for sure, we believe from the 60's

This Canoe is from Virginia, the Coastal Canoeists emblems on both sides at the front, a large canoe club There. The nose has a hole that appears to be for attaching a rope or something to it, I plan on a Brass Latch/ Swivel or something with a nice Braided rope for a pull rope/ Tie off  for it

Difficult to find out the exact year she was made, but looking around online it appears to be from the 60's from the G designation number but other than that we don't know, but she is a classic and we can not wait to put it in the water.

Karma is a little timid about it, she will hop in but she is Skeptical of the whole thing. Wait till she finds out she is going in the water with us.

Here is another leash, pretty bright Colors, Neon Yellow and Green, Never really liked these two colors on there own, but together they sure look good.

All my leashes are 6', But can be made a little longer or shorter. I made a nice 8 strand Gaucho braid for a customer that was 8' long, And am currently preparing to make a few leads, maybe 24 inchers. I will have them finished soon a regular 4 strand round braid like above and a 8 strand;the 8 strand being heavy duty for big strong dogs.

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Been Experimenting with some bullet casings, I have seen Some on line and thought I would give them a shot.

 After shooting My S&W 40 Cal, I pick up my casings, I put Hollow point bullets back in and drill them out big enough for two strands of Paracord, Perfect for Lanyard Beads

This one is a 10 mm Nickel casing, the first Knife Lanyard I made, that is an Old Cammilus Riggers Knife that I use all the Time.

Here is another Knife Lanyard. The Hollow point Bullet was not drilled out but the casing was. it is finished with a strand of Black Paracord with a double Mathew Walker Knot.

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Acid Blue and Black

I really Like these colors together, I try to find colors that really pop out at you, this Acid Blue and Black Leash does that.

This one sold pretty quick once I posted it for sale at my Etsy shop, Take a look at my shop for more leashes and other items

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Things I"ve been working on lately

A customer of mine requested something a bit different. A dog leash with no latch, just a steel ring. The ring allowing him to attach a short bungee to it. Also a steel ring right at the Handle, For a snack holder for his pup 

This was my first go at it, when finished I realized I had reflective white instead of the glow white, that was requested. The Ring being at the bottom of the Finishing Knot.

So I made another one with the right cord, Glow white. A request was made to move the steel ring to the bottom of the Handle and just above the Snake Knot. They both turned out nice and both were purchased by the Customer and is very pleased with them both.

Thanks Richard.

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New Keychain

A little something I have been Playing around with for awhile. I had not enough Paracord to finish this the way I intended, But it is O.K.

Monkey Fist Keychain FOBs

Some smaller Monkey fist Key chains I made. A marble was used for the Monkey fist, then  I tied a lanyard (Diamond) Knot followed with a standard Cobra Braid and some snake knots.

These can be purchased at My  Etsy Shop

Dog Leash

A Pink and Charcoal Dog Leash.this was hard to photograph, The pink seems to have a orangish tint to it, I have tried a few different light sources with same results every time. Some Paracord is slightly reflective so direct lighting is no good so I tried diffusing the light source and it was barely any better. I think I will try some natural outside shots and see how that works, I will repost Pics later. Any suggestions?

This leash is 6 Feet long with a solid Brass trigger style snap swivel, two lengths of paracord about 20 feet long were used, $25 dollars with free Shipping

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