XS650 cafe bars for "The Salt Racer"

Finally got around to making the bars for the Salt Racer. I've had the idea in my head for sometime now, so it's got to see them done. They took alot longer to make since this was my first attempt at bars but they came looking pretty cool.

SHIRTS

I am in the process of making and order for shirts and I am trying to get the sizes down if anyone might be interested in getting one. let me know what size you might want. Here is a pic of what they are going to look like .
Thanks Matt

The Shop

Just thought I'd share with everyone where I go to escape from the bullshit of every day life.
I truly do find a my Zen in here.

THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST

Just finished up this seat for Nick. He said do what you want. From my end it can't get any better than that.
The one thing he said was people called his bike "The Beast". That's when the light bulb switched on! "Iron Fucking Maiden" . So drew the design showed it to Nick he dug it and here it is.
This seat did pose its few problems thou. It isn't symmetrical so I had to make it look it was. I can still see where it isn't but for the most part it looks pretty damn good.
Enjoy!

DEAD END GUY

This is the conclusion of all of the items Troy ordered from me.Next In line is a seat that I have been itching to get my hands on. With a kick ass through back to 80's metal. Yeah it's going to be sweet!

DEAD END GIRL

Just finished up this belt. It came out Dead On , I have one more to finish for this series so keep an eye out.

Traditional Wallet

This was the last order I took for xmas , I still missed it by a day but damn I forgot how much goes into a sheridan style design.
They always come out looking great. I guess that's the reason the style has been around for so long.
Enjoy!

Couple of things to share

So for you local cats , There is a new swap meet trying to get started up. I for one would really dig having a good swap to go to once a month. So lets see if we can keep this one around. here's the a link for the info. http://austinswapmeet.blogspot.com/

Also there is a new motorcycle show trying to get up and going I stumbled onto it via Chop Cult Seems to be right up the garage builders alley. The pilot is up for viewing on their blog. So take some time to check it out. http://thatmotorcycleshow.blogspot.com/

A BAD ASS HAND BAG!!

Troy had me make this bag for his girl. He wanted something different and unique. I think i captured both of those in this piece. I really enjoy working on something I have never done before the process of designing and executing the design is always fun.

KRYPTONITE

This wallet was commissioned by Troy . He's one of the many guys I met on the annual Pancho Run here in Texas. I don't know how well this will go with his Hanna Montana back pack but Super Man can't touch him. Hope you dig it brotha!

Revamping the bag.

So Teacher John gave me this bag awhile back to freshen up. It's been sitting on my work table since mocking me cause I for the life of me couldn't figure out how to add something with out making it look like shit. Because the bag had already been dyed I couldn't tool on it so a simple carving with the swivel knife was the best option. Along with the webs I added the black dye around the name to make it stick out, I also used an antiquing gel on the whole bag to give it a little more life and character and topped it off by dyeing and waxing the edges to keep it sealed up.
All in all the bag turned out better than I expected and looks like it was made that way to begin with which was my goal.

KInda Cute

So this was an interesting project to do. Not typical of what I normally do but when I am faced with a challenge I take it on at full speed. The design of the wallet is new also . It is mainly for Credit cards and change . The pocket with the leather latch is big enough to carry that necessary change we all need from time to time.

Billy's Glock 22 holster

My buddy Dennis came by and asked if I had time to make a concealed holster for his father- in- laws Glock 22. I had a small break in between orders so I said sure. His father-in-law Billy was only in town for a couple of days so since this is a surprise he had to go and sneak the gun out of Billy's hotel room and bring by my house so I could wet mold the leather to it. (That there is just funny as hell as I play that out in my head.)
This was my first attempt at a molded holster but it did come out sweet as hell.
Merry Christmas Billy, hope you dig it!

COR ET MANUS

This again was a fun piece to do.The detail in the shield was a pain in the ass but every piece to date that has been a pain has come out sweet as hell ,just like this one.
Here's hoping Mr. McManus diggs this as much as I do!