Portable Leather Pipe Stand

[gmwolford]

I just listed a portable leather pipe stand on BriarBid that I made. It is hand tooled and antiqued black. This one closes with a snap, too, not a stud or screw. You can see it and my other auctions here.
http://www.briarbid.com/100051,owner_id,other_items

 

[captainsousie]

Nice shading and edge burnishing. Just curious, what advantage is there to having a snap fastener rather than a large rivet? I'm glad to hear it's not a Chicago screw though, those are just plain evil.

 

[captainsousie]

Ah, transportation was a consideration. Guess I should have read all of the listing and not just looked at the pretty pictures.

 

[gmwolford]

Thank you. I think good edges make a big different in how a project looks so I put a god amount of time and effort into that.
A rivet makes it into a permanent "loop", whereas a snap lets you open or close it as needed. Some folks like to snap them around a belt loop or a purse strap to carry it without fooling with it; you can't do that if it is riveted together. Also, with a snap there is no sharp pieces to catch you, your clothes, or your pipe. And no metal comes into contact at any time with the pipe with this set up.

 

[gmwolford]

Ah, transportation was a consideration. Guess I should have read all of the listing and not just looked at the pretty pictures.

:lol:

 

[captainsousie]

I agree. Edges, good and bad, can make or break a leather product. Good info about the snaps there, I hadn't thought of all those things.

 

[mthanded]

Good looking stand and I like the snap idea.

 

[captainprophesy]

That is very nice... great idea with the snap.