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Old 12 August 2010, 12:55 PM   #1
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Made this myself

Well the strap, I think it came out ok. Lighting is bad though.

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Old 12 August 2010, 12:56 PM   #2
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Cool, Kyle! Strap looks good!
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Old 12 August 2010, 12:56 PM   #3
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You got some skills kid! Interesting enough "grasshopper" is my nickname
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Old 12 August 2010, 12:56 PM   #4
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Old 12 August 2010, 12:58 PM   #5
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Great Job Kyle
you might want to check this youtube and ... it will teach you a lot about making all kind on bands.
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Old 12 August 2010, 01:00 PM   #6
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Old 12 August 2010, 01:00 PM   #7
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Good job Kyle
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Old 12 August 2010, 01:04 PM   #8
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What color is it? Looks like a shade of blue.
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Old 12 August 2010, 01:05 PM   #9
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Nice shot Kyle...again!
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Old 12 August 2010, 01:28 PM   #10
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Very good Grasshopper!! You made it from scratch??
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Old 12 August 2010, 02:37 PM   #11
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Old 12 August 2010, 02:41 PM   #12
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It looks good.
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Old 13 August 2010, 05:09 AM   #13
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Very nice Kyle!
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Old 13 August 2010, 05:38 AM   #14
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Old 13 August 2010, 05:46 AM   #15
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cool man - well done!
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Old 13 August 2010, 05:49 AM   #16
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Very nice, Kyle. Let's see more.
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Old 13 August 2010, 06:17 AM   #17
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Great picture again Kyle
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Old 13 August 2010, 07:49 AM   #18
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Thanks guys! It's made out of some blue nylon I found, the width was perfect so I just put a buckle on and poked some holes.
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Old 13 August 2010, 07:53 AM   #19
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Thanks guys! It's made out of some blue nylon I found, the width was perfect so I just put a buckle on and poked some holes.


It turned out well! And you make it sound easy...
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Old 13 August 2010, 08:38 AM   #20
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Kids these days!!! Awesome Kyle! You might be on to a new trend
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Old 13 August 2010, 09:52 AM   #21
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Old 13 August 2010, 10:09 AM   #22
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You are an artisan Kyle!!
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Old 13 August 2010, 10:14 AM   #23
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Looks great on you Kyle. Nice one.
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Old 13 August 2010, 10:19 AM   #24
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Nice How'd you make it?
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Old 13 August 2010, 11:33 AM   #25
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Old 13 August 2010, 11:51 AM   #26
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Old 13 August 2010, 12:03 PM   #27
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Looks great!
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Old 13 August 2010, 12:06 PM   #28
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Nice How'd you make it?
It's a pretty crude made strap, kinda itchy. Instead of gluing it I should ask someone to sew it. I'll post some pictures soon.
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Old 13 August 2010, 12:08 PM   #29
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What type of buckle did you use?
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Old 13 August 2010, 12:40 PM   #30
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I am so not talented enough to make anything. Nice Job!!!

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