old skool Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 This strap was listed for sale and sold in a couple hours of posting if you can believe it. I wanted to share some pictures here because I was really excited about how it turned out. I made this out of a football. It used up most of the football. I was inspired to do this after someone requested a custom football strap for their project watch: It was an interesting challenge to get the look of the football stitch on this strap. I have always been inspired by pictures of various baseball glove straps. I hope to make one of those in the near future as well. In fact, this has inspired me to work on a project 1950 style watch. I've always loved the look of text as a graphic. And making a strap out of something that used to be something else is cool to me as well. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Love it, great idea. Keep em coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messenius Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikellem Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Very nice quality... -MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raijor Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Beautiful and desirable strap ...you are on to something. Perhaps you could make a series of straps from used sporting equip and balls. I am thinking basketballs and soccer balls and rugby balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old skool Posted June 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Beautiful and desirable strap ...you are on to something. Perhaps you could make a series of straps from used sporting equip and balls. I am thinking basketballs and soccer balls and rugby balls. I never thought about that. I wonder if that is possible... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootall Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Just so everyone isn't under a false impression that oldskool came up with this idea. Here are the football straps I made 3 months prior: I don't mind people copying my ideas (the whole imitation is the most sincere form of flattery deal), but he could have at least changed it a little. I think this speaks volumes to the type of person old skool is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
professor_yaffle1 Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Just so everyone isn't under a false impression that oldskool came up with this idea. Here are the football straps I made 3 months prior: I don't mind people copying my ideas (the whole imitation is the most sincere form of flattery deal), but he could have at least changed it a little. I think this speaks volumes to the type of person old skool is. Well, they say that nothing's new under the sun, and I seem to recall football and basketball straps on Europelli's site last year. Who knows who first cottoned onto this concept, but I like the idea of recyling old leather items, whether sporting or otherwise; in fact, as soon as I can source a vintage baseball mitt, I'll be looking for a skilled strapmaker to do something creative with it (note that this is not my idea, Aaron did a fantastic one-off last year from a Wilson Ball Hawk). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootall Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Well, they say that nothing's new under the sun, and I seem to recall football and basketball straps on Europelli's site last year. While that may be true.... it's not very accurate. Europelli used new football grained leather. Anyone can get this type of leather. It's in stock at many leather suppliers. Mine was an authentic NFL commisoner signed football from the 70's (I don't 'think' old skool's is authentic). A friend of my dad's had season tickets and caught this ball during a Saints game. So Europelli's and mine are not at all the "same". However, you can see just how much old skool copied my design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronus Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Europelli also did baseball glove straps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootall Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Europelli also did baseball glove straps. Not to threadjack, but the correction is baseball glove leather hide. They did not take a baseball glove and cut it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Very nice straps in general but still I cannot understand what's the connection with the Panerai brand. I think they do not fit well as a concept. Ammo yes.. but baseball straps? Do they play baseball in Italy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootall Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Very nice straps in general but still I cannot understand what's the connection with the Panerai brand. I think they do not fit well as a concept. Ammo yes.. but baseball straps? Do they play baseball in Italy? I think people just like them. There is no connection between Metta and Panerai, but people like those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreww Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Maybe you could make another Wilson strap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 I think people just like them. There is no connection between Metta and Panerai, but people like those. Well that's not the same.. The Metta is just a very interesting kind of hide not signifying anything. The baseball hide is some kind of an american symbol. The south flag is ok on top of Duke's Dodge Charger but would be ridicilous on top of a Ferrari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegendofSpeed Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Ammo yes.. but baseball straps? Do they play baseball in Italy? Kinda... hehe Wow... doing some quick research.. the Italian team was the only team to beat the US in 07... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slai Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Very nice straps in general but still I cannot understand what's the connection with the Panerai brand. I think they do not fit well as a concept. Football -> pigskin -> pig -> torpedo -> Panerai! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir-Lancelot Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Football -> pigskin -> pig -> torpedo -> Panerai! Well there you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronus Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Football -> pigskin -> pig -> torpedo -> Panerai! Peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Not to make waves, and, old skool's straps may well have been inspired by tootal's designs, but, personally, I think old skool's straps look nicer. I admit, the stitching obscures some of the lettering, but I think having the keepers with the printing on, is 'the icing on the cake'. Inspired by, definitely, but enough personal input/innovation to be worthy of praise in their own right, and I don't think that says anything 'about the sort of person' old skool is, but more about tootal, for taking umbrage over a re-interpretation of an artistic idea, when, as he mentioned, immitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Awesome straps all round guys, lets take personalities out of the equasion, and appreciate the straps for the crafted art they are PS I really like old skool's strap with the 'football stitching' and off-set holes and tongue Peace out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old skool Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Just so everyone isn't under a false impression that oldskool came up with this idea. Here are the football straps I made 3 months prior: I don't mind people copying my ideas (the whole imitation is the most sincere form of flattery deal), but he could have at least changed it a little. I think this speaks volumes to the type of person old skool is. Ha ha. Shoot. That's pretty similar isn't it? Oh well you know how it goes. Yeah well before everyone gets into a who did what first kind of thing, let's just respect everyone's effort. I mean when it comes to anything outside the typical, I think Delaurian has done most of it first including making straps out of actual baseball gloves. Well anyway, back to the "controversy." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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