John,Stabber, wdtorque thanks for your kind comments, I appreciate the feed back.
Squawsach, my pics don't show the contour, I'll post some more.
Josh, Thanks for the tips on the leather work, i messed up with the clamps.
The logo on the blade is where Lovelessss put his and I was trying to reproduce his work as accuratly as possable.
I finally got a good etch following you guide posted to js machines wip, Thanks.