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The world's finest kinky leatherworking reference. For International select "CDROM: International" as location in cart |
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The world's finest kinky leatherworking reference. For International select "CDROM: International" as location in cart |
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Testimonials "Thank you for this wonderful information! I've already made cuffs (for me and one friend), a sling, and a blindfold, and have big plans for lots more. Your plans are wonderful! Clear and easy to follow. Like they say, if I can do it anyone can." "My compliments on your WWL CD product. The instruction is very precise and accurate, and easy to follow although my English is not that good. The tempates work perfectly. I had a small experience, but these parts have allowed me to do much better work than before." "Just wanted to let you know that the hubby unit is very pleased with his CD. He's walking around with a constant evil grin on his face. Hugs" "Thought I'd drop you a line and say how impressed I am with your CD and supplies. I ordered about $200 worth of stuff from you - basic supplies: rivets, eyelets, rings, a few tools, stuff like that. Wow! Am I impressed. And not with just the rings, but the buckles, the rivets, everything. I have to say that I'm not disappointed in a single item I got. "I just finished the "mighty bondage belt" (man, I love the look of it!) and while it could have turned out a little bit better, it's not too bad (some of the rivets could have been set a bit better and with a little less surface scarring - see question below). I am now working on some buckling cuffs to go with that belt." "You rock, Sartan. I think this is the best thing I've ever bought anywhere. Thanks so much for sharing what you know." "Without your encouragement, I never could have started making my own toys. Thanks again for your time, patience, and assistance!" |
Frequently Asked Questions (WWL CDROM)Is this just the WWL website on CDROM? No! The CDROM Edition was written almost entirely from scratch. Although it covers material on the website, it does so with more clarity and detail, and goes well beyond the WWL website in numerous ways. The projects in particular absolutely blow away the versions on WWL, where they're duplicates. What's on it? The main portion of the CD is a multimedia presentation with the following outline: Introduction (Just me yapping) Tutorials Tools Supplies Leather Projects Within this structure, information is organized in presentation format... straightforward and easy to read. You'll find some video, particularly in the Tutorials chapter, lots of pictures and a bit of audio. The projects kick ass. Not only is there some very cool gear, each project includes two documents in PDF format, designed specifically to be printed: One or more Print Templates (see example, not to scale), exact-size diagrams showing sizes and shapes of leather parts and locations of holes. These are meant to be copied onto leather to create leather templates, used in the actual making of gear. This approach provides unprecedented accuracy. A Project Diagram (see example, not to scale) showing an overiew of all pieces required in a project. Dimensions are marked on these diagrams to aid in cutting and placement of templates. These diagrams are exceptionally handy to take out to the workshop. The CD also includes a current copy of the Working With Leather website. I can't tell you how many people have asked me for a portable copy... well, here it is. Are you going to do a BDSM Workshop CDROM with furniture projects? I originally planned to complete a BDSM Workshop CDROM Edition, a second WWL disc focused on more tutorials and a pile of new projects, and perhaps a fucking machine disc. These plans are presently on hold indefinitely. I'm in the Austin area at least occasionally, can I buy a copy in person and save the shipping charges? Yes, if you can be somewhere that I'm going to be! The most likely place is the monthly GWNN (Group With No Name, www.gwnn.org munch, which I attend when I can. Send me an email and I'll let you know. Why do you provide all of this do-it-yourself information? Doesn't this hurt your sales? First, I love sharing what I know. The number of BDSM leather vendors has exploded since the WWL website launched, and I like to think I had a hand in that. It's good for all of us, as both buyers and sellers. Second, I enjoy the comments and compliments I receive... from a simple "thanks for your site" to "here's a picture of my first piece of gear, made from your plans!" I don't think sharing this information hurts my gear sales much. The people that buy and the people that make don't have extensive cross-over. I probably turn some potential buyers into makers. That's OK with me. Video doesn't play on my machine! The videos on the CD (and Test Package) are compressed using the Microsoft MPEG4 V1 codec. This software is required during playback, and is installed by default with every Windows 95 or newer operating system. The only exception is a "compact" install. The first possibility is that no Microsoft MPEG4 codec has been installed on your system. To install the codec and other Microsoft multimedia tools, open Control Panel and select Add/Remove Programs. On the Windows Setup tab, highlight Multimedia and click the Details... button. Check Video Compression and click OK. This will install the required software. A number of users have reported further issues with the video... video that still doesn't play within the multimedia environment. I have not been able to duplicate this issue. Apparently, some operating systems on some machines -- but no logical list -- have conflicts between the latest version of the Microsoft MPEG4 codec and Mulimedia Builder, the tool in which the disc's framework was created. There is no known fix for this issue. The video can still be played directly from the disc (so far, at least) in Windows Media Player or other MPEG capable software. Video files are logically named (i.e. bevel.avi, strapcut.avi) and located in the /video/ directory on the disc. What do the project PDF files look like? Because they are such an important part of the CDROM, I've decided to offer up an actual sample of each type of PDF file, both from the Floating Post Restraints projects (which I sell as AccuFit restraints). Each of these links opens in a new window. Look at a print template from the disc - Floating Post Restraints Template 1 What are the system requirements? The WWL CDROM Edition has been thoroughly tested on a number of computers, and there is every indication that it will function completely on any Windows 95 or newer machine with at least 32MB RAM and a Pentium 166 or better processor. It will probably run on machines with less memory as well (more slowly, of course!), and has not been tested on a processor slower than a Pentium 75mHz. This test machine was a dog, particularly loading Acrobat Reader for the first time. Obviously you need a CD drive to insert and run the disc, a printer to print templates and project diagrams, and speaker(s) to hear sounds (hich are not terribly important). The multimedia presentation is within a 640 by 480 screen, and will work on a machine set to this resolution. The diplay is more attractive at a higher resolution, although less of the screen is used. Best displayed in hi or full color (ugly in 256 colors!). To test your computer for compatibility, you may download the System Test Package (775KB). This single page multimedia presentation tests PDF, video, audio, and web browsing functionality used on the CDROM. Note that the Test Package requires Adobe Acrobat 4 or 5 installed on your system to open PDFs. The full CD does not have this requirement, but installing a compatible version of Acrobat is highly recommended. How do I install the disc? Is it complex? Open CDROM-compatible drive. Insert disc. Close CDROM drive. WWL: CDROM Edition should start automatically. |
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