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Church Pastor, Shooter, Leatherworking, Hunting, making most anything for the first time (yeah, I get bored easy)
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Dwight started following Price Comparison: Fiebing's Neatsfoot Oil, Repairing Green Leather after Wear, dyed leather hat and and 7 others
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You said you put 5 or 6 coats of resolene on the breast piece (?) . . . and as I'm looking at it right now . . . I'm thinking you got a pretty good build up on it. That being said . . . without being able to actually "see" it . . . I would almost guess you did not mess up the leather itself . . . just the finish. Kinda like scratching the top coat on a car or truck. The paint isn't damaged . . . just the final "shiny" surface. If I were you . . . I'd go to a small spot . . . off to one corner (bottom preferably) and with a little cheap 1 inch bristle brush . . . I'd try brushing on a coat of 50/50 resolene and water . . . and when you brush it on . . . get enough to start like a little lather . . . then just keep brushing it . . . left / right . . . up / down . . . crosswise left / crosswise right and back and forth until it finally looks dry. Don''t add any to it . . . just brush it. Set it aside for 6 or 8 hours . . . come look at it. You just might like the results. May God bless, Dwight
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Looks good, partner . . . You should make some good memories in that May God bless, Dwight
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Shaded Reflector box for a Laser Boresight. (Barely Leather Work)
Dwight replied to Littlef's topic in Show Off!!
I like it . . . good idea . . . but my boresight is bright red . . . I also have a backstop made of railroad ties . . . red shows up on it real well. But if I were you . . . I just might refine that thing a bit . . . Put it on etsy . . . I'd just about wager you'll sell a few of them. May God bless, Dwight -
I'm no "all leather" professional / professer / know it all. But if you are using veg tan . . . belts . . . holsters . . . knife sheaths and the like . . . Make the project with the exception of some snaps if you can put them on later . . . or buckles . . . etc. Take a bristle brush and give the project a light coat . . . hair side only . . . of genuine neatsfoot oil. Let it dry 24 hours. Then dip / dunk dye your project with feibings pro oil dye . . . diluted 50/50 with feibings reducer. You should like the result . . . I generally always do . . . I finish it with Resolene after a good buffing . . . May God bless, Dwight
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Well . . . if you have a picture of one . . . it might go a long long way towards the understanding. I use 20 penny spikes for woodwork . . . railroad spikes on my forge . . . but do not spike my hair. Wouldn't make any difference any way . . . but none use a rivet . . . or screws. May God bless, Dwight
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Some years ago I needed a couple of small stamps . . . wanted brass . . . Went on Ebay . . . wound up buying from a Hong Kong dealer for one . . . mainland China for the other . . . would rather have used US . . . but could not find anything here. Their detail is absolutely excellent . . . I sent them a picture . . . one had to have some detail removed by me . . . but I was seriously happy with both that I still have and have used for years. May God bless, Dwight
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I did one . . . once . . . don't wear it often as it is kinda heavy on the noggin May God bless, Dwight
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Take your tools to a auto parts store . . . tell em you want some black rubber tubing . . . Check the size with your tools . . . couple feet of it will last you almost forever. I have a bunch of tools with rubber on the handles . . . whole lot easier for 79 yr old hands to handle May God bless, Dwight
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From what I could see . . . it all looked like it was there . . . only thing we could not see . . . the back was not shown . . . with the cover on it. Need to see the back with the cover removed. The real deal though . . . have him show you a piece of stitched leather . . . preferably two pieces of 8 oz glued together . . . flesh to flesh . . . sewn with 277 or 307 nylon thread. That should tell the tale. I would suggest that possibly the person bought it and never really used it much . . . maybe didn't even ever learn how to use it. The little plate and wire hook for the thread spool is missing . . . couple of inexpensive parts . . . but you don't sew without them. Plus he has the original shoe on it . . . one that for belt and holster and wallet making . . . is useless. Just a quick opinion . . . but google "image: tippmann boss" and you'll see the backside upper left where the thread goes . . . along with a wire that takes it up in the air and allows it to come down vertical to the machine. May God bless, Dwight
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What he said is right on the money . . . no compound for me either . . . I saw the formula one time . . . don't recall the ingredients . . . but I voted against it. May God bless, Dwight
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If you want to follow the advice of John Bianchi . . . one of THE top holster makers of the last 50 years . . . When you cut the piece for the outside of the holster . . . turn your pattern over and cut another piece . . . that is the inside liner. Been doing that for over 20 years . . . never been a problem yet . . . and I don't have to stock two different leathers. May God bless, Dwight
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I've been lately able to get the thickness I like for belts . . . but when I can't . . . my little splitter I bought from Tandy some 10 or 12 yrs ago . . . is the go to route. I cut the blank long enough that I've got the ability to grab the end with vise grips . . . and I run the whole thing thru the splitter . . . gets as good an edge as any of the more expensive veg tan you might buy. The only thing is . . . ya gotta keep it sharp . . . and you need to grease it after using it . . . then wipe it down and run a 6 inch piece of scrap thru it before your belt blank . . . to take off any grease you missed. Slicking and sanding works . . . but THIS is so much better and easier. You will have to learn how to sharpen it and how to strop it though May God bless, Dwight
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Here is what I did . . . simple . . . quick . . . no real big engineering involved. I sit down . . . each side piece goes under my leg . . . the middle piece comes straight up . . . stick in the piece . . . tighten the wing nut . . . stitch to your little hearts content. May God bless, Dwight
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Excellent eBay seller! (what type of thread is this?)
Dwight replied to SUP's topic in Leatherwork Conversation
Can you take a micrometer and gently check the diameter of the thread ?? Looks awful big to me . . . but that may be a perception problem as I have nothing to measure it against. May God bless, Dwight -
OK . . . did you laser that bird on first? Looks good either way . . . but I'm just a wondering. May God bless, Dwight