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roadking07

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  1. Very Clean Work! Do you have any pics of the back and is it lined and what machine did you stitch it on?
  2. Great pics and tutorial Kate! I can't wait to see how you finish the wallet up. What type of pen are you using on the edges? Thanks MDH
  3. Thanks Swivelsphinx - The leather was petite tooling calf 2 to 2.5 oz and the golden sheen in the picture is the poor lighting I took the picture in! Sorry not very good pics. The wallet is black - I used Lincoln Shoe dressing - black leather dye and the tooled design is light brown leather dye in the Lincoln Shoe dressing and I finished everything off with neatsfoot oil. The overall dimensions of the outside sliding cover are 5 1/4 by 8 in. and the strap is 36 in. while the interior wallet is 4 by 7 in. The tooled ring design actually started out as a coaster set that was precut in a circle from the original leathercrafting kit that I got years ago - I never used them and I though instead of having to cut out a perfect circle - I would just use the coaster - I tool it out and glue it on the front. I agree - it would be hard to carve perfect circles.
  4. Yeah Moon - I have a 04 Road King Classic - do you ride?
  5. It's been a long time since my last post - I had a customer who wanted a neck wallet basically consisting of an inner wallet with two pockets, one hidden pocket in back and a neck strap and a outer cover with a tooled symbol that would slide over the inner wallet along the neck strap to conceal its contents - here are the results
  6. Kate thanks for posting this pattern - do you have any more detailed pictures of the interior?- I can't quite wrap my head around how it all goes together Thanks MDH
  7. Does anybody have the Weaver Leather Price list in .pdf format? I "lost" (read - my wife threw away) mine - it got mixed in with some newpapers and other junk mail that got throw out. Any help will be appreciated. If anybody does have it you can PM or email me. Thank you, MDH
  8. I brewed up a batch and dyed a wallet that I had made. It worked just like it was supposed to - my only question is how long does it take for the vinegar smell to go away? I did it about two weeks ago and have left the wallet outside to air out and the vinegar smell is still present. I did neutralize the wallet in a baking soda/cold water bath and then applied neatsfoot oil. Is there anything I can do to take the vinegar smell away ( I hate the smell of vinegar)? Would applying saddle soap help with the smell? Any insight would be appreciated. Thank you, MDH
  9. Thank you everyone for the encouraging comments - I really appreciate it! I hope everyone have a has a Merry Christmas. - MDH
  10. Here is a wallet I just finished - it is made from pigskin that would normally be used for lining - around 1.5 - 2 oz.. I wanted a very flexible and thin wallet - nothing fancy I just wanted a clean look and a place to put a few cards and some bills that would fit nicely in dress pants for work. It is thin enough to carry in the front or rear pocket and is hand rubbed with some leather dressing to darken up the pigskin from it's natural pink color. You can see the before picture with no leather dressing and the after picture that is much darker. The wallet will continue to darken with use. It is hand stitched with waxed thread and the edges burnished with the fantastic edge burnisher that I recently got from Ivan - it makes life so much easier - thanks Ivan!
  11. This is a Fid You can get it here
  12. Thanks for the compliments everyone! Greaybeard - the lacing is what took the longest on this piece and was my least favorite part - probably total time in terms of the lacing took 3-4 hours. I would work on while watching tv so 100% of my attention wasn't focused on the lacing. If I really focused on the lacing and did nothing else I could probably get it done around 2 1/2 hours but I like to make my leatherworking fun and not make it seem like a job( my 6-day a week job is enough for me) - so I take my time and work on it at a slower pace so it is more enjoyable. The last two projects that I have laced with this round braid - I remember telling my wife that I won't be doing this anymore anytime soon - I don't enjoy the lacing aspect of leatherworking - it is tedious and boring but it really adds to the overall quality of the piece so I end up doing it. It is the type of thing that when I start out lacing a project it seems not that bad but when I am a few hours into the lacing I remember how much I dread it. This is only the 2nd project I have ever laced - it wasn't that hard to figure out. I bought a lacing and stitching paperback book from Tandy's for under $10 bucks and went for it. At first it is very overwhelming - but once I figured out the pattern it got a lot easier. The key is making the holes just the right size so you don't have to struggle in getting the needle through the hole. I use a two prong lacing needle - seems to work good and I also bought a fid - without the fid I wouldn't be able to do it - the fid makes lacing a lot easier in getting the needle through the hole and getting the needle to pass under the existing lace. Hope this info helps - let me know if you have any questions. - MDH
  13. Thank you I appreciate the compliments - it is amazing how much nicer the kangaroo lace looks and works as compared to the cowhide lace.
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