Anacott Steel
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Think I've discovered my special leathcraft talent. Its a unique and without wishing to sound a bragard, exceptional talent of being able to take a small imperfection and through great effort turn it into a monumnetal stuff up
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sometimes waiting is the hardest part of leatherwork...but usually its the burnishing, tooling,dyeing...
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I think this Tandy video is a good guide : http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com.au/en-aud/Setting-Snap-Fasteners-Line-24-S.aspx The only advice I would add is 1) tap gently at first. Don't belt the hell out of it and 2) file down the shaft/s if they are too long for the thickness of leather you are using. Around 3mm above the leather is enough. Lastly you could always buy a hand press, something like this : http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com.au/en-aud/search/site-search-results.aspx?sectionpath=3&processor=content&p_keyword=Hand+press ......but they are not cheap. Just my 2 cents worth anyway.
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Wifes taken bub out, ACDC's playing and I'm at the bench working on leather. Does life get any better.
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Many thanks for your help guys. Dwight - excellent idea about folding it over. Will give that a go. cheers
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Many thanks guys. Any advice on keeping the edged from fraying ?
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Hey all. Just after some advice on gluing fabric to leather - say as a lining in a book cover. 1. what glue are people using - and how are you applying it ? brush, spray can.... 2. how do you stop the edges from fraying ? I have had some success with clear nail polish, but suspect there is a better way. any help, always appreciated Don
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Feeling like a fraud because I am incapable...INCAPABLE ! of using a round knife...
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i love mine! but it does need to be ultra sharp, and it takes a little getting used to.
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might be you're using the wrong size. Some folks love the large ones like the Tandy size but there are many makers how make smaller ones like the Leather Wranglers "Mini Lui" and the Fields Hybrids that I find are easier to control.
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might be you're using the wrong size. Some folks love the large ones like the Tandy size but there are many makers how make smaller ones like the Leather Wranglers "Mini Lui" and the Fields Hybrids that I find are easier to control.
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Leatherwork is humbling. Just when you think you've come ahead in leaps and bounds..Bam !..disaster...
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Happens to the best of us, and I'm not one of those LOL
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It bit me in the behind today!!
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The worst mistakes are made by those who think they don't make any.
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Anacott Steel replied to Dangerous Beans's topic in Purses, Wallets, Belts and Miscellaneous Pocket Items
That would be going "straight to the pool room". It's way too nice to actually use ! Really first class work. -
Having just airbrushed a piece and feeling light headed as I stupidly was using a t-shirt as a respirator mask, your post reminded me of a great post in this forum about how just toxic dies can be - particularly the oil based ones if I recall. Guess health and safety is usually front of mind when we are using tools but not so when it comes to inhaling potentially damaging chemicals, so thanks or the heads up / reminder Oink.
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Love the design. To me, simple = elegance. Sure she will love it.
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Hi Quinatt. I have C.S. Osborne hole punches and strap end punches. Very happy with them. https://www.osborneleathertools.com/index.php
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Nice work. Love the barbed wire. Can never get mine aligned properly !
