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  1. 88 Steed
    Of all the products I've used to make things over the years I have to say that I like leather the best. Although you can make some neat things out of wood and metal the ability to make personally usable items such as your holster, by the way - Good Job! - is what I like the best. We'll try and keep in touch through the site here and visit after the thaw!
  2. 88 Steed
    Hey Gary - I'm in Eureka, not too far from you - should get together sometime and shoot the breeze on this leather stuff.
  3. 88 Steed
    Hey Gary - You in the West Kootenai or Eureka area by any chance?
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    The Tandy kit I believe you're referring to comes with a red modeling tool with a stylus on one end and a spoon on the other. If this is the one then you need to use sandpaper (as previously recommended) or a regular knife sharpening stone to round the edges a little. I don't believe it's supposed to have double duty as an awl as it's too dull for that. Now, it can be used to help enlarge some holes and even do a little stippling on the leather and that won't be affected by a little rounding on the end. The tracing paper that comes with the kit is not the greatest but it can be used successfully as a temporary measure. Just as was said above watch your casing and make sure the leather is showing signs of 'returning' to it's natural color (slightly) before you trace and use only the pressure needed to get an imprint (lift a corner of the tracing paper and have a look!). You'll soon want better tracing film (I use Tandy's tracing film successfully) and some better tools and technique, but not to worry, with practice and study you'll be successful.
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    On a card case I made I had used a thicker lining than planned and the card area came out way too small. To 'fix' the problem I used a ball tip modeling tool (available from Tandy) and worked the interior sides of the card area as I would in Repousse' work. This stretched the leather enough that I was able to use the case as intended from the beginning. In Repousse you're really forming the leather anyway so it serves the same purpose.
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