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I think I have that Schrade. And i really like the Canadian leaf blade. Nice work!

Nice collection there

Had a fellow bring me his handful of knives that had no sheath . . . so I made em for him. Here they are. May God bless, Dwight

All Are Original Rings Blue Guns I have one more 3" Bbl. Taurus Judge available $7.00 each + USPS Shipping And several of each of the offered 6 models

(image attached) I'm stoked to get my KS Blade Punch brand … item, lol. I like it! I say “item” because I want to know whether to call them pricking irons or stitching chisels that happen to be French style...? If I looked at this, with my limited sewing experience, I'd have said “French Style Pricking Irons” you'd use to mark the leather, then follow with an appropriate awl rotated at that marked angle. But then everywhere I look I see people using these same types to punch all the way through like a chisel, be they KS Blade Punch, Sinabroks, or 4Z. Even Mr. Armitage talks about how they glide all the way through, in his great PDF article, here (although I couldn't tell if he was referring to the round or flat). What's the deal with that? Are these an “either/or” that can be punched through or used as a pricking iron? I got them to use as pricking irons, and follow with my C.S. Osbourne Saddler's Stitching awl. I have adequate, more affordable pricking irons in other sizes, that work fine, but couldn't find them above 4.5mm, so I got an 8 blade and 2 blade KS brand in 5mm I like the look of with 1.0 and 1.2mm thread. Often, the ads for these products say both Stitching Chisel and Pricking Iron. Thanks for your thoughts! -- Jeff (optional reading babbled below) : P.S. -- Commentary on my choosing KS over Sinabroks or 4Z, I chose KS because I saw Nigel Armitage's pricking irons/chisels reviews article from 2020. He stated in a very benign way (not taking sides) that Jin from Sinabroks left KS and went independent. Having business experience I saw this seemed to mean the development and design was taken from KS. When I bought these and mentioned loyalty to such companies vs. opportunists, Mr Son confirmed they felt very betrayed and their feelings were very hurt for some time (that they literally lost sleep at first), and didn't even mention any lost business. I cannot fully judge because I don't know if Jin was mistreated or something, but I've experienced appropriation of this in the past, where we paid for development time only to have an employee take off with designs and go make money, and it smelled like that. So I went to KS. Now it appears a third party in China is in the mix with 4Z but, go figure. Anyway, I'm no expert in any of this sewing knowledge, as my experience lies in other fields. I appreciate any thoughts about whether you'd use this as a pricking iron, chisel, or if it's a 50/50 that can be used as either. I've even been using chisels as pricking irons until I got pricking irons, and just dealt with them having unneeded points, lol. (That's not what is pictured... below is the KS ones I intend as "real" pricking irons... certainly better than fudging marks w/pointed chisels then using my awl, in any case)

What kind of project is this? I may have missed it in previous posts.

You need to identify if you will ship and at whose cost.

Welcome to Leatherworker.net English is the language used on this site. Please conform. Translated with Google Translate: Hello, I am looking for someone who knows the elka variostop motor type ce 552 No.09436652. 220/380 motor. of sewing machine when I remove the foot from the petal the motor continues I am obliged to stop it at the switch please could you help me thank you.

It can be, if it is accessible. I wouldn't use anything greasy that could be transferred to other items. The flesh side may not be able to be buffed to remove any excess. Some hides are rough and stringy. I wouldn't make a practice of doing the flesh side, only if I really had to.

Fred, we switch over next Sunday. I didn't realize you switched a week earlier. I sometimes suspect Halloween has something to do with the choice of date. If the switch happened before Halloween, it wouldn't be fully dark when the kids go out trick-or-treating. Although doing the rounds in daylight is safer, it destroys the ambiance of doing it in the dark!

Very neat setup. Lots of 3D printing (as usual with any project you do ) which gives you an advantage over the rest of us mere mortals when making custom fittings. The clear box is a good idea, I might pinch the idea for when I'm powdercoating small items - my cardboard box booth has fallen apart.

Nicely done

Super helpful guide 😊 I was trying to figure a method for my products at https://paeezleather.com

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I used to drive new cars, we had two at the time. The dealership I choose gave good deals. The cars had to be serviced at the usual regular intervals. The chief mechanic was a young lady. She did a first class, and quick, job on my cars. Her diplomas lined the service reception walls. After the first time of her servicing my car thereafter I always asked for her to do my car. Many times I was in the servicing reception booking my car in and I heard others say very strongly they didn't want her touching their car One time as I was going in to book the dealer stopped me for a chat 'you can't have Kathy to do your car' 'Oh, why, has she left?' 'No, she's gone over to England, the importer is doing mechanics classes for the new range coming in next month' 'Why did you hire her anyway?' He knew I liked her and meant no harm with this 'She's a first class mechanic, top of her class, and we always hire the best' After the dealership closed down I lost track of her

Yes, that's good advice.

Bonjour,Je recherche une personne qui connait le moteur elka variostop type ce 552 No.09436652.Moteur 220/380. de machene a coudre quand je retire le pied de la petale le moteur continue je suis oblige de l arrete a l interupteur svp pourriez vous m aide merci

Its that time of year again . . . Tonite, 2am Sunday actually, we all put our clocks back to GMT We were on BST = British Summer Time, youse lot would call it Daylight Saving Time? Why do we still go through this needless exercise every year? The need arose in WW1 and again in WW2 (Double Summer Time) but with modern lighting et cetera its not needed As a farmer once said to me; the cows, the sheep and hens still need their feed at their time not by our clocks. Your dogs would be the same, mine was, didn't matter to him what the clock said he brought his food bowl over for filling

@Tove09Tilda I really hope everything goes really for you 🙏 A former flame of mine is a scientist, her office was adorned with degrees of all kinds in science , she spent many years at uni, she did do some science based jobs in labs etc, but they didn't last long, some of the jobs she ended up doing were food tasting demos in supermarkets , , when we first met, she worked at fast food takeaway joint, go figure ? HS

Forgive me if this sounds like a "what do you want to be when you grow up " question, but i wanted to be a farmer, that was until i went an open day at an agricultural college in my younger days , not far from where i live, a few farmers gave a demonstration on how lambs tails are removed, it made me feel ill 😢. Oh well, bang goes that idea. But in hindsight, I'm glad I didn't continue that idea as it's an incredibly tough and frustrating job and often with little and sometimes no return. Many assorted jobs later, out of the blue, I tried my hand at leather work, and enjoyed it, now 20 years later , I still do 😀 HS

Hi, for the color you showed above, the easiest way to get that saddle tan color is to carve the leather, but don't glue it up or sew it. Put a couple of coats of EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) on the holster and put in your dashboard in the sun. When it's dark enough, finish with Tan or Bag kote and then Resolene. Later

Hi I've HEARD of this being done, but haven't needed to try it yet. You can glue and / or sew a strip of leather, roughly the height of the sight, for the sight to ride up and down the holster when drawing and re-holstering. One strip on each side of the barrel. again, HEARD of it. it would be worth a try though, use scrap leather for the first try. Later

Olive Oil is what the Cowboy Action leather workers recommend. The leather will almost always turn grey when you dye it, let the leather dry all of the way before you put the olive oil on it. I use the following procedure for making black belts and probably holsters: 1. Tool the belt and let it dry fully, or at least draw the guide lines and tool the belt after dying. 2. Put the belt in the Black Tea Tannin Solution for 2 minutes. 3. Put the belt in the Vinegaroon for 6 minutes. 4. Put the belt in the Baking Soda solution until it quits bubbling. This shows that the vinegar has been neutralized. 6 minutes also works well. 5. Rinse with Cold water. 6. Let the belt dry flat, this takes at least 3 days. 7. Coat the front and back of the belt with Extra Virgin Olive Oil (from Extra Ugly Olives) or Neatsfoot Oil, and let dry. 8. Put on a second coat of EVOO and let dry. 9. Use a couple of coats of Tankote (shiny) or Bagkote (less shiny) on the fur side of the leather. 10. Use multiple coats of Gum Tragacanth on the flesh side of the leather, smooth it with a glass deal and let try. 11. To get Really Shiny finish on the fur side of the leather, use Gum Tragacanth on that side too. Let it get mostly dry and them buff it out. 12. Mix Resolene half and half with distilled water and put on several coats.

My thought was that it would help keep the veg tan a little more pliable. (I have NFO and saddle soap though) Usually I stiffen leather, and use 6-8oz instead of 3-4oz, so this is just the opposite end of the spectrum for me to learn. — AZR