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Hey all, Well the title kinda says it all: here and there while I’m actively stamping, a thin milky liquid will rise to the surface. Yes, water rising probably means that I’m casing too much, but that’s not the question. I had thought that perhaps I hadn’t rinsed the soap off thoroughly from cleaning the leather before working it, but then I noticed it even when I hadn’t cleaned it first. Wish I had a pic to show, but it’s not something I think about when it happens, and I have yet to find rhyme or rhythm to encourage it. Thanks for any insight. —AZR

Yeah, probably. Overbuilding is my specialist subject.

I used to buy some of my motorcycling gear from military surplus stores. My gauntlets were WW2 British Dispatch Rider's* and my summer boots were WW2 German troopers boots. My rain cape, for use on motorcycle and post bike, was an ex-RAF WW2 guard's rain cape. I also used to wear boots called 'ammunition boots' as a postie. They covered the ankles and protected them from dog bites. They were tough and normally hard wearing but as a postie I walked a lot so wore out a pair in about 7 or 9 months There is one store left in Belfast. Still doing 'Army Surplus'. We have a very large number of marching bands and some of their uniforms are made up from Army Surplus uniforms * I think I may still have them somewhere

OP hasn't been back here since June so isn't interested in selling anymore. Locking and archiving this thread.

Maybe post a video showing how yours moves when that screw is loosened

Checked what I paid; £8.90 with 2 sets of dies and 35 x 15mm snaps Its now running at £10.26 for the same

Its raised up to clear the sound-proofing? I'd try to replicate that mounting; go to a scrap yard and get some scrap door panels. Cut around the mounting, leaving a large piece of plastic, and screw that to the new door panel. Might get you some replacement clips too Just thinking as I write

you should be able to buy those easy enough. I have bought plenty for my cars and trucks from the local parts store. Oreillys is where i get mine.

Area is dry, except when I leave the door open in the rain. Lol How would I mount the clips to the MDF? Here's a better pic: Metal clip removed for pic purposes.

Oh yeah, when i was a kid we would make a yearly trip to Fort Collins to JAX army surplus store , they had tons of milsurp and only milsurp, most of our campiing gear was military. Sadly now their surplus is in one little area in one little room af a huge multi-building sporting goods store. On top of that, my dad was a commander in the local Civil Air Patrol. I still have stuff from the Korean War era and before that i still use. We have a surplus store here, but its friggin crazy expensive.

Those clips should be available from the vehicle dealer. They probably sell them by the box full If your area is dry I'd use MDF. Stable & smooth surfaces, easy to cut and shape

I don't want to mess with it too much until I know, for sure, that it's supposed to move....

So I decided to reupholster the door panels in my work truck. I'm new to upholstery, but I *think* I have that part figured out. I have an idea that I need help with. Here's the panel: My idea is to build complete new panels, and keep the factory ones intact. No particular reason, but it is a company owned truck even though it's assigned to me. I do have permission from the owner for this project. The factory panels are conveniently 0.75" thick, so I can make them from MDF, particle board whatever I decide. Suggestions on this are welcome also. My main concern is mounting the new panels. I do not want any visible mounting through my brand new black cypress leather. The factory panels mount to a flat aluminum sheet on the door using these clips: For the life of me, I cannot come up with a mounting process. I know my question doesn't directly pertain to leather itself, but I'm hoping someone is more familiar with upholstery tricks than I am. The new panels are going to be black cypress on top and bottom, the middle section will be black/white hair on cow. Haven't decided on red or black piping yet. Truck itself is red. Any suggestions? Ideas? Scrap the whole project? Thanks in advance!

Ahhh. The good ol' days, when Army Navy Stores sold tons of surplus, and weren't camping gear stores. I remember in the mid-70s, you could still find some WWII and Korea surplus, and of course a LOT of Viet Nam surplus.

Its just leather man lol. Sharpen them and ya won't have to beat them to death.

I feel the same way, thank you!!!

I've worn a few pairs of those out. They couldn't give them away, hardly back in the day, I used to buy them because they were the cheapest boots you could find. lol. They aren't the most comfortable things in the world, so consider them a collectible before good footwear. They may have worked well for jungle use, but that's about all imo. Did a quick internet search (Vietnam era jungle boot care) and there's actually a forum on this stuff, "US Milatria forum", plenty of good info. What I did learn is that these boots were not polished during that time in history, so doing so would lessen their value and make old guys laugh at you when they see you.

if it was me I´d go with the 67-GA-373. Have an eye on the timing belt. The old brown ones tend to crack and fall apart with the time. If yours is bad check this tread:

if it is a CLEAS (please post pictures) then there were at least 3 different sizes off bobbins / hooks. This is a pic from a later model but IIRC the hooks remained the same event until today but I have to admit I have not much experiences with the colibris. CLAES RPX, Modell 200 and newer models I know more of.

Thanks, I like how it came out, its a really clever design too

Nice work.

Use a wax on them canvas tops. The kind to rejuvenate waxed canvas. You might want to have them valued before you go kicking around in them.

Looks great! Nice work.

Thanks, it is a fun design to put together

I´m collecting Vietnam War items for many decades. If it was me I would not wear them. first of all when it is a common wearable size (f.i. 9R, 10R and so forth) I think the collectors value is higher than the value of wearing them. If you don´t care (your choice) keep in mind that the rubber sole is 55 years old ant it may crack sooner or later when wearing. If it was me I´d sell them to a collector (maybe on Ebay) and buy a new pair of jungle boots.