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Check whether there is a separate spring attached to the reverse lever for holding it up. Perhaps it disconnected when the thumb screw was removed.

From what little I understand, I have braided exactly one hat band. it's a chapter on braiding two different braids or knots together in different ways. i think you need a pretty good idea of how to braid each separate knot before you can understand the diagrams or how they would fit together. If I wanted to finger it out, I would start with the easiest one, maybe joining two turks heads as i did a turks head for my hat band.

very cool !!!!!! and a very cool ride my friend, back in the day only the rich kids rode Schwinns and no one sold them around here, so there were only a couple in the whole town lol.

Good looking seat. Still trying to work out how you constructed that shape. Like the valve stem caps too, and the fork reminds me of my brother's Lemon Peeler from the 1960s.

That is a cool design. I really like it. Stitching looks clean all the way around. That brand is pretty cool too. The only thing i would add would be to slick the edges, even those on the mystery braid. Well done.

Nicely designed. Col 3 is one of my favorites. I really like the closure device you selected. Classy.

Dear all, thank you for your answers. I ended up ordering a shorter V belt (97,5 cm) from optibelt. So no extra block to lower the servo. This was enough. It works a treat now!

This is CLEAN. Nice design also. Nicely done!

Hi All, When I was doing leatherwork 8 or 9 years ago I was ordering my thonging lace from AmazingOz because it was top quality and they provided a great service to me when I lived in the UK. Their website is no longer up. Does anyone know if they closed down, or just changed name? I'd be interested to know if there are other good alternatives of quality Kangaroo lace that I could buy from Germany. Thanks. Paul

I would like to sew veg tan 5-6 oz to a hair on hide cowhide to create a stool top. I have researched several machines and looked for machines with a walking foot. Today, someone suggested getting a Singer model 66 or 99 to do the job. They said these models would have no problem sewing this., even without the walking foot, and that I would save a lot of money. Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I decided to make myself a Bible cover this week. I don’t sell, so I just buy the cheap tandy economy sides. Maybe one day I’ll spring for some herman oak or something. I kinda like the rustic character though, it makes the items easier to use. If anybody’s seen the brand before, that would be cool. ~5 oz veg tan -roughly 11”x8”x3” “storage space” -saddle stitch with pricking iron and 1mm thread (~5 sti) -finished with Neatsfoot oil and mink oil compound -5 thong mystery braid as described in “braiding leather” by Bruce Grant. Roughly 8oz veg tan -larger for most bibles, but it fits my study material (nkjv scoffield bible, cheap composition notebook, cheap faux leather notebook, and various office supplies) -if you squint your eyes and tilt your head to the left, the snaps and bottom of the brand makes it look like one of those cat characters from Japan.

You did a great job on the paint. That is some serious rubber HS

My latest pet peeve atm , we've had some great weather lately, mainly during the week, but it seems that every time a weekend market comes up over the last few months it rains heavily, or theres a storm causing market cancellations.we really need the rain, except on market day, why can't it be the other way around, rain during the week and lovely weather on market day? I was going to attend a market on Saturday, but I've cancelled as its yet another wet weekend, but right now, its perfect weather HS

On the UK market the pattern packs go for between £25 and £40 depending on the subject

I saw the title "How to Buckstitch" in the Tandy store today, so still available. But as already mentioned, many of those patterns are not. $$ values? Don't know, but there is great intrinsic value in learning how to do things the old way. Keep the traditions alive!

The leather is Tandy’s 2-3 oz. as that is what I had on hand. Herman Oak is sending some 1-2 oz. which will go on the next saddle cover. It is comfy for a beach cruiser, its primary purpose. Thanks for the comments!

I am looking at Bruce Grants Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding pages 478, to 481 Braid on Braid. I am not following though and not sure from the drawings or pictures what he was trying to get at. Does anyone have either pictures of their work to share or advice on what they have done? Thank you in advance for your input, and I am off to finger out what I can.

Thank you so much for this. 🫡 Roger that

Looks real nice. Store it dry and keep it conditioned and it should last for many, many miles. Did you use saddle leather?

Thank you very much for taking the time to reply back. I will try and pick a presser foot for it today. I will upload a video clip afterwards 👌

There is a French website for P. Paulin, which is selling shoe polishing compounds and various cleaners and oils, including 'Huile pied de boeuf cuir ' Which I believe translates roughly to Cow foot oil (my mother would be ashamed of my lack of Francais). Try what you have on some non-critical project or 3. I bet it works fine. Catalogue produit P. Paulin Cirage | Revendeur - Distributeur en ligne

Would this help you out? Heavy duty harness leather. Might even say it's "beefy"! Lol

A number of skill sets where involved in making your project. You handled them very well, I love the color choice, great job!

Cowboy Bob told us that on these machines, the timing is correct when the needle is at dead bottom and the point of the hook is on the imaginary line between the center of the bobbin and the needle plate screw closest to the operator. I looked at mine and that's exactly what I have. Much easier than trying to squint down into the abyss. The needle to hook distance still needs to be right.

Very nice work. I would like to see a follow up picture, I bet the patina on it will look amazing!