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Books, books, and more books! Don't know if you would classify them as a tool. but the knowledge I have gained from them has enhanced my work much more than any specific tools have.

Hey everyone, I own MuseLeather.com and wanted to offer it here first before listing publicly. Why I think this domain is special for leather workers: The name "Muse" isn't just memorable - it tells a story. Your customers aren't just buying leather goods, they're buying inspiration, artistry, and craftsmanship. That's what "Muse" communicates instantly. What makes it work: ✓ Premium .com extension - Customers trust .com. It ranks higher in Google and gives instant credibility vs .net, .co, or other alternatives. ✓ Flexible for any leather niche - Whether you're making handbags, custom wallets, furniture, journals, or teaching leathercraft, the name fits. ✓ Built-in brand story - "Muse" = inspiration. Easy to build marketing around ("Find your muse in leather," "Inspired craftsmanship," etc.) ✓ Clean social media presence - @museleather is likely available on Instagram/Facebook for consistent branding. Who this is for: If you're transitioning from Etsy to your own brand, scaling from hobby to business, or launching a professional leather goods line - this gives you a foundation that doesn't need explaining or spelling out. Why I'm posting here first: I'd rather see this in the hands of someone who'll actually use it and build something beautiful than flip it to a domain marketplace. If you're serious about taking your leather work to the next level, let's talk. DM me if interested or if you have questions. Or contact me via email

the parts list may help you pfaff_471-474-491.pdf

I have few old US machines, like 52900 and 53100. They are not in use at the time, as of lack of space :)))) Here is a pictures of the original table. At least for those two machines the tables are the same. They are very finely engineered, with pre-made holes for rubber fits, hinged access for the machine etc, lower board that can be fine tuned into the position etc. For sure made with a rig in a factory. For a single use I would do it much simpler. Ok, I would have to do it much simpler, as I don't have necessary machines :))))

I should have clarified in my first post. This old gal's working days are OVER. She's a retired garage queen now. I'm not looking to rebuild the pulley, just want to make a nice leather "show cover" for it.

Send me an email,and I will provide examples of toolings.

It's all good. Not much to see. Cleaned up the shaft and the bore it goes in. Put things back together, threaded the machine and sown a crooked line of stitches .

Yes I have compared them for years. Barry's are a good quality maul as well and we have both in the shop. It comes down to personal preference and feel. Wayne Jueschke's mauls are weighted a little more to head end - I can get more force with less effort. The head material on Wayne's mauls are a little grippier on the stamp but not rubbery. Wayne's handles fit my hand better, especially when I am rocking the maul with a rotating wrist action and not hammering. The tapered head from Wayne and Barry both allow you to keep your elbow lower or at your side. If you have had some shoulder or elbow issues then a tapered maul should be mandatory. I was doing a lot of contract and semi-custom orders at one time. My shoulder became a real problem because of previous injuries and added in repetitive motion at that time. The PT did not go well the first month and they told me, whatever you used to do or are doing - you need to change it. The PT and tapered maul was my ticket. My first encounter with Wayne Jueschke was totally accidental. I had just paid off some serious medical debt and had money to go to "Leather Paradise". We went to Sheridan with $1000 earmarked for tools, that should be enough right? They had a hard opening time of 9:00 am. I had one of Barry King's mauls and wanted another size. Barry King's booth was going to be first stop - it was a mosh pit at 9:01. I wandered around to kill time and go back. I found this large gentleman from Elko NV with mauls and stamps. I had heard the name and seen magazine ads. Nobody was looking there. I sat down and tried some mauls and a few stamps. By 9:10 I had bought two mauls and maybe 8 stamps - the tool fund was broke again. Circle of Life - for the past few years I sell Wayne's tools on my website and at leather shows.

I think the standard method is just to bolt it to a piece of plywood and "suspend" it under a table on pieces of allthread. You'd need to make a cutout in the actual table that is compatible with the contours of the machine.

Yeah, there is no doubt about how the global media has been and still is weaponized against that man.

I can't say any specific tools improved my working. That said, Any good quality tool does make your work better. Don't get cheap ones, you'll just wind up replacing them in the long run.

I like knives better for skiving than special purpose tools. In the photo, all but the middle general purpose knife work great, depending on the type of skiving I'm doing.

I moved this over to the sewing machine sub forum. Somebody here will know what you need.

looking for owners of a pfaff 491 sewing machine. I cannot find any information about the drive axes that is connected to the feed wheel. Wanna know and see how it is behind the cover .

Machine has been sold. Thanks!

Machine has been sold. Thanks!

I am going to recommend you get a nice wet stone & a good strop board to keep all your knives sharp. Then spend some time practicing how to properly sharpen your tools.

Are you wanting to wrap the belt drive to update the drive surface of is this more of for a show cover? If it’s a show cover what you were talking about with a tooled IH emblem and put an end cap on it with Dwight’s tooling idea would look pretty cool. If you’re try to update the drive surface wrapping it might be challenging as the pulley is crowned. Wrapping it will also slightly change the gear ratio when you go to use it, but probably not enough to really affect anything. Yesterdaystractor.com sells parts for old tractors and they also have a forum there. If you’re wanting to rebuild the pulley someone there might be able to guide you along. Good luck and post some pictures when you get it restored.

My quatermoonknife by a swiss knife factory - forgot the name and am too lazy to check. I would by now probably rather buy a Solingen Pik Ass, as they are cheaper here (and are supposed to have superior Quality) also I live somewhat close to Solingen. But since I own that knife and especially learnt how to use it, my leatherwork became much more intricate and life so much easier!

The BBC has been caught Certain people at the BBC edited Trump's speech and the images of the January 6th 2020 event to make it look like he incited the people to riot It has only come to light because a newspaper was accidentally sent an email of a memo between BBC execs Donald is threatening to sue the Beeb for a $billion Rightly so

Looking for any information on how to properly mount an industrial sewing machine to a submerged table top. More specifically, what mounts are needed if any to attach any of the Union Special 30000 and 50000 series machines. Or point me in the direction where I can get answers to question about older Union Special industrial machines on how to set them up and customize them for other uses.

It depends on which Singer 107W you have, not all have bottom feed only.

Hi - I have a Juki LS-341N and would like to buy a few parts. I have the engineering and parts manuals so i know the Juki part #s but I am having trouble finding a reliable source to buy those parts as my machine is not listed when I try to find comparability. Any recommended websites where I can buy replacement parts? The Juki website has links to view/search/buy inventory but they require a login and I don't see a way to get one. Is there a current machine model (Juki or other brand) that uses the same parts so they would be interchangeable with my LS-341N? Thanks for the help.

If you hover over the member's avatar, you will get a popup where there is a link to see the members recent posts. It's handy when you want to see more of a member's posts.

Pictures are too small to see any detail. Resize the original pics to 800 pixels in the longest dimension and we should be good to go with lots of detail.