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Thank you guys for the ideas!! I’m going to take a look at it tomorrow. Will update then!

Yes, the cat version will definitely be available, but a little later, since I have a hand injury and can’t hold a needle right now 😏. Once my hand heals, I’ll finally continue this series of bags with animals peeking out of purses and backpacks But I do have other cats 😺 You can find all my cat designs here: https://leatherpatternts.com/product-category/beginner-leather-patterns/https://leatherpatternts.com/product-tag/cat/

I'm declaring that my part in this experiment is at an end 2 years and nothing bad to report

sheeesh! deer in your front yard! I'm very jealous All I get are seagulls

Nice work!

Thank you, Pastor, I wish the fence wasn't in some of them but my front yard was full of Deer, I went to go out the gate, and this is what I saw lol. Right now it's just a piece of wood the same size as the whetstone, I sewed the pocket on flat so I had to wet form it to shape.

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Your tag line kind of gives it away ... Looks like an even dozen to me!

Way back when I was only sewing for about 2 or 3 years, I bought two post bed machines with roller feet off some shoe maker who was going out of business. I used them to sew Marlon Brando style biker caps. I even sewed a Cowboy hat or two, and sewed patches onto ball caps. One day, I counted all of my sewing machines and discovered that I owned 13; a Bakers' Dozen! They included everything from a flat bed tailoring machine to a huge Union Lockstitch machine. That truly was a rabbit hole. Then, I moved and sold all but two machines. I eventually sold the big ULS and went into computer troubleshooting. I finally escaped from the sewing machine rabbit hole! Then, one day, as the computer troubleshooting was winding itself down, I saw a National walking foot machine for sale, cheap, nearby, and bought it. Y'all can guess what happened next... More rabbit pellets.

Wow! Great work @chuck123wapati as always! Really like how you framed up the photos too. Is that a sharpening stone in the outer pocket?

I can't speak to parts differences, but moving the needle is moving the whole needle. Away from or closer to everything on either side.

The hand sewn hat in my profile pic is what sent me down the sewing machine rabbit hole.

Nice work!

There is a specialized industrial sewing machine that is perfect for sewing all kinds of hats. It is known as a post, or post bed machine. Some have a flat foot with bottom feed. Some have a roller foot and bottom feed. I have one that is a triple feed walking foot mechanism. A post machine lets the work hang down on all four sides. My Singer 168G101 has a 7 inch tall post. I have used #138 thread in it, although it is happier with #69 and #92. This machine uses the same bobbins as the Singer 111 series machines.

Finally did something!! It's been a while, but it sure felt good to get back to doing a few things. The Machete is 1095, cold blued, with an apple wood handle, and a 13 1/2" blade. The sheath is about 7/8 oz, Mottled bison brown stain, and finished with Feibings Mink oil. Dang, when I pulled that leather out of the box and that wonderful aroma of tanned leather hit me, i was hooked again lol.

Hello CowboyBob, thank you very much for this documentation. The needle to shuttle clearance seems fine, I believe the needle to hit the feed dog, as I can clearly see impact marks on the feed dog and also if you check on picture you can see that needle is too much on the left when going through feed dog hole Also, mine being a flat bed version, so I believe adjustments will involve parts that might differ

Your designs are unusual and memorable. One does not forget them. :-)

Welcome to the forum! These are neat designs. They would sell fast at local fairs.

I really like this bag but would prefer a cat rather than a dog. Any plans to create a feline version?

Here's how to adjust needle to shuttle clearance 441 needle to shuttle clearance adjustment.pdf 441 Engineers manual.pdf

Hand sewn versus machine sewn, hand first.

Hello, I bought a second hand HighTex CB243 which I believe is a Juki TNU-243 clone. The machine stiches great, timing seems OK but I keep braking needles again and again... At a point where I am reluctant to use the machine It looks like either feed dog, either needle bar is off and I believe this to be the origin of my braking needle issue... I looked into TNU-243 service manual because machine did not come with any manual and it does not show how to move from left to right the feed dog or the needle bar.

Ha ha ha…..thanks I’ll watch out for slippy ground. For now I’m just making hats with my machine, I used to do them by hand but punching hundreds of holes per panel in a 7 panel hat was too much. Today in the mail I’ll be receiving some 90/40 and 100/16 needles. Thanks again! Dano

Thank you! Yes, I also have a shop on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LeatherPatternTS

Thank you for the warm welcome 😊