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Hey Bruce, that's great! I am a resident of Las Vegas but I will not be attending the show, however, if anyone is interested in a meet-up... I would love to meet any members of LW forum for lunch or dinner at Baja Miguel's Mexican restaurant, inside South Point, if anyone is interested. I don't know if it is possible to coordinate a day and time but I just wanted to throw this idea out there, just in case. Baja Miguel's is open 11am to 10pm, Wed - Sun. I would be open to other suggestions but thought I would start with this one. My apology if this is a ridiculous idea. Nick

I'd like know what you suggest and, if not widely available, where to get them. Thanks you very much

I've been looking at harmonica belts.. i have to make one for a friend.. i'm envisioning ideas so that it won't be like the others i've seen..Pls share me some idead and picture of the ones people here have made .. it would be great to see them

As always, you come through with some great insight. And yes, the airbrush is a light-duty cake decorator, but maybe it’ll give her a gift idea. After all, Christmas is coming 😉 I think (hope?) I have finally made my case to spend the extra $15 on the Pro Dye to not stress over the potential for bleed, and to skip the topcoat step and save time. Regardless, I still want to explore the airbrush application method. My initial project resulted in a halfway decent sunburst, so I’m excited to see what I can do with a little experience. — AZR

"Figure Carving" by AL Stohlman would give you that info for adding the shading. I see Tandy is sold out on that book; however they have "How to carve Leather" which also shows the process Al used. I like that sheath BTW, very well done imo.

Thank you!! oh yea they were! A nice homemade chokecherry/service berry wine accompanied it. I also used a bit to create the au jus with some black pepper for a bit of spice. Then I sauted some onions until brown and made country gravy and smashed taters, with a light salad. Hoping you are doing as well, are you going to plant a garden this year? Some good spring veggies?

My son is doing the tanning, its very much like brain tanning but without the brains and makes the same type of leather. I'm trying something diferent on the fore legs, i want to keep the hair on so am using a diferent method. The legs have short hair and i want to try it on a holster or two. And yes he works his butt off during the softening process.

I would try something like at least an 8/9 oz latigo. Latigo is one of the strongest leathers, and of course the thicker the better.

@Mulesaw Hi Jonas, Thanks a lot for your thoughtful reply — and apologies for the late response! I’m still getting familiar with the forum and hadn’t seen this earlier. I really appreciate your detailed feedback, especially about the finish and the prong dip. It’s great to hear what matters most to someone who actually works with tack and belts — that’s really helpful as I refine the designs. Best regards, John

They look incredibly tasty 😋 they'll go well with a nice red, or in this case, champers . And happy anniversary 🎉 I have never tried tanning my own leather. Mum did try doing a sheep skin many years ago, but that was messy. HS

Thank you! I called him. He's sending a set. Thank you!

Can you post a picture of the inner hook guide? I'm not familiar with this term.

See this post: https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/125148-replacement-pulley-for-tapered-shaft/#findComment-770958

I posted about this here:

I've been working on a couple of Baby Lock EA-605 overlocker machines. Here is the service manual for the Baby Lock EA-605 and Baby Lock EF-205: babylock-ef205__ea605-service-manual.pdf And here is a video I made of how the mechanisms look in slow motion:

My parents bought me a school bag almost identical to that one when I was in grade school. However, I think it was a combination of fabric and leather. The main part of the bag was a dark green and black plaid, and I think the flap and strap were leather. The bottom might have been leather, too.

Oh, that looks delicious! And that's great that you're going to use some of the elk leather. Will you tan it yourself, or get someone else to do it? I know the steps for brain tanning, and it's very labor intensive. Certainly not something I'd want to try!

If the item is going to be exposed a lot to UV rays or bleach type chemicals Bonded Polyester would be the better choice. Generally other items Bonded Nylon is a good choice. I mostly use Bonded Nylon. As a note: i) Bonded Polyester for a given thread size is a touch smaller then Bonded Nylon ii) Darker thread colours are stiffer then light coloured threads due to the dying process iii) I find that the 1 lb spools are better then the smaller spool sizes due to less spring memory as a result of being coiled onto the spools. iv) Only load up enough bobbins to complete the project. If left for more then a few days or less the bobbin thread comes off the bobbin looking like a coiled spring. v) Always buy good quality thread. kgg

Looks great. Nice work. All looks nice.

What is the general choice for leatherwork regarding thread? Nylon, Polyester or something else?

Hello, I am currently looking for an individual/company who work on Fortuna UA band knife splitting machine, as well as someone who works on hydraulic clicker presses. I live in middle TN and am just trying to have all my ducks in a row if something goes wrong with either of these machines in the future. Please let me know if you know of anyone/company preferably local, but out of state would be ok, the last person we had we came down from St. Louis and unfortunately I cannot find his contact info. Thank you, Morgan

Thank you both for the information!

It would be fun, don't get off the farm much with a disabled daughter. She is a blessing to be entrusted with her. Thank you, shadows would help, need too see how it could be done. In photography the picture is made in the shadows. Finished the sheath

I think you will be get better results with the airbrush. My basic procedure is oil / dye / oil and I don't use a top coat for my projects. You will need proper air pressure to drive the dye into the leather. From what I have seen on youtube people are using pressure settings in the sub 20 lb pressure range and then the dye is basically a top coating. Probably because most people are painting model figures/cars/nails/cakes/etc. I use a 30 lb pressure setting and am now moving up to 40 lb when applying the dye with multi coats in different directions to get a more even dying which I apply after the oiling process. My basic process is oil/dye/oil. Here is a link to two of my topics on airbrushing. I don't use NFO and can't speak to it's application with an airbrush. I use JoJoba oil and spray it on without any dilution. kgg

I haven't got any tin although I saw a chap mix 10% aluminium with it, made it tough enough to hold a bit of an edge!