MarlinDave

Thanks Guys. The Transform action was not in my older version of Word but my wife's laptop has it. I got the curved letters done in Word and the center done in Paint but I can't get them together. May just print both out and literally cut and paste and scan. Fred K. i told the guy I made the Yeti carrier for the other day that a guy in Northern Ireland sent me a pattern. He was not expecting that,

Yes. I have it up in Paint now and can’t find a place to curve a line of text. Supposed to be in Word to do the same thing. Have not found that button yet but I will try tonite.

I prefer Jim Beam. I think the companies I investigated just want a good likeness and will create the design in their software. And again, I know what I want. Curving a line of text is all I am having trouble with. If not I can just draw it on paper, scan it and email the file I guess. But Word has templates for calendars, birthday cards, invitations. I bet someone has done one of these. And yes I will press or stamp directly into veg tanned leather. I just wanted to get far from computers in leather work.

I was looking at companies to get a makers mark. I know what I want but getting this into a graphics file that they want I am a little rusty at. Anybody got a template in Word, Paint, Publisher, etc? Don’t have any kind of Cad. Thanks.

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I am left handed and by the time you become an adult you have learned to use right hand tools, guns, guitars, etc. in some manner left handed. Left hand designed tools are now useless/awkward to me.

I use the old brown file folders. Legal size for bigger stuff. Or you can use manila file folders if you prefer khaki.

My attempt. Thanks for the ideas.

Table and motor?

Maybe you can get some idea of the degree of curve from this.

This one has the separate strap. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5103597-how-to-make-holsters

The Al Stohlman Tandy holster book has a shoulder holster pattern with a curved strap. Not sure how to send it to you.

I needed a really keen point awl for opening holes to handsew. So I took a 2 inch wood ball from some craft store, drilled a tiny hole, and pushed one of my hand stitching needles into it. Makes the hole size I need for those needles.

Titebond lll was not good. Popped loose with the Ist stitches. Guess I will squirt Elmer’s in crevice after I get done.

Seems like I got them at Home Depot or Lowe’s but they had to hunt.

They are great but hard to find.

We don’t even have a hardware any more. Closest is lumberyard. I’m gonna try some Titebond III. Supposed to be more waterproof than ll. I’ve got a new can of Weldwood but I need to be able to adjust position.

Welcome. A couple of years back I was curious about Vegemite. Not even health food stores had it. I ordered some from Amazon. Came from England, took 2 weeks. I took it to work for my co-workers to try. They said it was the worst thing they ever tasted. I think if I had enough to eat it regularly I could like it. But I do like salt.

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I would prefer to use Weldwood Contact Cement but I have a project that will be hard to position correctly and I need to be able to pull it off and reposition momentarily. I am sure there are a number of craft/leather glues that would be great but in this small town we only have Walmart and lumberyards. To get something from Tandy, Weaver, etc, will take a week and double the glue cost in shipping. I may order something next supply order but really need to finish this. I have the Elmer’s wood glue. I also have heard the only difference between standard Elmer’s and the wood glue is the wood glue is waterproof. This project needs to be waterproof. Thanks in advance for the free advice.

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What size thread would you hand stitch the bottom in with? I have 1 mm lace and 207 polyester. Probably need something in between.

So pretty.

My 225 Consew has 2 holes there on the back. Not sure if tapped or screw size.

Is there one that fits a Consew 225?