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  1. MarlinDave
    Neat. Is that a wooden 2x2 down the middle?
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    Is the knife he is using homemade? Looks like a putty knife.
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    Tannery I visited said they would not buy southern US hides. Holes from insects (bots, wolves we used to call them ). I imagine labor is an issue. Hide work ain’t no fun.
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    I made a bag setup but thought I would try the Harbor Freight vacuum pump without a motor. It connects to an air hose and the Venturi action pulls the vacuum. Specs are similar to the HF electric pump. However it would not pull enough vacuum to form a holster. Thought it would as I have a 60 gallon compressor. Will hand form till I get a deal on an electric pump.,
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    Dwight has a great loop post
  6. MarlinDave
    Cartridge diameter plus 2 leather thicknesses. Although mine always come out too wide.
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    It really helped me to look at Springfield Leather’s online catalog on selecting leather. It shows the shape of double shoulders, sides, etc. with a grid on them to kinda see width and length.
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    How about a police baton? I got a cheap one after a non lethal self defense course at work. Even have a card saying I was trained in head bustin. Carry it for my neighbors dogs plus pistol.
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    Thanks
  10. MarlinDave
    Anybody know what stamp this is? Have to make? Thanks.
  11. MarlinDave
    If you have one correct screw you can borrow out of the machine most parts stores and old timey hardware stores have a tread gauge or a screw gauge to thread them into and get the size. Probably metric.
  12. MarlinDave
    Click your name in upper right corner. Click activity streams. Then click content I started. Should be a list of them.
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    Thanks
  14. MarlinDave
    Ever think the hair on top of your head used to be inside your head?
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    Dwight, How did you slot the PVC pipe for the closure? I have done that on a table saw before but it really dulled the blade.
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    Really like the rough out. Josey Wales would be proud.
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    I have stepped in lots of species of poo in leather boots over the years., including cat. Never discarded any. Usually just leave them on the porch a few days. Sometimes sprayed with Lysol. Hog manure is the only one that never fades away. When cattle prices are up (not now) cow manure smells like money.
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    What hallucinogen does dallisgrass seed heads produce that makes cows stagger?
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    Wow. That Springfield catalog is a PHD in leather . Answered so many questions. Saw lots of exotics I never knew existed.
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    Thanks
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    Thanks. So craft grade is above B?
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    I have been buying Tandy double shoulders when on sale, 9-10 oz for my amateurish holster attempts. I want to try somebody else’s product. Many other suppliers offer single shoulders or sides. I like bigger pieces for less waste of several small projects. What is the upside/ downside of shoulders vs. sides? Will thickness be consistent on sides? Thanks.
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    Would not darken in sun so I died it, 50 50 Feblings and alcohol. Streaked it. Tried to cover with shoe polish. Streaked it more. Made another today from same hide. Has some pink sections and zebra streaks that I tried to cut around. Oil and sun streaked this time. Will seal with 50-50 mop and Glo and give up.
  24. MarlinDave
    Wonder about the black corrugated leach drain plastic pipe? It is cheap, has holes for air flow, comes in 4 and 6 inch.
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    Thanks
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