cowhide
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yor could try deer tan db shoulder. it is really soft.
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total agree with Studio-n. trying to click that heavy of leather useing anything. leaa than 12 tons will not hold up.
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A lot of mocs are made from moose hide
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you can try Ohio Travel Bag at :www.ohiotravelbag.com
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Brazilian pig skin
cowhide replied to Kolton45's topic in Purses, Wallets, Belts and Miscellaneous Pocket Items
first lightly sand the glossy side and the glue both sides, let dry and put both together and lightly tap to get a good bond -
sorry to hear that, but it has been a while since I have ordered any
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first dye tour leather Black buff, then apply the leather balm/Adam wax/ black will give a high gloss finish. the Ginger will give u a golden wax finish. also can put over a brown dye to get a darker brown gloss finish photo is the Ginger finish
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I have been this for years with no problems. I also use the leather balm/adam wax black and the ginger with great results
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after40 years of doing custom work my advice is , if u put anything on it that u can not resell, then u need to get 100% before u make. also on anything also get a 50% deposit
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Since u have bought from W&C before, why not ask them what is the best buy for what u are making.
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where are u in Georgia? I am in Griffin
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Belt Makers
cowhide replied to yippi's topic in Purses, Wallets, Belts and Miscellaneous Pocket Items
if u are making a dress belt than a 8/9 oz will work just fine/ with 45 years experience I used 8/9houlders or can use 9/10 oz. -
Joe, the best place I have fount is the ; The Green Pepper.inc these are patterns to be made with cloth but u can easily convert. attached a photo of a backpack I made from of their patterns
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Where in South Carolina? now live in Atlanta but home town is York.
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you can try this site : PeggySueAldoLeather.com. also listed on Etsy
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here is a checkbook cover that I stamped with the Tandy 3d stamps and all was painted with sharpie pens. let dry overnight and sealed with a clear finish. no bleed and will not rub off.
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not a pattern but take a look at this :www.gunblast.com/dillon_holliday.htm
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U need to look up Singer 29k-4 and u should see all kinds of info on that old pTCHING MACHINE
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Yes u can mix these two together. I have been doing it for several years. I will apply it to the leather before I apply any dye. It will give u a brighter color. after u dye buffet it real good.
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Try looking at the book: Leather Braiding by Bruce Grant. it has all kinds of braiding
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where in east georgia are u , I am in griffin
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here is a better photo of backpack
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here is a back pack that I made using a pattern that I got from : The Green Pepper.inc. the pattern is for cloth but I changed it to be made from leather. they show a step to step on how to make and sew it. very easy to follow instructions.
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this is the holster I dyed pink