Jimbob

Maybe a good point...hmmmm...will see and try different medias to fill...lead shot shure is more expensive then rice...haha..... Well, lets get going and make some shotbags....will post pictures...I keep u posted! James

Late quote I carve seats and use 3-4 oz and it "POP's" out big time!! Need good leather and sharp knife !! Greetings James

Dang, Ironhead and Ironpounder...seems like there is other dudes out there needing one too...about the gastank between ur knees and working it with two hammers...cool!! There are indeed many ways to achive dents into metal the way you like...I have seen people do amazing things with just a hammer and a tree stump! I like the idea of having a shot bag myself....so many things a man can shape....and it be real cool to try my hand in upper level met fab... Velcro, I have seen that not shure if they stay closed when hitting hard.....I thought about a long funnel tube sewing in and fold it backwards...closing it with a Chicago screw??? Main thing is the sand needs to stay put...rice , in my opinion should not work well...guess after a few uses it will fall apart to almost powder..?! Maybe we have some folks here in the forum can join in and maybe show some pictures...Dang, after all this is a real cool place where people help each other! Thank you folks for the first replies.... Ohhh......and where I come from , sorto'( SW VA ) Dang....is not a bad word...hahaaa.....(means...>> dangling your thought's for a second or two.....!!) Greetings Jimbob

Been asked to make some shot bags for ny riding buddies....they all built there own scooters and now we are making gas tank panels ( Indian Larry style..?!) So making a circular or square bag is not a problem I thought....then I read that it needs mostl likely some refill, due to sand or shot changeing into smaller particles when hit... So a funnel is a must to refill sand or lead shot....I think I like sand better..?! How could I sew a funnel that can be reopened or securly closed when bag is used....also would a pancake pattern be ok, or should a shot bag have a skirt ...kind da like a cake looking...? Would you have the seams outside or do they need to be turned in...? Anybody ever made a shot bag...please share some ideas.. Thank you Jimbob

And Heck, who cares if it does 1/4 inch or a bit less...does it do wallets or even a belt??...just use it and love it....look at the beautiful form and style, nickel plated parts....eyeball the wonderful metal and artistic paint and assure yourself that you own a bit of American Industrial history...right there in fron of your eyes...and yes, it is still able to sew...after soooooo many years of possible hard labor!! Kind of opening unkle Bill's long locked up barn door and discovering a dusty, covered up with hey bales ladden 1944 Flathead, all original parts and when u digg it out there, brush the dust off and whipe it down with a bit of oil,,,,you set the kicker, realize it has compression....quick new plugs, check oil and a bit of gas...a kick, another kick,,,and one more....><><><> She's alive...she is realy alive.....ohhh my,...........I got carried away..sorry...but ya all get the pint...hehee.... Greetings james

Not much, because you altered a collectors item...if there is such thing for a mailbag...but the new/old bag looks cool, so keep it, enjoy it and use it too!! Nice work... James

I second some of these replies....get a good round or head knife and learn how to use it!! Not hard if you try...been doing my cuts up to 15oz for many years with a shoe makers blade...works great! Then I made a commitment that if I call myself a leather worker I will use a traditional knife to cut....a round knife!! And guess what, I love it and it is the only knife I use for 90% of my work!! Keep it extremly sharp, learn how to sharpen any knife in ur shop.....then use it like a pinstriper would do...( I dabble a bit in pinstriping..) look ahead of the actual cut...feel where u cut and get used to the "slide" when cutting ...so you wont over cut or put to much pressure on the tip....practice, practice and then some more...! A good blade has good steel, u will know the difference when sharpen and when u cut....good knives dont come cheap, but your grandkids will fight over them...haha... A good used older brandname head knife can be found at leather shop sales, ebay and sometimes at estate sales. Lets go cut some leather.... Aloha

Very nice work, bold, clean and pro looking....like the color and the tooling a lot!! Dont care much bout lacing on a knife sheat,,,not practical especially outdoors....but looks cool...haha Greetings James

I have a nice Singer 31-15 for sale (head only) but not for heavy leather, but should do what u asking...PM me if interrested... James

Dont mind the smaller bobbin, unless u doing production work.....keep extra filled bobbins and keep the size in 138 top or 207 top...bottom is 138......all the time in mine...works great!!,..u be ok,,,but u will be falling in love with a DC servo motor....this thing is great...u will absolutely be amazed what u can do with what a slower/slow/extra slow servo motor can do!! Dont mind the age of the Singer 111.....it will seve u well...I had one and now have a stone old well oiled Singer 211 with sevo...love it!!! These old Singers have soul, and the servo will put spirit in it...lets sew something...!! James

Willkommen und Hallo aus Virginia....schau dich hier mal um....da hat es lauter tolle Leutchen die immer Rat wissen....echt tolle website!! Gruesse und Aloha.... James

Ja aber Hallo....everybody is speaking a foreign language here....?? Nu da kannste aber nich mehr.......well, dann sag ich auch mal schnell welcome to the leather forum.....hope you stay a while and show more of your nice work....na ja und dann aus der Naehe von Berlin....? Auch toll....!l! Bin ich immer wieder ueberrascht wieviel Leutchen da in Deutschland im Leder Hobby sind....toll. Good to see many different people from different countries here on the forum....echt goil!! Wenn Ihr mal was spezielles braucht dann schickt mir mal ne mail, dann machen wir ein Peackchen und schicken das als Geschenksendung....hehe...der Zoll muss ja nicht alles wissen....psssst!! If you have questions or need help,, this is the place to be....lots and lots of nice folks here always willing to help!! SO lets get back to the bench and pound some hides!!!!!!!!!! Viele Gruesse aus VA von einem waschechten Schwaben aus Esslingen bei Stuttgart...hanno, gell..... Greetings and a big Aloha... Jimbob

Jo do legst di niedrr, saubrr....do houmrr des schee gmocht....pfuiti!! Sehr schoene Arbeit....da musste aber doll aufgepasst haben wenn der Rene die Klasse gegeben hat,,,,haha.... Gefaellt mir sehr gut....eine goile Taschn fuer das Jager Herz!! Nice work, love the style and super clean lines.....are you a Hunter in Bavaria?? Greetings Jimbob

For me it would be the Consew....then the Chandler.....Consew has been around for many many moons and is the upholstery machine by tops....the Chandler is as been said almost a Consew....so no big pain here... just my 2 cents Jimbob

Thanks Ferg Been looking around for some books...have a book from Germany but it is all the old way with springs and so....love the idea of leather furniture...and since I am a bit on the twisted side I will try a black bike leather Wing seat with skulls and carvings...hehee...but seriously, I will try ur advise and see what I can do...love the look of french seams....will try on some scrap leather and will have to tear up some furniture to look how they are made inside... Thanks for the starter help!! Greetings Jimbob