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TimKleffner

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  1. King's X I don't know how I missed this thread. Those are wonderful pieces. You did a nice job on the lap top case [man case]. The tooling and stitching came out nice on the first and I love that Mexican round. Thanks for posting the pics. Happy tooling Tim
  2. Ross If you do decide the discard them taps... discard them my way. You did a real nice job on the tooling and the finished product is great also. I agree with all the guys out there who say Great job , keep up the good work. Thanks for posting the pics Happy tooling Tim
  3. Larry Thank you for the information. I just posted a similar problem. I'll be looking for the product at the grocery. Happy tooling Tim
  4. Thanks everyone I've been using city water. I recently replaced all of my old galvanized piping and plumbed in Cpvc and copper. I guess I'll just go back to distilled water PLUS Listerine. If the black spots continue, I guess I'll just have to do some heavy house cleaning here in the shop and wipe everything down. The knife sheathes went to the gun show this weekend... no one complained, but , bought what was there. May be to much about nothing ! Thanks for you time Happy tooling Tim
  5. Greetings All I'm making up small one piece knife belt scabbards. I soak the leather briefly, shape the leather then put the piece into the clamps and let dry. I find that next day, I see black spots on the leather. . What I'm going to do is 2 tablespoons of bleach in a gallon of water. Any one out there have any less aggressive methods to control the mildew? p.s. the weather has been rainy and high levels of humidity. Thanks for the help Tim
  6. Randy I sure like the chinks. I hope you will re-load your pics. These pics appear that you have several stitching skips. If I would have done them, I think I would have used a dark brown thread on the legs. .... but that's me. I'm with Tim .. I would like to see some close up of your work. They look good from here. Happy tooling Tim
  7. Adam You stated that the leather was from TANDY. I think that's the problem. Try spending a bit more money and get some good leather. I bet if you contacted Springfield Leather, I bet you can get some of that medium grade / low priced Herman Oak leather. I bought 2 sides the other day , and have to say , that besides a couple bug bites, I'm real happy with it ...... AND ... it tools just like Herman Oak should. Give Kevin a call ... you'll be miles ahead Happy tooling Tim
  8. Hi Ya'll Someone needs to register the recipe with the patent office. There's money to be made. Thanks for the info. I'm looking hard at this recipe, I've got a problem with black spots [mold]. Thanks for the help Happy tooling Tim
  9. Mark That 's a wonderful piece you did. I like your stitch line. Did you hand stitch or machine sew? I like your technique. Happy tooling Tim
  10. Howdy Jeff I'm down here in Corpus Christi and have the same problems you describe. I use all the above mentioned products. Give me a shout if you get down this way. By the way, Hawgman lives there in Victoria.. Happy tooling Tim
  11. Hi Ya SBrady I like your chinks . the overall color is good looking. Keep up the work. Thanks posting your pics Happy tooling Tim
  12. T you got questions? fire away ... we're all here to help out Happy tooling Tim
  13. Nice work. I sure like the concept. I like the overall design of the chaps. look forward to seeing more of your work Happy tooling Tim
  14. Elton Nice work. thanks for posting the pics. What are you selling your check book covers for? Happy tooling Tim
  15. Hi Wyldflower I own both types of mauls, straight and tapered. After using the tapered maul, I like it better. If someone comes by and wants to start learning tooling, I start them on the straight and let them try the taper, they usually purchase the tapered maul. I own Barry King mauls and am very satisfied with them. I have multiple weights. 16 oz for day to day tooling ... 14oz for lighter leathers 2-3 or 4-5 oz leathers and a 20 oz for heavy leathers / and basket /geometric tools. Mauls are very much a personal thing. too light or too heavy ...NO GOOD! Call Barry get him to send you a catalog, then call and talk with him and see what he would suggest for you. Barry's phone 307.672.5657 Happy Thanksgiving and Happy tooling Tim
  16. Bad If your still looking for spur straps , you may want to contact HideCrafter Leather. Chan Geer has a spur strap pattern pack. Happy tooling Tim
  17. TimKleffner

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    Jet Weaver sells to everyone and anyone. They do have a minimum. If you don't meet the minimum, they'll charge you a fee. That's ok with me, they have what I need and want. Call 'em and get a catalog going your way. they're very helpful Happy tooling Tim
  18. HI Mark When you get back , we'll run that arrow once more. You'll slap your forehead and say " I knew that!" Call when you can Practice practice .. PRACTICE Tim
  19. TimDreamer The nearest guild would be in Austin. Give the Tandy/Leather Factory a call. The other one is Lone Star Leather guild in Fort Worth. Give HideCrafter Leather a call. I'm down here in Corpus Christi and belong to the Lone Star guild. How far are you from Corpus ? Give me a shout if I can help out. Happy tooling Tim
  20. Dustin Just keep up the good work... we all started somewhere. Happy tooling Tim
  21. Steve, If you look at the bottom of photo 2, I gently tapped the tool till it aligned itself. It'll take a couple times to get the feel for that angle
  22. Greetings All Lay out your pattern. [photo 1] Cut the outside of the tooling pattern, then I put in a beader blade, cut that inside border. Find the center of your tooling piece and mark the center [outside of the tooling piece] Place ruler /straight edge on center line and weight it down. Basket stamp of your choice, lightly tap first impression [to get angle of arrow, you'll just have to play with the 1st angle after that, it usually self aligns ] [photo #2] Lightly stamp tool impressions using the straight edge for guide. [GO WITH DIRECTION OF ARROW] Take away ruler/ straight edge and strike impressions. [GO WITH DIRECTION OF ARROW] [photo #3] Turn piece around , start with light impression to check angle. Start stamping [GO WITH DIRECTION OF ARROW] [photo #4 & #5] Fill in the outside [GO WITH DIRECTION OF ARROW] [photo #7 & #8] Bevel both sides of beader ; Set border tool of choice [photo #9] P.S.... I'm left handed and set the arrow up for tooling back ward for all you right handers out there!
  23. Mark Nice job. Glad you posted the pics. Keep up the good work. looks like you got business going! Happy tooling Tim
  24. Russ I like your green shadow. Looks sharp. Thanks for the post Happy tooling Tim
  25. Howdy RC I use antique all the time and it's rather simple. I use Fiebings brand antique. I prep everything before starting. [that's the key] I cut 4-5 pieces of sheep skin 3x3, pull all the excess wool off then clip the edges and do it again. I have either a roll of paper towels or a small pile of t-shirt rags ready. WORK QUICKLY .... I apply the antique, use sheep skin to gently rub it in [ circular motion first left then right] for total coverage. Next start with towels, start gently rubbing the antique off as best that you can. then come back in with fresh sheep skin and rub again taking more off. then finally another rag to buff it all off. All the antique dries relatively quickly. After about 3-5 minutes, come back in with a fresh sheep skin and apply Tan Kote as a finish. again, apply with sheep skin, remove with rag, then buff out with fresh sheep skin. PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE. It's just takes timing. Work quickly on several scrap pieces before you do your first project. I hope this works for ya , Happy tooling Tim
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