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Are you looking for something like this?

Instead of using a flower center for the ball of ice cream, how about an appropriately-sized hole punch (tapped very lightly, of course)?

Where did you happen to find thos lanyards? I've been looking for some of them for quite a while, to do a similar project. Thanks in advance.

Just looked at a pair of shoes with tassels exacty like that. They were made from a very thin piece of leather, cutting strips like you would in making a fringe, then rolling it up around a thong with a knot tied at the end, then sewing a few stitches across the "solid" (uncut) end. Another pair had the cuts made only in the middle, with both edges uncut (somewhat like belt slots, except just narrow slits). When sewed, the cut portion bulged out like an old-fashioned lantern. And still another had the end of each strip of the fringe tapered, like a belt end.

Hmmm - maybe a little work with a "rat-tail" (round) file would give that stamp the curved faces that you are looking for?

Very nice work! Historical side note: made me think of the old term "cut-purse" for a thief ... guess the small danglers gave rise to that by being easy to steal by sneakily cutting the strings.

Ohio Travel Bag has a retail site also: www.hardwareelf.com - the prices are a bit higher, but they will sell in smaller quantities.

Isn't Springfield Leather still selling those "horse butts"? Would that work?

Hey y'all, from Lawrenceville'

How about a string of railroad cars sitting on a track, with his name sitting on a flatcar or two ... sorta as if the train was hauling huge carved stone letters?

Have you thought of using the Craftool Adjustable Creaser?? It's made for the purpose of scribing parallel lines, etc. Although I think most people use it only to make a line for a border, I don't see why it couldn't be used to scribe multiple parallel lines, as long as they were within its maximum width range. As an added plus, it leaves a groove the helps guide the swivel knife.

That is a beautiful Treble clef ....... now, where is the matching Bass clef?

It is still available on eBay.

Hard to tell for sure, but looks like it MIGHT have a little spring gate in it.

Check out eBay - there is some ostrich, elephant, shark, stingray, snake of various types for sale there now. Be prepared for price sticker shock, expecially on the elephant.

You can buy from OTB without a tax ID - check their alternate web site: www.hardwareelf.com (prices may be a bit higher, since they deal in smaller quantities).

Re threading your needle: whenever I use that thick waxed thread, I lay the end of it on my granite block, then use the butt of my knife or handle of scissors to flatten and fan out the last quarter inch or so of the thread. This makes it MUCH easier to get it started thru the eye of the needle so you can grasp it then pull on thru as far as you need. The paper bag trick does remove some of the wax.

Your Obridges sounds about like the infamous Hadacol tonic which was available in the US during the early 50's. It was allegedly 100 proof alcohol, with some honey and various vitamins stirred in. It was taken off the market because of its alcohol content, and million of kids were thankful for that LOL. According to some tales, the first batches were mixed in a woodel barrel, using an outboard motor as the stirrer! And the name supposedly came from the makers comment "well, I hadda call it something".

Check your PM's - sent off a PDF file for you a couple hours ago.

I use the 4-prong punch, with 1/8 inch spacing, that you mentioned (Tandy item #8067). It seems that the 1/8 inch spacing refers to the side-to-side distance between the "posts", while the center-to-center measurement is about 5/32. This works out to about 6 or 6-1/4 stitches per inch. From this, my guess is that the 3/32 inch (NOT 1/32 inch) punch would give you roughly 8 stitches per inch.

Great work there - I'd love to have a pattern for those shoes to try my hand a making a pair for myself.