dirtclod

I like this billfold better than any you have done. Not their was anything wrong with others. Great job !

You have to give folks time to look. A little over a hour isn't much time and their maybe alot of lookers before somebody can tell you what to use or what they use.

They cut a slot out of the brow band and sewed a piece behind it. Is their anybody close that sew them for you ?

Your welcome.

The only place that i ever double or triple a halter is on the cheek pieces and the connector from the throat to the chin. Even then you only have one thickness of leather going through the square or ring. You can line them with 3/4 ounce leather on the crown, nose, throat and chin to dress them up if you want to. Oh you might want to get a skiver to taper the ends down where the lap over. But you can do that with a round knife.

I would use 10 / 12 ounce for the halters. You need a strap cutter, round knife, edgers, end punches, bag punch for your buckles, maul or mallet to drive your punches with, glue. cutting board, hole punch, work bench and hardware to just get started.

One concho is bigger than the other one. Put the big one on the bottom and put a nail in it 3 or 4 penny. Then put the top concho on and do the blood knot with the saddle string.

You could build a rolling stand or cart and put the machine you have on it and take to where ever you want to go if you have a van or truck. Personally i think sewing out in public would be more of a headache than it's worth. People will be wanting to touch, feel, and just generally be in the way unless you have something built where they can't get to you. Make a movie and play it on a portable TV that you take with you to show that your making the bags.

1 Therefore, I have question number 1. How do I "reattach" this, once the dying process is finished. Can I use a screw back concho and screw it through the leather and into the tree? Or do I use some sort of nail/tack, and then cover it with new rosettes and conchos? If the latter, what sort of nail/tack do I use? You can use a screw back concho if want or put a regular screw in with a finish washer. For the conchos use a nail to put the bottom one on then do a bleed to hold the top one on. 2 Next, the saddle seat has very pretty stitching, but some of the stitching is coming undone. I'd like to refinish the seat, and then restitch it. I'm assuming doing it in this order will prevent the dye from staining the thread . Or, (question 2) will waxed thread repel the dye? Question 3: since the holes are already made, do I need to use a stitching awl, or can I just use a leather sewing needle? If the sticihing that is loose is in the seat i would just leave it alone. Unless you plan on putting a new seat in. Waxed tread will not stop dye or i never have found it to. Stiching along side the seat you need to sew with two needles. If your lucky you can hold the seat up high enough to sew after you take the screws and nails out of both sides. If you want to take the whole seat out it is probley glued and may have some nails along the filler of the cheyenne roll. I would leave that alone for now. Good luck.

There were you have your piece ending i get it closer to the ring and skive it down then sew it. The other way you could do it have the folds on the outside of the rings and sew.

You did a really nice job !! I like the Roman solider and his horse. Nice job on the pictures to.

I really like the second set of pictures where i can see detail. Nice job !! The first set are pretty small and so close togeather it's hard to tell anything about the case or art work.

I had a guy back in the summer bring me a pair of the same bags. In a couple of places he went through the leather to the plastic. I told him all the damaged pieces needed to replaced. He agreed but then started in with will they be prefect when your done and why does it cost so much. I finally gave them back and told him to go someplace else because i wouldn't be able to make him happy no matter how good a job i did. Plus you will have to take the lid off to get the pieces back on after you replace the tore part.

I've made a few rifle scabbards and i lined them with 3 4 oz veg tan. I don't see any need for padding in one. If you hit something hard enough to damage the rifle i think your gonna have damage to. What ever you use on the inside or not use is gonna wear the blueing off the rifle.I agree that the suede is a bad ideal.

It looks to me like they sewed flesh side to flesh side. Then turned them grain / hair side out and sew the backs on.

Their all nice ! I bet they were happy to get them.

Personally i have never heard of them. Are they like some kind of heavy duty staples ?

The only thing i use Gum Tac. for is burnishing edges on black USMC dye. It just won't burnish for me like regular black dye. For all the rest of the edges i take a sponge and dampen the edges and rub with a piece of antler then a piece of ceral or cracker box non printed side and i get a nice burnish.

Try some wet dry sand paper get a assorted grit pack or a set of jewlers files. I use both of them quite a bit and they work fine for sharping edgers. You will probley need to strop it afterwards.

Very nice work !! I bet you get some orders from folks wanting one.

What about a dress makers cloth tape.

You did good !!!

You might something that would work at a auto parts store or a farm supply. Ask about their O rings.

Thanks for the link Spinner. Their is lots of good information there. Espically for some body like me that knows nothing about a air brush.

Plastic pipe, cut to the length you need.