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Thanks Somawas and Tim! mischief the weight was around 24 ounces. I am not selling them as it is only an occasional hobby of mine to make something for myself or friends. But Ed the Bear man makes and sells some awesome and beautiful mauls. He often posts in the tools section.

Welcome to LW glad to meet you. Nice work!

Wow, really nice and I really like that finish!

Well I really like them! If you find someone to send you a sewing machine Kate will you do a few small jobs for me?

I had some time in the shop finally where I could make something just for me. So I had this zebrawood sitting around and material to make mallets and this is what I came up with. Funny thing was I gave it to one of my best friends. I guess that I still have to make one for me.

Lovely and distressing all at the same time!

Welcome to LW and love your work! I always appreciate inspiration from other arts and artists. I guess I need to get started again on that corset I made to match the top hat that I made.

Here is a picture of the stone support structure.

Russ I couldn't find a weight but I would estimate it to be about 60-80lbs. I used 2x4 for the top and legs. I boxed in the stone with tight tolerences and made the worktop out of MDF and covered it with rubber. I wanted the stone to sit "proud" or flush with the work surface so with it sitting on the garage floor I put the bench top over it and marked where it ended. Then, as I did with all of the bench, I glued in three cross brace supports with gorilla glue and 3" deck screws. I am keeping an eye on it but I think it should be sufficient support. I will take a picture when I next get into the shop. Tim

Thanks Bentley and King. It sure is nicer than what I had been working on and there is plenty of room for big projects.

I finally finished my work bench with the 12"x18"x3" surface plate stone inset into the top. I got the stone from Enco for only $25 but where they really nailed me was shipping. The total was $65 so the shipping was more than the stone! But it is well worth it to me. You could say it is "rock solid"!

WOW!!! Such fine work, I am awed. Влияние на вас довести до форума может не радовать. Мы видим, всегда традиционных западном стиле, и эта работа приносит вам новых идей о том, что еще можно сделать. Спасибо за отправку вашей работы.

Pete here are the pictures I promised you. I use a standard swivel knife blade that I got from tandy and it fits in the tool just perfectly. Some of the wide blades or angled blades might not work and some of the high end ones probably don't fit either. I checked to see if the ceramic blade would fit and it did but I don't think I would want to use that in this tool. Tim

Gary, I did turn my own handles but I am not really adept at that skill. I was pleased at how it turned out though. I found a online source for these reproduction antique porcelain door knobs.

Sure thing Pete when I get into the shop tonight I will take a picture and post it here for you. -Tim

I used the Tandy border tool to get nice even lines but when my second one broke just like the first I had to do something. I have nothing against plastics but there are somethings that need to be made out of metal. I didn't throw away the whole Tandy tool because the plastic part that slides is fine. I sprayed the aluminum with clear poly after machining. Tandy border tool

Hi Andy the bouncer is used in forming the seat and gullet of a saddle. Kind of like a big round slicker tool for stretching and smoothing the leather into the curved shapes. Maybe someone else can give a better description.

I have done a fish scale patten that was based on the quilted look I have done. I used a cross hatch beveler. It takes some laying out but I liked the results doing it freehand so that the scales are irregular and more natural looking. You can see my take on it here. I have used the Stohlman method too and it of course looks good. Here are some other topics that covered scales that look really helpful. First from Clay... And this one is on a motorcycle seat.

Thanks AZ09 and Ed! I bought my knobs from here. The walnut handle I turned on a metal lathe and I am not a woodworker but I was pleased with how it turned out. I used a copper plumbing union to disguise the transition between the handle and the knob. When I made the blue one I used old saddle skirting and punched out disks. I glued them up and with a bit of 3/8" threaded rod chucked up in my drill press turned it to shape. I turned the brass pommel on my lathe.

Looking good Billy! I thought I had opened a old time tack and cowboy gear catalog! I am envious of your machine.