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i WAS REFERING TO THE POLYURETHANE YOU USED

MANY YEARS AGO I WAS LIVING IN CENTRAL TX , AND A RADIO STATION WAS PROMOTING A FUND RAISING EVENT, AND ASK ME AND THE OTHER LOCAL LEATHER ARTIST TO PRODUCE A LARGE NUMBER OF BUCKLES FOR ACTION . WHEN WE DELIVERED THE BUCKLES , THE OTHER FELLOW RAISED HELL BECAUSE I SEALED MY WORK WITH VARATHANE PLASTIC SEALER...HE SAID MANY UNPLEASENT WORDS ECT'' WELL THE FUND RAISER WAS A BIG SUCCESS ,BUT HE WOULD NOT SHUT UP ABOUT MY WORK.......COUPLE MONTHS WENT BY AND SEVERAL OF HIS DIAHARD COMST'''CAME BY THE SHOP WITH THEIR BUCKLES;;;;SCRAPED SCRATCHED SOILED (HE TOLD THEM THEY ABUSED THEM) ...SMALL TOWN ,,,DIDN'T TAKE LONG FOR PEOPLE TO COMPARE NOTES....MY BUCKLES MOSTLY IN VERY GOOD SHAPE ,,REPLACED ONE ONLY ,YOUNG MAN RUBBED BELLY ON PARTS COUNTER ALL DAY..MADE HIM A NEW ONE FOR BEING HONEST....ALSO REPLACED (HIS) BUCKLES AT HALF PRICE AND GAINED NEW CUSTUMERS......I SEAL MY WORK BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT THEY WILL HAVE'T GO THROUGH AND I HAVE LEARNED WHAT IT TAKES TO SURVIVE ON A MECHANIC'S OR WELDERS BELT AS WELL AS LOOKING GOOD ON A BANKER...MY WORK IS RATHER PRICEY BUT I KNOW IT WILL LAST ..DOC...

JUDGING FROM THE PATERN YOU USED I THINK YOU FINISHED IT IN GOOD TIME ,,,,CHECK OUT PATERNS FROM TANDY ,,,THEY WILL TAKE HALF THE TIME AND ARE LOTTS SIMPLER TO DOO,,,I SEW MINE WITH AN OLD HAND CRANK SEWING MACH" I HAVE HAD FOR 30YRS' ...I USE CHROME TANED CALF AND NO PUCKERING...ALL THOSE SEAMS AND GUSSETS JUST ADD TO THE PROBLEMS ,,TRY THE SIMPLEST PATERN FIRST ,,US DENEM TO PRATICE ON ITS CHEAP,,IT IS HARD TO MAKE MONEY ON VESTS I KNOW ,,BEEN TRYING FOR YEARS,,LET ME KNOW HOW IT ALL TURNS OUT ,,,,,DOC.... PM..THE PLASTIC WOOD FINISH WILL SEAL THE PAINT AND LEATHER JUST FINE ,,I USE IT ON ALL MY BUCKLES AND BELTS , HAVE FOR 20YRS' , SEAMS TO LAST BETTER THAN ALL ELSE TRIED ,,NO ONE ELSE AGREES WITH ME BUT I HAVE WALLETS ,BELTS ,BUCKLES WITH 10 YRS' OF USE , STILL GOING STRONG TO THIS DAY AND PEOPLE RETURNING FOR MORE,,,,,

BOB ,I BET THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN TO MAKE,,,,AS ALWAYS YOUR WORK IS PERFECT ,,,I REALY LIKE THE THEME OF THE PROJECT,,,AND I BET YOU HAD A GOOD TIME PLANING THE OVER ALL PROJECT ,,,THANKS FOR SHARING IT WITH US ,,,DOC... IS THIS A PERSONAL PIECE OR WILL WE SEE IT AT A SHOW???

YOU ARE A TRUE MASTER ....THANKS FOR RAISING THE BAR FOR ALL OF US,,,,,DOC..........