Romey

Welcome and solicite away, I do :angel_not:

I got some forging hammers in the smithy i could warp with rawhide and send you if you need :biggrin:

Thats Dandy lookin

Thats cool stuff, I maybe should get her to make me a tally and calving book

Becuase people read and beleive to much Western Horseman

I think the issue is you didnt overlap the stamps

Very nice. I cant tell if you did or not but i would suggest you always put a welt in the seam so drawing the knife in and out doesnt cut threads or in your case the braid. Another thing, never store a carbon blade in a leather sheath, for that matter even stainless steel can rust. The moisture in the leather alone is enough to surface rust a blade. I provide a padded zipper case along with sheath for the knives i sell just so a person has place for storage.

Kevin does excellent braiding, likely top 1-3 i have seen and it is working gear. Toodles

very nice

My friend Chuck Burrows of Wild Rose Trading has a couple vidoes out. He specializes in sheaths and holsters, the videos take you from newbie beginner to very high end work in a short time. Most of all the way the video was shot and his teaching style is bar none, He also is likely the top 2 or 3 most knowledgable leather workers I know of. Here is the link on his site to the vids.Sheath and Holster DVD No i dont make a dime from sending you there , I just personally have the DVDS and compared to others instructional videos I have seen this is as good as it gets. Tell him Romey sent you

It can be better then cow hide, much tighter grain generally

That lil rasp I posted can rasp right through leather in a hurry so if you need it knpped i would reccomend you try it. I used to use sandpaper and it worked great for glueing ect but cost and effect that rasp beats it hands down

This is what i use for roughing leather Stanly tru form Works faster the anything, dont have to have sand paper laying around, i use it for all glueing and such

Clay, so have you moved to Rapid city?

Glad i could be of use

Don , That is very cool wallet, Im begginning to become big fan of your work pard!

Barra, I had some wrecks with more then one Aussie lass. :biggrin: I think i was made honorary Aussie in 91. If I didnt love my country so much Id have probably married and be living in Oz as we speak but I was a bit to wild and pretty and didnt know what was good for me at the time Ann welcome to the forum!

Your very welcome, One thing i did that the tutorial doesnt show is adding a spring around the bolt so one has pressure opening and closing, taking up the slop of the jaws. This way ya dont have to try and hold the leather your sewing , tighten the pony up AND hold the jaws closed.

Very easily made too

Johanna your a gem

Dandy present. Dave if your interested here is My Buddies website tutorial for building a pony,much like i made a couple of mine ( i tricked mine out even more) My freind Chuck Burrows (Wild Rose Leather)does all his leather by handstitching and is a master of it. I made one like what you see in the tutorial and one I mounted on a panavise. Wild Rose Leather stitch pony tutorial

Oi! Welcome

Strange, i never knew gals wore belts or had handbags when i looked at them

There sure is

yup, steel wool, iron fillings ect, any sort of iron. This was used not only as a leather dye but a wood dye as well on rifle stocks way back in the day. early 1800s. Steel Wool + Vinegar ==>Iron (II) acetate (aka Ferrous Acetate) Iron (II) acetate + Tannic Acid ==> somehow makes black leather Other homeade dyes are Tabacco dye, Walnut husk made dyes, ect. Leather has been around alot longer then the fancy factories we got that will make the dyes for us.