JLSleather

Actually, I do have some antstreak. I dont care for it, but that girl wrote a REALLYYY nice check, so .... As for teh $100 (ish)... it happens

Yeah, I'm just gun shy any more. I have spent thousands of dollars over the years on tools and/or equipment that needed to be altered / fixed / sharpened / adjusted BEFORE I could even use it. At this point, SHOW me it works if you want to sell it.

Funny! I can't even find the list of what I OWN!

Oh, did anybody else git that email about the "all new" tandy web site? Looks like purdy pictures of the same old thing to me. Good news (maybe).. you can still get to teh leathercraft library.

Meh.. I leave the videos to the "alternative" community. There's plenty of fellas makin' videos of every project they make. Wait.. were you thinking I was actually gonna USE this thing? I cut out 2 belts and 4 holsters this morning without one, (and tooled one belt, glued and stitched two of the holsters, and consulted with a guy about a holster design) so .... Actually, when I put a bid in, I was jus' playin

Oh, there it is. $50 (ish).. not to worry. I gona bid on another one.. just outta curiosity Pretty painless.. UNDER $50 with shippin'. Maybe them things not in demand like folks talk about?

No, it's a knife, not a iron! Now if I can find out where it WENT!

Well, make some sense outta THAT #$!@!@@# Just got a email tellin' me I won that head knife on Ebay. Or round knife, or whatever. Didn't want it, no clue what I'll do with it.. Prolly not sanitary use it fer a steak knife?

I got the dummy mag, so maybe the gun is here somewhere ?

Gonna depend on how big the notebook is. For small -- like maybe 8: x 6", then about 6 oz will be enough. As they get larger, then I go up in weight. For over 12", and a 3-ring binder, I like 7/8 oz with a 2 oz (ish) lining.

Yep, I know. That is at least partially due to the many "professionals' passing out idiotic "instructions". I get people call me, wanna know 'how do I measure for a belt"... well - how would you measure for anything? Probably next in line, is the guy (or gal) who thinks that the 8 oz belt and the 14 oz belt should measure the same ...

Burnishing edges.

Keep the portion you have tooled. Cut NEW back pieces, using the prepcut things to mark the location of teh slot for the buckle hoop. Pitch the "pre-fab" back pieces. Trim, and punch through the holes in the front piece to make holes (which WILL line up) in the back.

Search the web, and you'll find a BUNCH of "right" ways to measure for a belt - some downright weird. But, one issue at a time, perhaps. Ever seen one of those sites that tell you to measure from the fold in the belt? Here's why that doesn't work...

Nah... think if I was gonna pay to rent it, then pay to ship it (and I assume, pay again to ship it back) might just as well go buy my own. Actually, though, I been hopin' somebody would say... Got any PX4 full-size? Jus so I kin say "go fish"!

Solid mass of stuff..tha's funny. 30 years will do that Still, that Garland mallet is a nice tool!

Well, how bad does THAT suck? Talked about it so long I forgot which gun I needed.

Smoooshy. It's tough... durable, which is good. But also tough to keep 'seated' in place while skiving or stitching. Not "harder" than cowhide, just different.

Leather is a bit spongey.. especially in the black skirting. The brown and the chestnut not as much, but the black has WAY too much waste.

Thanks, Rohn. Can't decide which I'm more happy about.. the holster worked out, or the elephant bein' gone!

Broke 700 downloads. Jus sayin'

This one off 'n the mail today. That elephant looks nice, but it sure ain't the most funta work with.

Still good for belts, long as your belts are about 30" long! Or, since the gouge is across teh hide, I guess instead of 10 belts, feller could make 20 pet collars!

That might just work then, Red.. Ray 'n' friends (bunkhouse tools) carry the blackhawk in a couple of lengths

TOO many hides on the table all at one time. 6' long aluminum 'ruler' stuck between them, and when I went to pull it out (which,it occurred to me might not be the best way to do it) ... yeah..you guessed -- weight came down on the ruler (other hide moved) and put a GOUGE across a 7/8 oz H.O. back. Good thing I can use it for holsters, cuz there's about 14" across that hide (about half of it) that isn't useable for belts any more. Slash right across the hide, pretty much in the middle..