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Yup, it comes with a pair of inch thick plates maybe 3x5? So one on the bottom, leather (and a cutting block if you're cutting) and then the other plate. Pretty fast pump action too... no stalling your day. Handy. Punches out mag pouches like nuthin'

If a fella got a few more inches of space, it's worth gittin' this'n. https://www.harborfreight.com/6-ton-a-frame-bench-shop-press-1666.html I got it with a coupon fer like under $50. Stomps a 3" "maker stamp" and small cutting dies like butter through a hot knife. Er', sumthin' like that anyway. It's alittle taller, but still fit under the bench easy.

Been a year folks. Just poppin' this up in case somebody missed it, or maybe the new guy didn't see it last time. STILL free

'Hey, If you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it "guaranteed", I can do it - I have spare time.' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf4C9ssuPjE

That's much better color -- and the copper is werkin' too.

That depends on what you're referring to as "antique". Many people use an antique FINISH over tooling (I personally don't care for it, but I have some for when people ask for it). THAT project may have been done with an antique STAIN. Fiebing's makes a good one; there are probably others. Incidentally, Fiebings Antique Leather DYE also works very well.

Hey, I jus' only said TELL 'im I sent ya... didn't suggest it would do 'im any good ta mention me

I perceive that you... .......... like to talk. I will take my own advice now, and exercise my option of simply not participating. 

No, my question was.. what did you hope to gain by continuing to state your position? People will do what they will do. EVEN IF I chose to enforce i.p. "rights", I can only enforce MY OWN. And as for enforcing my own, I PREFER not to. I put a lot of attention to detail in my work. Most don't. So, if someone uses my design, he either puts that same attention to detail in the work (which most wont) or he SHOWS MINE to be superior, which only does me a favor. People see it's the same design, and set together mine clearly stands out. Copying me badly is like free advertising for me.

Okay, that was good stuff. Thread about copying others, closed just as I was delivering THE response. Just to good to waste, so I'll put it here. Doesnt matter if nobody reads it... Im usually just talking to myself anyway ________________________ Not enforcing a rule doesn't make you guilty of breaking it. People are shot every day. Prostitutes run rampant (and I hear many dressed like girls arent' even girls ). Illegals jump our U.S. borders at will with kidnap victims and drugs. The fact that I didn't stop them doesn't mean I "condone" any of it. There's a guy right now, claims to be from South Carolina. Got a web site selling holsters, CLEARLY my designs. When asked to make a holster he says he has available, he stalls a bit. When asked about my designs, he claims he's never heard of us (but the design IS mine, so ...). Point being, I don't "condone" that either. He's broken no laws, and really doesn't affect me, so .... I aint sweatin' one dummy. Even that one S O F T boy from TX usedta come round here quite a bit. Suckin' up FREE information, asking all the questions he figured he could slip in, then create a web site where he CHARGES OTHERS for that SAME information he was given for free. Now THAT is a bit abrasive to me. Come ask me for tips and tricks, then try to sell me a subscription to some videos where he shows those tips and tricks WE gave him! Hey, if you don't mind the guy is basically calling you stupid, go sign up! No matter to me. The "kicker"? He sold ("distributed" I believe is the legal term) patterns that contain the i.p. of OTHERS with only slight modification(s) and has the NERVE to add a paragraph about how its unlawful for YOU to copy or distribute "his" patterns! You might recognize this STOHLMAN design?

Don't take this as dismissive, but a couple things here. Im not sure I'm following what you're trying to do. You mean you're having difficulty with posts long enough to go through something else you're adding? And if this FIXES the problem, then is't $20 money well spent? Maybe I'm not following you here. Not trying to sound abrasive... just not getting the question.

Reminder from the bleachers ... any time a guy doesn't like the topic or general direction of a conversation, he of she always has the option of simply not participating. Folks, what point to bashing this guy? If you don't want to help him do whatever he's doing, then don't help. Not required. Whatever. There are millions of people ignoring this right now, and they're mostly doing fine.

That looks purdy good. When I first saw it, I wondered why a fella was sewing up the seam before sewing across the top the bucket or the loop - makes fer some tough sewin' when it's already closed (though it can be done). Looks like a good fit too.

Even I hafta admit, this gal seriously knows how to plan a gift. This was a SO cool idea.

'preciatecha Rejuvenated That old belt just SCREAMS "southwest US 1975" Yup, I'm gonna say that top layer was 9 oz.. overall it's about 1/4" thick. Lasted a good 30+ years without being sewn on the edges! Clearly machine stamped, but still woulda been a nice lookin' belt "in it's day".

Yeah, see - I'm a gimme the stuff already beveled type. But I suppose if they cut teh lace AND bevel it, then they can't sell you a beveler?

Just a replacement belt for this gal's husband on their anniversary. Old belt belonged to his Dad, so he was going to wear it, but doesn't fit. Couple things I would like to have done a bit differently, but she wanted to keep to the original design of the belt. In the end, I thought this was a very cool gift idea. Between multiple vendor issues ordering the materials for this and taking the wench wife in for shoulder surgery, this absolutely took longer than any of us would have liked. But I think he'll like it (seriously, this is a "gimme" - the belt could SUCK and he'd still love it for the IDEA of the thing). But the belt is double layer of 5/6 oz with python skin sandwiched. Dyed in Fiebing's chocolate oil dye, hit with Fiebings dark brown antique paste, then buffed and Tan-Kote'd. Buckstitch with 3/16 black lace (to suit the python background). *click to enlarge

I'm still wanting a matching leather strap But now that I see it, I gotta admit that actually does work here. Just the purist in me ...

Yup, that book worth havin. https://www.leathercraftlibrary.com/product/1119/how-to-make-holsters-by-al-stohlman And @Clintock down yer way somewheres.. makes a nice shooting iron holder - he might have some tips (tell him I sent ya .. he'll git a kick outta that). He prolly got the pattern you want already

just watched videos of some of these tools. I've owned those plastic things.. not looking for another one. They do wear quite quickly and even when new they aren't much good for cutting leather under 3 oz, and chrome tanned obviously worse than firm leather. The osborne model looks to be the most reliable (i 'get' it.. a guy can get good with any tool if he uses it enuf), but even that does nothing to bevel the edges of the lace. Bruce Cheaney got a y-tube showing how he sorta 'free hands' this process - if you can wade through all the "plugs" he does for various vendors of 'things'. Still, his process uses fairly heavy leather (he didn't say, but that latigo looks to be about 4/5 oz) and is a "feel", not a repeatable process. I mention it because viewing it could maybe give a fella an idea on how to improve on it.

That would be quite a trick considering that the lace would be less than half as wide as that tool. I don't doubt it would make the cut, but you'd need a way to reliably hold the lace straight without stretching ...

Okay, wait. I'm trying not to do [yet another] video rant (about videos) but this is how quickly the topic can get DERAILED. Maybe it's the discussions from Australia about productivity and profit currently going on, but here's one "don't" for your productivity list. @Hildebrand asks a legit question - clearly aimed at avoiding any known issues where possible. GOOD for productivity, eh? (that's rhetorical, of course it is good). And somehow, that translates to a 17 min video that doesn't mention the part until about 5:40, and only in passing, and then at 14 minutes (ish) tells you that the answer to the question is "feeling" and you might move it "a tad", and that it "just depends" ?@#!$! WAIT>. WHAT?@!? MY mistake.. while I'm having my coffee, I could (and should) have made that drawing into a pdf for the clicker die makers....