JLSleather

solar leather was out of stock in 2016. Still? Wait.. the 800 and 806 use the same blade?

DOE NO NUTHING bout a sailrite, but I had that Consew .. should STILL have it actually. Good little machine, easy to use, reliable. Since i don't have it any more, if I were to get something in that range again, I'd likely do the Cowboy 227, which is 'basically' the cylinder model of that same thing.

Loaded basically to show the free software, download it in seconds, make the video in a couple of minutes. I'm a bit slow on the draw here, you know -- NOT left handed and all that ... pocket holster push off.mp4

Is that a typo? Or can I really order a NEW one for $350 more?

My judgment, you're going to be better off with a slightly lighter machine.. maybe the cowboy 227. Should sew your garment leathers reliably. Hand sew those 3/8" thick sheaths 'n' holsters... far less stitching on those.

I admit it. Put some seriously purdy gurls on yer show, an' I'll member it a long time. I'll 'member it daily. Course, Mom 'm' Dad was fans o' Roy 'n' Buck, and who don't like Glen C?@! Ah.. these kids got no idea what i"m talkin bout... WAYNE, ya need these snap covers?@! Kin ya hear me inna back?

weird.. he got yellow hilite on the qty 12, but nothing on the 100 (though it comes up if you try to add to cart). Seems like it should work though. But I STILL want to know where the snap goes before lining the rig.. cuz I want the plastic thingie recessed into the liner. But Idunno what I do with 100 of em. Wayne, you need any o these?

http://www.bluegunstore.com/snapprotectors.aspx Hate to advertise this guy if he can't clarify his pricing. Not sure how they are 29¢ each or 12 for $11.88 ?@!

Yup, that's what i find, too. I can be in there an hour and only see 2 or 3 people come in. Got the manager and two girls working, usually. One early 30's, kinda cute. Other one can't be more 'n' 21-22, kinda cute. Wait, maybe we aint talking about the same thing any more ... Anyway, it's about hour and a half each way from here, so I only go when I need to pick out something, which isn't very often.

Yer slots are a bit narrow. You could leave a bit more room under the grip without hurting anything. Some of that would be helped just by 'suckin in" the stitch line where you talked about. And yeah - those footprints are deep. Put a piece of light leather (3/4-ish) under the presser foot... prollem solved (and no going back to smooth later). In this vid, I actually used wet leather to make the marks even worse. The piece under the foot eliminates the marks (and I have the foot cranked down pretty good). footpad.mp4

Yah.. tha's the muted version This stuff always happens. Cutesy COMPOUNDS the problem by frequently (not constant, but frequent) changing the layout. So, people COULD get used to seeing how long it will take to get their purchased item - say for example - in the upper right corner. But by next month, that info is placed somewhere else on the page, with no link to where it went. So they have to hunt. And some find my stuff on Google Ads or Google shopping, which then links to cutesy listing, so they go to the trouble of signing up because they've never used it before, and they are shown "only 1 available", though the listing clearly states they aren't made until they are ordered. All that to say that with your own site, YOU control what they see and where, and how it's laid out. MANY issues can be eliminated (well, reduced anyway) by CLEARLY SHOWING how buyers or potential buyers can contact you.

Bookmarked.

Tandy used to be a place to shop. Didn't need to go there... just a call or a order form, adn I'd get decent stuff right off the truck at my door. Then got where you needed to GO pick out the leather. Then 'stuff' started being "discontinued"... then more stuff,... and more stuff.... seemed like every time I went there was something else they don't carry any more. When they stopped selling Royal Meadow tooling leather there wasn't much point goin back. Well, there was that little sales gal for a while ...

WHich is nice, UNTIL the snap needs to be replaced ....

It took me maybe a month to be making belts nicer than any around me - not YEARS. By the time I was at it a year, I could DUPLICATE any of the designs in those books I mentioned, and often improved on them. By the time I'd been tooling a year, I had more work than I could reasonably do by myself. I would have been willing to pay someone to help with the requests and orders, but couldn't find anyone who was both able and willing. Those who were able weren't willing, much like Yin points out, "many of those still in it didn't want to share their skills or knowledge". Which is a much nicer way of saying that they fear competition. And those who were willing weren't able - many couldn't get past the idea of bopping some wet cow and smearing some 'antique' poo on it. I DID manage to find a guy who draws and sketches incredibly well to do some of the design work for a while so I could tool and color the leather. These days I see (hear) people watching HOURS and HOURS of videos about sewing two pieces together. It's a SNARE people... you learn to sew by SEWING. There's a WHYintheworld video for EVERYTHING... you can learn an entire trade without leaving the house. Still need to put it into practice (which is called 'experience'). True. Nor was the leather I destroyed learning to do it. Also paid for the dyes, paints, threads, tools -- all of which I would have needed anyway. MOST the books I bought were between $6-20 each. So if somebody wanted to SHOW me what the book said, instead of me getting my own book, then I wouldn't have objected to paying somebody that same amount to show me what the book said. But that wasn't possible. The people who were 'doing leather' often didn't have the books, and those who did had basically resigned themselves to doing no more than absolutely necessary to get a dollar for what they called "leather craft" (most of them went the way of "craft shows" and "fairs", where cheap, fast, "commercial grade" leather work is passed off as "craftsmanship".

Nah... every USEFUL thing i ever learned was largely IN SPITE OF schools, rather than because of them. In 1980-something, I asked a guy a question. Maybe a week or two later, I asked another one. By the time I saw him a third time (he was SUPPOSED TO BE making a belt for me) he had a sign up "this is not a school". I let him live. But he irritated me enough that I decided to 1) make my own belt, and 2) make an example out of this petty, passive/aggressive woman in a man suit (seriously, a man could have said your belt isn't ready, but here's a rough time frame). I bought a good number of books, which in those days were largely Stohlman, and taught myself. Didn't take long to surpass most, but then I actually wanted to learn, not interested in doing little as possible to get someone to give me money. Now days, there are 'classes' and videos everywhere. Buy them if you like .. But the people making those, somehow managed to learn WITHOUT those. People learned BEFORE those existed. "Apprentice" is a polite sounding word, but an "apprentice" is supposed to be PAID, not the one doing the PAYING. Any 'payment' (compensation) would reasonably be in the form of a lower wage than would be expected for an accomplished, experienced worker. People ABSOLUTELY DO learn trades by working "for" or "under" someone more experienced. And they get PAID to work "under" them. I always say, when a fella thinks his opinion is worth SO much that I should pay him to hear it ... he can KEEP it

I don't see anything on there that assures a nice clean job, other than a steady hand. I suppose like anything else a guy could get used to using it and get proficient at it, but I'm not seeing any real benefit from that "dye box". Looks more than a little "gimmicky" to me.

Or, http://037287c.netsolstores.com/clearplasticsnapprotector-line24size-2.aspx OR, I don't understand the pricing here ... or maybe he needs to fix the web site display, http://037287c.netsolstores.com/clearplasticsnapprotector-line24size-1-1.aspx LOOK LIKE 29¢ each, but you order 12 and you pay $1 each ?@!! I think maybe he meant $12 per 100 Tell ya what.. you need these, text $25 to BR549 and I'll get 'em to ya at 89¢ ea

leather shark

Pocket holster for the Bond Arms Bullpup 9, lefty version with shark accent panel. Pretty sure it's a 'rule'.. when you design a holster, there has to be a lefty shark version. Also a rule, if you make the right handed cowhide version to have in stock, somebody will order the lefty shark version ...

Left a number, then doesn't answer it (I DON"T KNOW WHO THAT IS!) What's yer shop? Glad to refer a few when the walleye are biting

I think it's getting worse. Might have to have the web guy add a line, where you gotta agree that you've read the TIME LINE on delivery before it will let you order. Had TWO of them recently, ordered a holster by clicking right next to the "you git it in 6 weeks" button, call me following week ask where's my holster

He won't believe you anyway

I already commented on your pic on the gallery, but wanted to pop in here to see if'n there was pics of the interior. As expected, very nicely done. Add to what I already said... purse "feet", "logical" design, "pucker free" innards, interior compartments.... shutting off the screen now lest my wife see that one GREAT work. To bypass translation from ENglixh, let me just say ....

Yikes. The guy writes and asks can he get it sooner, or did I really mean 3-4 weeks. And I say nope, not kiddin. So teh guy BUYS IT ANYWAY, and leaves a note saying he needs it sooner. So I refund the purchase price in full, cancel the order, tell him maybe help him another day. Now get message, he didn't want to cancel, just was asking for sooner, and still wants the holster if it's available. WTH?@! Now I feel like if I sell him one, I gotta charge for the time for all the messages I gotta endure! SO THEN.... if you boys ('n' gals) are making pocket holsters for the Bond Arms Bullpup 9mm, theys a feller on cutesy whats a'wantin' one ... EDIT: OH yeah -- he's willin' ta spend $100 fer it, and he likes the pic of it on my cutesy thingie, which you are welcome to use if you like.