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That looks pretty good. Is that the way he wears the belt, or did you just put it together that way? Only folks I know where their belt with the tip pointing south like this are girls and a couple left-handed boys, and I assume a lefty didn't ask for a righty holster

Sides for $30, maybe I shoulda went and checked it out?@! Worst kin happen, I gotta have lunch with that little cutie girl (or both of em) works at the store...

TRIMMING DOWN? Hey, I know I got carried away on Turkey Day (again) but I still fit these 34 jeans jus fine, thank you

Well that looks like a lotsa good stuff. But.. no "Girls of Springfield" calendar?@!

It's official -- I STILL lack self-control and should never be allowed anywhere where it says "all you can eat"

Tooling leather comes largely from cows. So don't go buy tooling leather, just git yerself some cows, and a good knife ... Seriously, there's a bottle of stuff right on the shelf that is MADE FOR THAT. And try to lighten up a tad bit.

I nearly caused a tandy manager a coronary event a few years back. Couldn't find an awl that ACTUALLY CUTS without standing on the back of it. New gal SAID these awls were great stuff, but I'd seen enough junk that I wanted to SEE it work. So I went over to a stack of 9/10 dbl shoulders, picked up a corner and went to PIERCE it.. without a winch or a maul. By the way teh manager came flying over, I guess he could use some new shorts. I could have let it go, I guess, but instead I told him I'll TAKE the leather, and IF the awl is worth anything I'll take that too. But I didn't care for the way he tried to make it that young gal's "fault", so that got a bit ugly. I paid for the leather, gave 'em back yet another crap awl, and never shopped there again (though I did offer that kid free lunch and a recommendation to tell that idiot what to do with his "position"). If they won't show you it works, they either don't believe it works, or they don't want to sell it.

https://www.springfieldleather.com/Dye-Reducer-32oz

yeah, that's normally what i do... clockwise thing. Using the left toe (toward the end of teh cylinder). And git that goofy little "platform" thing out of your way if you're not using the holster plate. Just take it off, put in a drawer somewhere

You'll get "answers" on this to no end. Stand on your left foot looking east in the morning, they'll tell you But yeah, I thin about every color - including the "pro" dye - on all but the darkest browns and black. And I thin it with the thinner made for that. A quart goes a long way, unless you're dip dyeing saddles Not sure what you had in the oil that caused the smell -- neatsfoot has very little smell. I don't use it on everything, but where I do use it I use it AFTER the dye and sparsely applied. Light coats.

Got a pic? Never really had a prollem with those -- might depend on the DIRECTION yer sewin' too?

It's more labor, but I'd lean on them to go with the 1 1/2" buckle. Make the collar a bit like a ranger belt, billets on top of main body. Me, I like conway buckles on collars anyway -- no pulling PAST where it fits to get it on. And over the main body keeps leather between the buckle and the dog -- no pinching skin or pulling hair. Pinch the cop, I won't even notice. Mistreat the dog, we got a issue In fact, I've been TALKING about doing these en masse for too long .. think I'll design some dies and start clickin' em out!

Don't seem like much of a "saving" to spend $200 on something you don't need

Hot butter call me jealous -- i aint got no ex. Perhaps one day, though... fella kin hope, right? Meanwhile, just makin' stuff and tellin' jokes.. gittin too cold ta fish.

Yup - 4 or 5 oz veg liner and you'll be all fixed up, more than "firm" enough to keep it from "rolling".

I do what I feel like doing. Occasionally I have taken on those things where I don't really care for it, but they're writing a good check. In the end, I usually end up rather preferring that I hadn't agreed to do it. And the next time something comes up like that, I remember not enjoying that, and go back to doing what I would have liked to do.

man, do I know THAT feelin' You dun smoothed it out purdy good. Want the really only not-so-fluffy comment? I hate those flower center things. Ya gotter lookin' good -- purdy darn "positive" when the rest of yer carvin' is nice enough that somebody notice the flower center

It will depend on teh REASON you want to "try your hand" at it. What is the desired outcome? Spring steel does exactly that.. it wants to return to the shape it started in when formed (with banding, that would be FLAT). So, bending it around a pistol would be a bit difficult, but once in place it WOULD tend to try to return to flat and thus tend to keep a holster "open". If all you are wanting is a holster that is more "firm" or "solid", just make it from 2 pieces of top grain leather - for example 2 pieces of 4 oz instead of a layer of 8 oz -- and it should be more than firm enough. I've made holsters with a double layer of Hermann Oak 4 oz leather that were a weapon in themselves.. if you don't have bullets, you could just hit an attacker with the holster At that point, "sammiched" metal is little more than a marketing gimmick.

Most the people who contact me using words like "high quality" want their belt lined. On something so "novelty", I would likely still line it, though you could probably get away with lining with some type of fabric if cost is an issue. Candy striped maybe? But for me, I would think that someone specifically asked for "more quality" wouldn't mind paying the added cost of leather liner. The STITCHING costs more than the leather on a belt that size!

I got away from that type. Your glue won't set up on you in there, EXCEPT that the more you have it open the more it loses the reducer - so it will set up when left open. But sitting on the table with glue in there won't cause a problem. I used to use those, and maybe once a year knock the top off and then hot glue it back on once it's all cleaned out in there. You might just as easily clean it on occasion by scraping out the majority, then flushing with glue thinner. You'll likely get leather bits in there, or brush hairs, and at some point you will want to clean it out. I went to the plastic dispensers, and throw away brushes I pick up right at hobby lobby -- like $5 for a 6 pack -- use em for a while and pitch it, grab the next one ....