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I tool with a rawhide mallet about 2" diameter head, 11 oz. And the old one - same thing just more worn - drives small punches, slots. Under $30 and will last YEARS of pounding ALL DAY. You can get them "fancier", but I'm a leather worker, not a tool collector.

I like it generally - and nice color. Only question would be if it's carried that far back, is it fixin'a stick out (from the profile) with barrel that length? Looks like solid work, nice 'n' tight.

That's a reliable little machine. Regret letting go of mine, sewed 42, 69, and 138 thread sizes effortlessly, for not much money.

weird.. I typed "blue" and "gun" and "blue gun" into the for sale section and it gave me nothing this morning.

yeah, looks like them rails is grabbin' purdy good there...

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Maybe "pair" isn't the correct word - they clearly cut different shapes. I should have said TWO dies, not a matched set.

Sometimes those "accidents" really bother a guy -- turns out looking great and then you don't know how to do it again!

You may be familiar with the term "open grain"? Where you've cut it, the grain is more "open' (you exposed the lower layers more) - it's allowing easier penetration of the dye. All of which is nice info, but the question is what to do about it. Your dauber is one method. or, dye a wider piece, THEN cut the straps and the slots . OR, leave it in the dye longer, and it will "even out", and for this approach you may want to thin teh dye further so the end result is the lighter shade.

They've been doing that for years. Your store should have been doing it also.

I wasn't talking about anything nearly that fancy (though I imagine a sensor and a cuople of servo motors would do that). I just meant moving the DESIGN so that the "folds" of the flag were over the stitch lines

Now the 'trick' is to adjust where the APPARENT contour in the flag is over the ACTUAL contour in the holster ...

Call it Steve. Steve's a nice name. Sorry, too many pixar movies - seen "over the hedge"? I think you can call it whatever you like. If it's YOURS, you certainly have a legal right to "assume" ownership of any products and designs "Paul" used before. The only time I would think a "legal" name change would be called for is if you intend to seek any funding / investors , offering stock, etc.

Oh.. I guess it would be a "B". Tough to find an "A" in shoulders.. guess they figure if you want the real nice stuff you'd order backs, or bends. This is from a place I've never ordered before - thought I'd check it out. Haven't carved it yet, but "feels" okay (though wit the usual 'fat marks' normal to shoulders).

Pretty normal for dbl shdr, shown here. This is about 14 sq feet (ish). Fairly rectangular, minimal marks, pretty clean, and this is 7/8 oz leather. It's 60" wide, plenty for making belts and straps. On a 1 to 10 scale, I'd give this a '7' - since it's a pretty clean shoulder, but it's still a shoulder. I'll cut off teh top section, eliminating the hole and teh irregular edge. On teh bottom edge, not the 'wavey' shape. This is normal to dbl shdrs , and sometimes you'll see a 'V" notch taken out allowing teh leather to lay flat so you can get a straight cut on the edge -- likely you can do that and only "lose" an inch or so. This would allow you to cut straps from almost the entire piece. Smaller pieces would allow the use of the cut-offs as well. Oh, I wouldn't pay more than $100 for this piece, newbalance shoes not included.

That might be a valid question for something with hours and hours of labor in it. For something simple as a holster, pitch it and replace it.

I think Tandy stock dbl shld 4/5, 6/7, and 8/9, and may at times carry 9/10. 10 oz is pretty heavy, certainly makes a belt - but may find it's a bit heavy for suspenders. I think ALL the Tandy went to pricing by the piece instead of by the foot. You might get a slightly better price here 'n' there, but then you'd be paying shipping, so it all likely works out. Something to be said for seeing it before you buy. Look for a piece fairly rectangular, which will give you the least waste. Some go on (and on) about tandy not having anything worth getting, but this belt was made with a tandy dbl shdr.

That does help. Used to just punch em in with my good hand, but not as young as I was.

$80 for teh pair includes US shipping . Both cut cleanly. Second pic shows the MAG POUCHES they cut.

Almost ready to get back to doin' these.. things went SO smooth 'back when'.. WHAT was I thinkin' when I said 'i do' ??@#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnrO-Nj81n9aqWUuG_IKgvQ

LOTS of posts about ALD, not a single pic of some of it. So, I'm a fan of both HO and W/C leathers, but also just ordered a couple different types from ALD -- tough to just go on taking someone's opinion without seeing it myself.

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Sheath look good. I don't groove. Needle maybe 1 size over. I like salad.

Careful -- that's clearly useful information presented clearly and concisely. I use a short strip of 4 oz cowhide, but same idea