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Paul Thats so funny about the table cloth. Also it my work table. thanks for the complement and advice. Joe

Well I have gotten this far need to add straps and sponge to absorbe moisture. Used Testors enamel modle paint and Mod-podge as sealer. Joe

Rickmoo I would like to have a patteren for the knife sheath or a picture. I have done a pocket protector for one but the knife one would problie be better Includeded is picture of matching covers Thanks joe Stewart

Well now You need to visit here in Lutz,Florida. Most of the shine was cooked here.Can show you where the "R" men ran a Modle t into a pond It is still there Show you old olld Orange trees are that are still living where there was butiful groves. Did not need a store growing up had all the Juice you needed. Just pull and peel. Still have the old school house and a lot of orginal familys still here. Old time Tampa Mob new where to go to get things done. This was old time Cracker country. Still have an old timer who can snap a bull whip, smoke out of your mouth--Takes three tries now. No takers for that trick except " no nose Jack ' Arnt no gators They done been ate. Crime -no problem- we keep things real close. Most people done away with rifles and pistols-gone to short guns. Eye sight you see. We have those low slung windows-- Good for spitten- keeps skeeters away. Don"t need ID card-havent seen a badge in a month. Come enjoy bring your teeth for the eaten that goes on. If you forget them all you gone to get is mash taters. Stewart Ps Bring own cup for drinking we keeps ours full.

Me again ,2sd headband almost done. need to paint and seal plus figured on using terry cloth for inside and i have some company hats that have the felcro strips to adjust for head sizes. going to use them. The company was good for something Stewart

Ray, If you were over rhere In the U.S.A. Your problem would be a lot easer to solve. There is a lot of good places to lease. Well here goes. Being and retired for a company that sold truck parts for 30 years from one branch to 5 branches than to (after being sold ) too 182 branches. Having the capital is the first importait detail- second the down time and added expence in moving ( no time to finish jobs ). Customers will follow most of the time ( remember what is a good location to you may not be to the customer) Moiving does not happen iin a week.As my father has always told me sleep on it and make the decision,don,t keep going over it. After the desision draw up plans (on paper) than if it is you desision is a little off it should show up. Having help open new branches before all parts are running is a pain What ever goes wrong will, thats a nother list to look after. Good planning is the thing. If you an,t bleeding your all right I had a child hood neighbor parents tell me when I was laid off and retired I would be all right and so I am for now,but I keep opitions open for problems. Retreit is not a bad statement at the right time. Joe Ps rolling down hill and not spilling your wine and messing up the cheese is a good thing to learn

King"s x Thank you for your explanation, looking back it could be how I was holding the tools. I have read before that there could be differences in the same leather. i was tooling from the same belt blank I used before. I cased it the same (little bubbles - overnight) It just seamed that i had to work harder and over corrected Or just a bad day Thanks Joe

Hi, I just started a new project using same piece of leather and the beveler is burnishing different. Same dark color but the stoke marks are defined. Same striking and angle ,i believe. Well my Dad always said I would argue wth a Compass. Stewart

Hi, Well painted the figures. Oil paint does not work that well unless thinned. Cheap brushes is bad idea Any way What ever makes wife happy works for me. Next is figuring how to fix ends together. Leather shrunk linghtways or head swelled. also images I traced from Thanks for looking Joe

I am doing this for my wife. It gives me pratice and found out using a x-acto knife makes the bealver act differently than a swivel knife. I thought about using a basket weave stamp. Stewart

Hi. Seen something like this some where, but done on the cheap Only thing bought was wood glue. the scraps came from a remodled job at Winn Dixie. I just have a Dixie dumpster diving buddy. My In-laws brought project book back. the only way i let them on my property. Joe "the Hobo" Stewart

David The theme is good as it gets and the work-- it's like a tuned engine. The lettering--are they stamps or did you free hand them. Joe

Hi to all, I would like to do a head band for wife out of veg tan and wondering if it would shrink to bad. I beleive that I will use terry cloth and velcro for adjustment allready printed out pictures to trace. Thanks Joe Stewart

Thank You Doc I do not like wasting leather $$$$. So i guess my praticing is actualy doing it. No one turns down or says its abd when there is wiskey involved Joe Stewart

Well as always Things do not go right. Photo but no remarks. The flask is my 3rd one. Its not finished yet. i have added spade and a line on the small one on the left-- row of diamonds on the riight hand one with a slash type of ribbon. Also two playing cards on each side of initials. Joe Stewart

Well do not know where all so. If you don't get an answer, I would look at all the pictures posted and see if you can spot them. People may faint when they read this but I burn date-intials on back side of things I do for Family Joe Stewart

Thanks to both Bob and Ed Like welding roughing up is good-the cement I will get-Both to see what works for me I believe my first problem was spill over from the " old Crow" should have licked off but i was not that far gone Again thanks Thats what i like abouut this Site. People pay good money to learn learther craft and well some people can't put out the $. Thanks again Joe Stewart

Hi to You all, I am wonderding if there is any thing better than Elmers rubber cement-glue to bond leather to stainles steel? Thanks Stewart