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Jason, Good morning! Don't laugh, but I use a horse shoe nail to pre-punch for the spots. The spot prongs follow that shape created by the nail pretty well. Happy Trails! Roger

Good morning, Does anyone out there know of someone that still practices the art of horse hair braiding? Thanks in advance. Happy trails! Roger

Good morning, Could you please tell me how to create a new post/ask a question? Happy trails! Roger Name: Ro0ger UserName: rodeomic IP Address: 198.59.47.100 Email Address: fain.roger@gmail.com

Wow! Beautiful scabbard, and not one ounce of tooling! Seems like more and more folks concentrate on fancy tooling than they do the construction of a fine piece of leather work. My comment is always "why did you hide the leather"? Looks like roany doesn't mind the positioning of the scabbard either. I liked the extra piece of leather above the scope. I am also jealous of the sunburst effect you have there. LOL. Happy Trails, Roger

Just my two cents worth here. Any hobby, regardless of the nature, is undertaken for the enjoyment and satisfaction gained from its' personal full fillment. Leather work is relatively expensive. Here's an analogy. Hunting. I was a firearms instructor and hunter education instructor for several years. My favorite question to ask of a new hunter ed. class was, " why do you want to hunt". Envariablely, (sp) there would be more than one answer of "cheap meat". Let's break it down for the first time hunter. Truck, fuel, camper/tent, license, rifle, pistol, ammo, hours at the range, hours in the field, knives, packs, all the shiney new gadgets! Get the point? I have hunted over a great deal of the west, and alot of the south. If I had ever, once, set on a hillside with a calculator and figured up what a pound of elk, deer, pronghorn, pheasants, etc. was costing me, I would sold my gear and headed for King Soopers and bought bologna!! If you enjoy it, if you can see part of yourself in the completion, maybe others admire what you have done---that is the true reward. And, it is cheaper than drug rehab! Sorry---I got a little winded here. Good luck in your endeavor, and happy tooling.

Someone in one of these forums was asking where to get a particular kind of concho. Since I blinked after reading it, I can't remember where I saw it. (Boy, getting old ain't for sissies is it?!?) But, in the chance that person see's this, go to www.texhas.com/texhas__conchos. I have bought some of their pieces, and saw them at a rodeo in Oklahoma--where they had a vendor table set up. Beautiful work.

Terry answered your question rather nicely--but for an also, natural shrinkage of the leather will pretty well close your tooling as well. Have a good day. Roger

I think I know what you are talking about---but by another name. Can you describe "dove wing" a little. If it's what I'm thinking about, I've made them, and have a couple good patterns.

Good morning everybody. I'm not sure if it's appropriate to mention a particular business here, so I won't. But, with that said, has anyone experienced a lack of sharpness or crispness, with any of their tools bought from a rather well known leather and leather craft supplier? I have some of their 3D stamps, and have been somewhat disappointed with those well. The tools in particular that I refer to are the basket weave designs. Any ideas? Comments? Thanks! Happy Trails.

Hey Ellen, Free pattern's for leather are hard to come by. Go to http://www.sbearstradingpost.com/freepatterns.html, he has a few pattern's free for download. Also, Tandy Leather has a place on their site that offer's some free tooling pattern's, etc. It can be very frustrating indeed. Good luck.

Hey Saba, I am new here, so you probably already have your answer. But, Tandy Leather has a Horse Tack Accessory pattern pack, item number 6025-00, with a pretty good Tapadero pattern. I modified their pattern to make a set of "Monkey Nose" taps. Just thought I would throw in my 2 cents worth. I know how frustrating it can be to search for pattern's.

Well Holy Cow!!!!! That was my first response----then, why the heck haven't I thought of that? Coming from one that spends alot of time rummaging through the scrap bin for "practice" pieces, I am putting this idea to good use. Thanks!

Thanks Doc. They're nothing fancy, but they work--and I will post some pic's. Wasn't sure if I should. Didn't want to come across as the blabbly mouthed new kid on the block!!

Hello from Colorado. New to this site. Looks and sounds like a great group. I've been killing leather for quite sometime, but have learned the more I think I know, the less I really know!!! So, with that said, I am looking for tips and ideas on the scalloped design on straps, spur straps, etc. There apparently aren't commercial tools for this. I made my own by cutting down a regular round hole punch. Happy Trails.