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If anyone can help direct me to a pattern or would be willing to share one for a speedloader case I would be very greatful. I found a drawing somewhere on this dite but couldn't figure it out. Thanks a million for your time

Hello, First of all I want to thank everyone for the continued help you offer. I only ask that if you reply to this thread please dont treat it like a stupid question. This is what I have. My Mother in Law found at a garage sale a bunch of leather tools many being USA Craftools. These are nolonger shinny chrome and beside the dull look some oxidation. What should I use and how to revive these tools to put them in the workforce without messing them up or stripping or softening the chrome on them. I saw on the commercial for a cleaner CLR that said its safe for chrome. would you recomend this as a soak or find chrome cleaner for cars and clean them one by one? Thank you for your help, I really appreciate the advice, I sure don't want to mess these up.

A tremendous help guys!! Thank you so very much!

Wow, I have the picture in my mind now! thanks so much for the instructions. Now I think I'm good on everything but had a question about "Ounce the gouge is cut, use a french edger to remove the shoulder on either side of the gouge" when you say either side of the gouge, are you saying remove the edge on both notebook sides but only one side of the gouge or both sides of the gouge it's self? Thanks a million!

Thanks for the suggestions, did you take off all of the covering plastic down to the original stiffiner they used? Thanks a million!

Hello, I made a post about needing suggestion on how to do some flowers in the Florial form and those are to go on the cover for a photo album for a great young couple at our church for there weeding. Please advise me if this will work. I already have the leather from other things so I needed to keep my cost low. Instead of buying stiffiner, the three ring and all I picked up a good quality binder at wmt. with stiff sides and a smooth locking binder. I plan to drill The two rivetd holding thee binder in place and covering the binder with an inside lining leather and a thicker leather on the outside. I plan on cutting any plastic pockets and the shinny covering and just covering the original white cover of the notebook. Will barge cement glue the leather to the plastic? and I will take it out a little making an outter edge of just the two leathers to either sew or lace and they will be glued together as well. my other worry is the sides of the notebook. Will it be ok after gluing the leathers to the notebook to sew down the seam of the hinge on each side or should I leave it alone and the barge cement will be enough to keep it from moving inside? Or should I cut off the sides and use then just as seperate stiffiners glue and sew every up that way? Any help would be greatly appreciated and if you havent, please read my post on tooling the flowers she likes for the cover, I've had alot to read but no responce. I am a novice at this and appologize if the questions are really basic. Thank you for your time and advice!

Hello, I don't know if this post should stay in here or go to Patterns and Templates? I am in need of some advice on tooling some flowers called Calla Lilly. I am not finding the tooling patern I need and the best I have came up with is the attached picts. one regular and I did a negative of the image. I know many of you draw your own patterns and I would greatly appreciate some tips you would have to share on how I can make these come out right. as well. I can see the definate lines of the flower outline that shouldn't be that difficult. This is when I begin to get lost in the picture. How would I handle the shading coming down the flute of the flower outside and then how would I handle the inside of the flowers to make then look realistic? would I use a modeling spoon or possibly pear shaders in the inside pedals of the flowers? Any tips and advice would be greatly appreciated even if there is a way to alter the image better than a negative option. Thank you everyone!

Thanks for the info guys! I really appreciate it

Hello everyone, Does anyone have a suggestion how they are doing the image on their products? I sure wouldn't guess hand tooling for the price, my guess would be heat embossed or something. And if so, how do you go about it? would you tool the original and how would you go from that point to get the end product and what would be required? Thanks, looking forward to reading your thoughts http://www.oberondesign.com/

I want to thank each of you for taking the time and making the effort to reply. You all are a huge help. Also want to wish everyone a Happy New Year!

Thank you for the replies and advice. Leatherimages, You said to use Leather oil and not neetsfoot oil. I have been using Neetsfoot oil before doing an antique tandy stain. Have not tried a color staing yet. Can you tell me the differance between the two oils and why I need to use Leather oil and not neetsfoot? I'm new to the hobby and would really appreciate the why and why not of using Leather oil over Neetsfoot. When you say Leather oil, are you talking about Fiebing's Mink Oil Liquid or I did find a Obenauf's Leather Oil Preservative from Cabelas is this what you are refering to? Bison, would love to see some picts of a project with the chocolate cherry Do you guys feel tucker is dipping his products or spraying the stain? I have read that many are dipping their products when staining especially for holsters and many are spraying them. I have an airbrush I thought of tring or do you feel dipping is a better way to go? up until now, this is what I have been doing. Apply a coat or two of sometimes olive oil or neetsfoot oil to darken the leather a bit and soften it some on wallets and similair items. I have only used a damp spongue and do a couple of coats of antique usually followed by either satin or super shene also appiled buy damp spongue. When using the spongue, I have been having the antique lift a little and lighten when doing the protoctive coat, Thats why I was considerating using the airbruah this time. I just really like the Black Cherry look over the antique I have been doing. Thank you so much for your time and advice!

Hello Everyone, Can someone tell me if Black Cherry stain is produced anywhere or is it a custom mixed color? A picture of the color is on Tuckers home page http://rlcompanyusa.....net/index.html. If it is a custom color does anyone have a formula for it? Thanks

Thank you for your suggestion and advice. This is our family "Crest" or coat of arms. Artwork may not have been the correct term but was just a way of describing the "image" of the coat of arms. Thank you for taking the time to reply

Hello everyone, I hopw this isw the right place to place this question. Im kind of mixed on ideas how to tool this artwork. This will go on a portfolio for my twin and I messed around using differant images. If you were going yo do this, how would you do it? inverted carving? I thought the decorative lines inside the design would work for swivwel knife lines, Would you invert or tool down the helmet itself or leave it raised and tool down? My first thought and the more I think about it I start to question myself was this. Just carve the outline of the feathers on top of the helmet, tool down the dark areas inside the helmet, (if looking at the artwork with the white border) cut the decorative lines inside the dark grey area and tooling down the light grey areas of the artwork. Any suggestions or thought of how you would aproach this would be greatly appreciated Also would you consider changing the checkered cross to a solid cross while tooling down the shield leaving the cross lifted up or vise versa by tooling down the cross leaving the shield lifted up. Thank you for the help and advice!

Hello, This may be an unsual request but I want to do what I can and hope you understand. I a would like to do the 100.00 lifetime subscription but like everyone money is super tight. I am on disabality and my wife is working a temp job since she was laied off from her full time job. Would it be possible for me to send in hopefully not takeing much time as I can it it go to the subscription? I may can come with 15.00 to start. Thanks for all you do and helping us green horn amatures with a ton of info to improve the craft. Thank you, Ron Name: Ron Whitney UserName: Whit30 IP Address: 69.171.160.68 Email Address: ron.whitney68@yahoo.com

Hello everyone, had just ran across a picture of a book by F. O. Baird and thought it looked a little familiar. Went to the book sheld and discovered why. I had a differant book that I had seen mine being "Design Artistry" copyright in 77. Just wondering if any of you use or have used any of the patterns in it and would love to see some picts of the finished product. Found it somewhere of 5 or 10 bucks a couple of years ago when I bought a starter tool set tring to learn the craft. Thanks!

Looks great! did you make your own initial plate or have it made for you?

Hello, I am wanting to make a few christmas gifts and already have leather but I just need the patterns. Would someone be willing to send me a copy of any of these three holster patterns and instructions? I am in need of: I would truly appreciate any help you can offer. If you are willing and would have to mail them I will cover the cost of everything. I just can't buy the three kits when I already have the leather to make them and just needing the patterns. Thank you

Thanks for the reply Edward. I'd love to see the ones you made. Can you post a pict or two? Thanks

I'm just wondering if any of you make your own swivel knifes? if so, would love to see some picts! Do you fab all of the parts or are parts like the ballbearing and the yoke available from a supplier? I'm also looking for pictures or a diagram that shows the working parts of a ballbearing knife. . Any help would be appreciated. Thank you

Is this still for sale?

Thanks for taking the time and sharing your methods! Were all greatful

I'll do just that Bob, Thanks for all of your help! One last question. Can you tell me what size screw/thumb screw is needed to lock the feeding foot in place? Thanks again.