woodknack

Do you know where to get a good starter kit or simple project to start from?

Thanks I will check them out. hopefully they are more reasonable. I just see some of the machines on Tandy's site and there is not much too them and they want so much money for what it is. Just blows me away. Like I said earlier "maybe I should make these machines and sell them?" My new hobby.... LOL They want $10.00 for a utility knife that I know you can get the same one down the road at a local hardware store fore .98 Cents. Who is going to join there gold or elite club if you don't know how long your going to stick with this hobby ( I never have done this, so I don't know!) But i'm certainly not going to give them $150 for an elite membership just starting out. I think they have stuff marked up so high that even after you get your 40 or 50 % off they still are way over priced. This is just my opinion. I know others will disagree and thats fine. Just seems to me like this will be a dieing trade. Because new people wanting to try it out will get scared away by the prices.

I did just get a catalog. take a look in it and check the prices. Still the same. Maybe I should make these machines myself and sell them. New hobby!!! LOL...

Thanks!

Still way to much $$ for what it is. Sorry...

Thanks again. I was looking at one of the cowboy holsters on here. Says they made theres out of 8/9 ounce vegetable tanned leather. Looking to make something for my Ruger Single Six.

Thank you. I do love making stuff with my hands. Just money seems really tight right now. I'll keep combing the site looking for a good deal on some 8/9 leather to make the holster I want to try. P.S. wouldn't you stamp your design before you sew it? Im new to this. but you wrote "After you made a posterboard pattern, cut it out, sew it by hand, and stamp your designs."

WOW. Is it me or are they smokin crack? I almost fell out of my chair when I looked at what a Pro Embossing Machine went for on there site. What really flipped me out was for that price it didn't even come with a motor! The MOTOR cost almost as much as the machine! All it is, is a ac motor that spins at 1730 rpms. I just can't believe that people would spend that kind of money. Just blows me away!! And then you need the embossing rolls. Which are not included. Total cost for everything would run you around $3300.00 I just used this for an example of the prices on Tandy's site. Can someone send me to a leather site that has reasonable prices please?! Thanks Woodknack

What got me into this, was a guy from work that had some tooling he has had for years and does not use anymore. So he gave them to me. I got onto Tandy's site and almost fell over when I saw some of the prices! If you priced everything out I would probably have close to $100.00 worth of tooling he gave me. Id still need more basic stuff to do what I want. Leather needle thread (to do holsters) etc... And after I looked at the cost of leather I got another shock! I don't want to fall into another hobby that cost me more money then I can get out of it. And seems like a long time before you get back your cost. Just erks me because when times are tough seems like stuff just gets more expensive. Its got to go the other way here soon I would think. Maybe I should just sell the tools and buy a holster!!

Id like to get into making some stuff out of leather. Originally wanted to make a holster for my Ruger Single Six. But after I look around on the net for holsters for my S S , it seems like I can buy one far more cheaper then making one. Just the price of leather sometime is the cost of a new holster? I don't get it. I'd like to get into this hobby but not sure if it is worth it if I can just buy one a lot cheaper then making it myself. And I am sure if I bought a holster it would be 10 times better then anything I could make right off the bat. I'd have so much time and money in leather and tools that I don't think it is worth it? Or am I missing something? For example: Can you build a holster like this and sell it for this kind of money? Or even buy the materials for that price? Cabelas holster Or check this one out another one Unless maybe there is a place you can buy leather cheap?? In today's economy Im looking for the most cost effective way to do things. No more throwing my money away. So can someone tell me how making your own holster without breaking the bank? Or am I just better looking around for the best deal and buy it already made? Thanks for all and any help.. Woodknack