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Colt Hammerless

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  1. Yep, it's already too late. There will soon be one less Gomph head knife in the U.S. Off to Norway she goes! Paul
  2. Thanks guys! Cleanview, I definitely have gotten better with the flow over time. One thing I did have from the beginning was an aversion to any sharp corners. I think that's one of the more important aspects. You'll see a lot of people's early work will be very functional, but has many sharp corners. Then as time goes on their corners start to become curves. Much smoother. You start getting faster at drawing patterns with time as well. I hear you Robert. I looked at that 1903 mag pouch when it was done, and said (out loud) "That's the cutest thing I've ever made." If ever something that carries ammo can be called "adorable," a .32 auto mag pouch is it. Paul
  3. Oh, almost forgot. Here's a double mag carrier that went with that Sig 1911 holster. The customer ordered them at different times, so I don't have any pictures of them together. Paul
  4. Here's a few I've sent out recently. The snap-on OWB is the first of that style I've made. It's 8 oz. that is lined with 3 oz. veg-tan. The customer wanted boning in the ejection port and trigger guard, but none on the slide/frame, and the slide scallop. The snaps are Pull-the-Dot. This is also the first mag pouch I've made for a Colt 1903 mag. Few people have a spare to carry. The other 1903 OWB shows the normal boning I do on a holster for one of those. As soon as I sent that one out the door (and had yet to show pictures to anyone,) I got an order for an exact duplicate. Should have just made two at the same time. The 1911 holster is for a Sig Nightmare Carry which has the squared off Sig slide profile. Paul
  5. Just posted a few in the classifieds, under "Knives, Blades, And Things That Cut." Paul
  6. I'm selling a few of my round/head knives. I've recently sharpened all of these up using a slack belt on a belt sander to put a convex edge on them. If I remember correctly my finest sanding belt that I finish them with is 3000 grit. They're then stropped with green compound. They cut very very nicely. Prices are plus shipping. I take Paypal for payment. First up is a Newark marked C.S. Osborne that's 5 inches tip to tip. $90.00 Next is a Theodore Harrington. 4.25 inches tip to tip. Blade is marked "Theodore Harrington, Cutler To The People, Southbridge Massachusetts." I read somewhere recently that that is a dig at the Sheffield firm of Joseph Rodgers and Sons, who was an official cutler to the royal family, and marked their blades "Cutler's to their Majesties." Makes sense, and is pretty funny. The brass ferrule has a slight bit of movement, but the blade is nice and tight. $90.00 This next picture has a reflection in the edge that makes it look like there's a chip in it. No chip, just the lighting. And here's a William Rose. 3 5/8th tip to tip. The handle has a few cracks. They may be just surface splits. I'm not sure what kind of wood the handle is, but it's very dense. This is a little knife, but that handle has some surprising heft to it. Seems heavier than the handle on the bigger Osborne (which I'm sure is rosewood.) $110.00 Paul
  7. I just poor some water out of the jug into a pan when I'm about to wet the leather. After that I toss it.
  8. Possibly mineralization in the water. Are you using tap water? I had a problem of occasionally getting dark areas in light colored holsters after wet forming. Changed to distilled water for wet forming, and the problem went away. I even use it to thin my acrylic finish just to be on the safe side. Paul
  9. Well, most I'm going to keep in my rotation. Only looking to let go of about 5 at the moment. I'll send a PM. Paul
  10. I'm getting ready to sell a few of my round and head knives, and figured I'd better get a family portrait of them together before a few find new homes. This is the first time I've set them all out at the same time. Almost didn't have enough room on the work table! Thought you all might enjoy a pic of them. Top row starting from left: Theo Harrington, Osborne (Newark marked,) Osborne (early Harrison,) and a William Rose. Second row down starting from left: Osborne (Newark marked,) Gomph, Sheffield Works (J. English, and F.A. Huber,) and a Theo Harrington. Third row down from the far left: Abetta, William Rose, Sheffield Works, and an unmarked And the two stragglers at the bottom from left: Osborne (I believe Newark, cannot tell,) and a Daniel S. English (Brother of Joseph English.) Paul
  11. I like forming the leather into the ejection port, so having the ejection port filled is a deal killer for me personally. I could do without the inside of the trigger guard filled in as well. Paul
  12. I have some head knives I was going to offer for sale on here pretty soon, that should be in your price range. I need to work on the edges on a few of them before they're ready, but I have a Theo Harrington that's ready to go. PM if you're interested. Paul
  13. JoeSnuffie, thanks for the pics. Do you do mostly straight cuts with it, or are you able to do sharp curves as well? Paul
  14. Very jealous Paul! I've been admiring his knives for a while. Met up with him at the trade show in Prescott AZ in March. Really nice guy, and really nice knives. He's got several different patterns for round and head knives that look really handy. I think his #2 pattern will probably be perfect for the type of cutting I do. It should go in a straight line well, roll cut pretty well, and was nice points for going around sharp curves. He's got another pattern (the #4) specifically for doing sharp curves (I believe he said it's his current best seller.) I have a bunch of antique knives, but need (need, want......same thing) to get one of his. Hi I'm Joe, Here's his website, with a couple of Youtube videos showing his work: http://www.artknifeandtool.com/ Here's a PDF with his patterns and prices: http://www.artknifeandtool.com/Files/ART%20Knife%20and%20Tool%20Catalog.pdf Paul
  15. Look forward to hearing about it! I doubt I'll ever get to one, but is sounds interesting. Paul
  16. Booth & Co. in MA. http://www.boothandco.com/handtools.html Paul
  17. That's really nice! Hand stitched a belt 3 years ago huh? Do your hands still hurt from it? :-) I know exactly what you guys mean. In fact I use the same cobbler line when telling people about my own lack of really nice gear. Every time I send something out the door that's made for a gun that I also have, I sigh, and say "Man, I wish I had something this nice." Then in the box it goes. Paul
  18. As far as I know, bridle is always a straight vegetable tanned leather, with oils and waxes added to make it weather resistant, as well as locking in the dyes (bridle is usually drum dyed at the tannery, although I believe RJF leather has natural colored bridle as well.) As mentioned above latigo is usually either veg-tanned then tanned again (re-tanned) as a mineral/chrome tanned, or mineral/chrome tanned first then vegetable re-tanned. Although some are only veg tanned (Wickett and Craig.) In that case I'm not quite sure what the difference would be. Perhaps simply a difference in the waxes and finishes. Paul
  19. Got the Muir and Tandy/HO. Nice packing job, thanks! Paul
  20. Per our PMs and Email I'll take the Muir and Mcdonald as well as the Tandy/Hermann Oak. Just let me know total with shipping and I'll send payment. Paul
  21. That's really nice Robert, and that's an awesome job mixing up the pink dye. Are you going to make something with the dark cherry you accidentally discovered?
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