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This is some Leather Embossing information that was put together by Raymond Tipton of duckcreektraders Raymond & Patty Tipton have been in the saddlery and harness business for some fifty years.... They also have a Website Bunkhouse Tools I thought this information might be of some help to others here.

Wow, This is Really Nice! (as usual.... I enjoy everything you do)

I'm not sure what do you mean by "less force" ? I have a 700 clicker and use it for cutting and embossing. I wet the leather and wait a few minutes to emboss. Then I keep the emboss plate down for a count of 35 to 45 (seconds). This way I get a good impression with little stretching of the leather. (pic below - basketweave is not done with an emboss plate)

Very Nice Sheridan style carving layout! I Really like what you've done here

Thanks for sharing your dying/finishing recipe… Eco Flo Gel Antique Saddle Tan and Fiebings British tan are my favorite colors presently. What you get with your products is soooo nice! I really like that deep color. Thanks again for sharing

That is Very Nice Ken! Very Nice! Very Nice lacing too! You really got that down! ...I really like that color... What did you use for that?

Tony has a nice touch with his tools - makes beveling look easy! Thanks so much for sharing these!

FYI - Have you seen this? Your tacks could go on the inside or maybe be covered with a piece of wood? http://www.xianleather.com/furniture/Furniture2.html

Yes, WOW – That Is a Gorgeous bit of tooling there…. Your Quiver is Very Nicely done! (is there a link to your website? ...you could put it in your footer - and yes I think cows do stare back or maybe they are just admiring the shiny color of your truck)

When I found leatherworker.net I just started reading, reading, reading. What a wonderful place this is with all folks sharing what they can. Once I joined and started posting, I remember having someone refer me to the search feature and I did not feel insulted by this at all. I was thankful because I didn't even know it was there and how helpful it could be… Since then I use the search feature really quite often. FYI - Here is how I find the best results... Up in the upper right corner of this page - is a search box and on the right side of that is the word Advanced. I always use the Advanced choice, so click on that. Now there are 2 ways I used this Advanced feature. I search by Subject or by Author. • Subject - The way I have found works the best is to use just one word (the simplest) like airbrush, basketweave, case, checkbook, dye, edge, fingercarving, finish, graphics, holster, ink, knife, lacing, modeling, pattern, sheath, sewing, sharpening, swivel knife, tooling, vinegaroon, wallet, etc… • Then just scroll down and click on the choice for -------> Display results As posts • Then click on Search now. There will be all kinds of the posts for this subject and it will show those with pictures...... there may be a lot of posts that are not relevant, but I end up finding things I had not even thought of… • Author - If you find a post with really good information, or really great photos of something that interests you, take that authors name and enter it in the Find author line. • Then just scroll down and click on the choice for -------> Display results As posts • Then click on Search now. Not only will you get their posts, but pictures they have posted too. This is a Grrrrrreat way to find all of the posts available (limited to the first 200) - about anything you might be interested in… ps. Some words need to be split up, or put back together like basketweave or basket weave, fingercarving or finger carving. I have found the best results are by just using one word closest to what you are looking for, and then just start skimming the results. It is pretty easy to find the posts you are looking for this way. The more you read the more you learn how much more there is to learn. *****This place is the best! And remember after reading you must practice practice practice… Thank you to all of the folks that have helped and shared their pictures and knowledge here at leatherworker.net.

WOW, your workmanship is of the Highest and is extremely beautiful.

Here is some more interesting information that may be of help. - links Leatherworking Instruction Directory Organizing A Youth Group Leather Craft Program Basket Weave Leather Stamping

Hi Charlie There is so much to learn - I'm happy you found this to be of some help. ps. I know some folks complain about large photos but I have learned to either download the picture and view that or if you hold down the command key and then press the - key, that will down size your window and you can see the picture easily. Just make sure to count how many times you hit the - key and then........ to put it back to normal hold down the command key and hit the + key 3 to size down and 3 to size up - will put it all back to normal on my computer.

Actually I called it both...... so sorry.

For Sale - Al Stohlman Brand Mallet & TANDY Stitching Pony Both are like new. The stitching pony is unused and the mallet has less than 1/2 hour use. My price is in RED and for comparison I added Todays prices at Tandy is in BROWN and includes all 3 of Tandy's price choices TANDY Lacing-Stitching Pony $18.00 + Shipping Todays prices at Tandy is Gold Club Price:$24.00 Elite Club Price: $18.00 Your (non member) Price:$29.99 Al Stohlman Brand Mallet $54.00 + Shipping Todays prices at Tandy is Gold Club Price:$72.00 Elite Club Price: $54.00 Your (non member) Price:$89.99

I'll put the AS Mallet in the Marketplace Items For Sale Thanks again leatherworker.net for all of the great information available here. If I hadn't found this place, I could have spent a lot of time and money in search of many things, including my favorite (Bearman) maul.

It isn't the weight, it is the feel of it, it's the balance. I just went and got them together and even though the weights are similar, the AS maul is top heavy and that makes it feel much heavier in my hand. I would rather use my old wood Tandy mallet than the AS maul. The Bearman maul is far superior, ( oh - in my humble opinion ) Anyone want to buy my AS maul?

Yes, the different materials are different colors... I started out with a standard Tandy wood mallet and that was fine to start with. I also bought a 16 oz Stohlman maul and I never liked it - just put it back in the box and went back to using the wood mallet. About a year ago I got a 5oz cropped Bearman maul and WOW what a difference! Since I got my Bearman maul the old wood mallet just collects dust (or I use it with a long knife to cut acorn squash in half) My maul has the brown material on the head and it has held up perfectly with no chips. I just gottta say I love my Bearman maul.......