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  1. Matt T
    TwinOaks, do you unwind your thread before dying? Or can you dye the whole spool at once?
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    Anyone know if discoloration along the cut edge is a problem? Particularly on lighter colored leathers.
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    I think you guys are over-thinking this. Hand stitch and machine stitch use about the same amount of thread. Each side of the hand stitch goes all the way through the thickness of the leather, and each side of the machine stitch goes up and down half of the thickness, equaling a distance of the full leather thickness on each side.
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    A machine cannot do a saddle stitch, but I don't know where you heard that a sewing machine can't give a quality stitch. There are pluses and minuses to each, but a well done machine stitch should work great for most circumstances. If you want to, you can always hand stitch high stress areas like handles. The downsides to the sewing machine that I'm aware of are that you can't really use certain thread such as waxed linen, and IF the thread breaks, it will be easier to unravel more stitches than a saddle stitch. The downside to hand stitching is that it takes forever.
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    Are you able to make cutting dies too?
  6. Matt T
    Nice videos, did you make these tools?
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    I had a good experience with them as well. They sent me a replacement screw that I needed for free once.
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    I'd be more open to it if I knew why / how they were killed, but the leather itself doesn't really have much of an interesting texture; IMHO. I have bought some exotics, but the culling is managed through quotas to not damage the population. Do you know how it works with the giraffe?
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    Good catch on using the pricking iron on the zipper tape.. I've done it myself without problems, but never had a high stress zipper situation. Something to keep in mind! Thanks
  10. Matt T
    Looks like your friend Todd created himself a competitor
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    Monica, you won't get the same ease of operation with a metal zipper, but it will look better and last longer. Did you make the bag in your pictures? Looks nice!
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    Looks better than the first thing I made!
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    I think crypto currencies are the future, BUT.. right now there is still a lot of risk in this space, without a whole lot of benefit to someone who isn't doing something illegal. The value of a bitcoin has fluctuated wildly, and has gradually decreased in value from around 1,000 to 283 today. Those large companies accepting bitcoin are not accumulating the coins; they are using exchanges to quickly convert them to another currency such as USD. The exchanges charge a fee for this service. The Xapo service you are affiliated with does not provide a mechanism for converting to another currency, aside from a debit card; which is not permitted for anyone in the USA.
  14. Matt T
    Another option is to use double horse front leather from Horween for the liner. They have it in three grades, and one of them is a lining grade. It is 2-2.5 oz.
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    Uwe, thanks for posting that; it is really incredible how fast technology is evolving. I don't even want to think of the thousands of dollars I've spent in the last 10 years on cameras that can't produce a video that looks that nice. Now it comes on your phone. Probably not the best in low light, but great for this type of video!
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    Thanks guys, I know fish oil is used during the process; but it was my understanding that it shouldn't smell unless it's gone rancid. I asked Abbey England, and they said that the leather is fine and that nobody has commented that it smells like fish. Well, it is smelling less like fish now that I have it set out for a day, so that's good. That video is from J & FJ Baker & Co. Ltd. Andrew Parr is the guy in the video. He is the owner, and referred me to someone in the states who distributes his leather for him. It is very expensive; around $300 for a shoulder. So yeah, a thousand bucks for a side sounds about right!
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    +1. Unless this is something you enjoy doing, or are going to be doing on a regular basis in the future, I would have the job done by a professional. We aren't just talking about cost of materials here; you will invest a lot of time and make mistakes before getting it right.
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    I ordered some Sedgwick bridle shoulders from Abbey England for the first time, and when I opened the package I was overwhelmed with the smell of fish. Is this normal, or do I have a bad batch??
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    With ramie or hemp, it will probably break before the leather; but that's usually what you would want. You want your thread to rip just before the leather would give away; that way you can repair the item. The sizing is a little complex. Here are some references for you: http://www.threadneedlestreet.com/linthrd.htm http://www.najecki.com/repro/Thread.html https://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php?topic=10194.5;wap2
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    If you are using polyester or nylon thread the leather will probably rip before the stitches if you pull hard.
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    Depends on how you want it to look. I would go for around 0.5mm on a wallet though.
  22. Matt T
    I guess you could create some sort of belt / suspender set up to the back of the chair. Wear it and stop yourself from going too far forward? I don't know just an idea.
  23. Matt T
    Doesn't seem to be any identifying information there unless someone recognizes it from another purchase.
  24. Matt T
    Sure looks like Caiman to me!
  25. Matt T
    Wow, is it tattooed on, or printed with a design from a tattoo artist?
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