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    Rockoboy, one of the earliest people to inspire me was a lady from Fremantle who I communicated with through the mail long before this internet thing. I had the pleasure of meeting her and her husband when they  visited the States. The greatest benefit of this forum IMHO  is that it brings our collective knowledge, aspirations, and inspiration together in one place in almost real time.

     I especially enjoy your profile entry of " repurposing somebody's junk". That should serve you well.

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    3 hours ago, bikermutt07 said:

    I agree with everything @Sanch said. Even the most novice person's here have brought unique ideas to the table. One person that I take inspiration from who isn't on here is Don Gonzales. He owns DG Saddlery down near College Station. I highly suggest his YouTube channel. That guy just grabs and works that leather like it is just a piece of cardboard. He just has a confidence with it that astounds me. Every time I pick up a piece I'm terrified of messing it up. Don just grabs it, and gets after it. He's a lot of fun to watch.

    Thanks to everyone here who helped me along.

    Don Gonzales is another great one. He has this unassuming down home demeanor when he shows his techniques that makes it easy to understand.

    Just a quick note to you mutt.... I have seen time and time again how you encourage others on this forum. I would just like to encourage you to keep it up.

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    10 minutes ago, battlemunky said:

    Ian Atkinson and Nigel Armitage for sure. Their work on youtube has been indispensable. The first person was a forum member from a different forum that actually inspired me to try leatherworking though. Damn near everyone on this forum provides inspiration at a minimum and pulling from everyone's experiences both good and otherwise helps me out every project almost.

    Ian and Nigel are gifted teachers for sure and certain. Their Youtube videos are a treasure trove of experience and knowledge. Nigel is a member here; but I can't recall if Ian is or not.

    Thank You for the input.

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    27 minutes ago, Sanch said:

    I for one can say that this forum and all of the members here both active and no longer active have contributed to my success and some failures (because of my interpretation or lack thereof lol!!) So to list all of the names would be kind of difficult!

    I second this. Thank you for a well reasoned response. I have seen some of your posts on the tools that you make and just want to say excellent work.

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    In another topic here on the forum about a Push knife, member Mattsbagger attributes a video by noted holster maker Sam Andrews for getting him started into leather working. Even those of us who claim to be self taught have received inspiration in the craft from others. Many members here are very generous in sharing their knowledge and encouragement.

    How many people have inspired you along the way as you work to make each project better than the last?

    Whether through personal mentoring, books, videos, conversations  here on the forum, or whatever --- name some names. Living or deceased, who has contributed to your skill and knowledge?

     

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    This is a " Pilot " manufactured by British United Shoe Machinery Company ( BUSMC ). It was also manufactured in Germany if memory serves. Singermania, a  member here who is a machine dealer in Australia may be along to tell you more about it. There are others on the forum who own or have owned Pilots who may see your post as well. It has been discussed before, so you may find info here on leatherworker.net. 

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    I have both the narrow and wide versions of the knife that Lisa Sorrell sells and they hold an edge well and strop quickly back to super sharp. Lisa uses these knives herself to skive the inlay and overlay pieces for her custom cowboy boots. In case you haven't seen her video on sharpening these knives:

     

     

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    1 hour ago, CowboyBob said:

    We always put the 135x17 needle in a 331k5,if it is set up for the 16x63 that is a longer needle & the 135x17 will work better since it has a scarf in it that the 16x63 doesn't.You will just need to lower the needlebar alittle to compensate.

    Do what Bob says and all will be well for you. When you speak of a 16 needle being dainty, you are confusing the size of the needle eye with a system ( or in older reference a class) 16 needle.

     To confuse you further, the 135x17 needle that Bob refers to is for textiles , artificial leather and sometimes soft garment leather, but the same needle with a leather point is 135x16. These needles come in a wide variety of eye sizes as well as different shaped leather points.

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    2 hours ago, shoepatcher said:

    I would try a 7x23 needle.

    I am with shoepatcher on this, especially since some sub classes of the 144 call for the 7x23 needle. If you can get a measurement from the end of the shank to the top of the eye and the diameter of the shank of the needle that came with the machine I can compare the 7x23 and 214x1 to it. Also, if you can see the number stamped into the shank and the overall length can sometimes be useful.

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