BIGGUNDOCTOR

Many waterproofers don't work with snow due to it not having the surface tension that water has.

Drac passed away a few years ago. You may want to use your Google-fu to see what comes up in your area. I have picked them up at thrift stores,garage sales, and Craigslist. We have a big store down this way ,LV Mannequins in Las Vegas Nevada.

I have used Sno-Seal on all of my hiking boots, and love it. I heat it up some to make it easy to spread, then use a hair drier , or an oven to warm the boots up to soak it in. I usually apply up to 3 coats, or enough to where it starts leaving excess on the surface. Make sure you get it in good around all of the stitching, and the welts. Don't forget the tongue.

Calvus, you should charge for design time. When I had my machine shop if we had to design, or engineer a part we definitely charged for that time spent. Look at it this way, they are paying for your knowledge -- that cost you how much to obtain? People are coming to you to design, and make items that they cannot do themselves.

Yes, red hot would be way too hot for leather. Get a cord and wire it for 220V. If you have an electric dryer you can use that outlet. You may be losing some heat in transformer loss. 10cm is around 4" so that is a pretty big plate. Do you have a pic of the embosser it is going in?

I just bought a Rhodium plated Gillette Executive in an ostrich leather travel case at the thrift store yesterday. They were only made in 1949-50 from what I have researched so far.

Even dried out leather has uses. It can be ground up and used for filling in different projects.

Actually probably less expensive , and far less time to just buy them, but what fun would that be, right? Cruise on over to www.Iforgeiron.com and search rivets. A header plate will help a great deal in making the rivet head.

The old Boy Scout kits were that way. Two pieces with the steel core which was laced around the edges. They also did them with the plastic lacing material like Rexlace. Those were just woven around the steel core.

Nice job! One tip though. Being arachnids, scorpions have 8 legs , plus the pinchers (pedipalps). We have the giant hairy scorpions here in Nevada.

What about a layered bracelet with a soft steel inner piece? That way you just bend to fit.

I have identical pictures from the Las Vegas store in the Cosmopolitan. They have 1,800 in total. The sad part is that the huge Adler , and the like are made to look old through rusting patinas, and they have been tack welded to prevent the stupid people from accidentally hurting themselves.

On average I would see 15 deer hit on my way to work when I took one route in. During the winter they are kept plenty cold to prevent spoilage, some are even frozen by morning.

As for cards, many small businesses are using Square on their phone, or a dedicated tablet. In some areas a consignment store is a different type of businesses license,like second hand stores are. One thing is for sure, when you open a business it is like hitting a PowerBall lottery. People you never heard of will suddenly be at your door asking for money to pay for licenses, permits, fees, etc. Read all of that boring fine print. You may check to see if the local chamber of commerce, or college may have some info on local hoops you will have to jump through. Sometimes just the location will bring unexpected taxes, or other fees not needed just a mile up the road.

I have the same phone..

My first thought was Tribbles!

Any holster will affect the finish on a gun. Every time you draw, and reholster, it is getting wear on the finish. All leather will retain oils, and other moisture, that is why you should not store handguns in leather holsters. Holster cleaning should be just as important as gun cleaning. Since the suede is so flexible, you may want to try attaching the liner after you have wet molded the outer. My concern would be if the red dye will bleed if it is wet formed.

There are some YouTube videos showing the making of Hermes products.

What about a tie , or a holster type stud with a series of holes? Another way would be to make a standard bracelet with a stud/snap at each end, then have a series of different length fillers that attach to the bracelet.

The thickness will affect the length/fit. As far as looks go, as long as the customer is fine with it.... Have you been in Leather Couture at the Container Park?

Key fobs are kind of a throw away item like business cards. Are you just looking for some side money? Make quality items, and sell them as such. Cutting corners will look cheap, and will also get less price wise. Your time is worth something, how little is it worth?

Before you do anything you need to research the area. How much foot traffic will the location get, what is the average income of the area, is leather an item seen regularly, how are other businesses in the area doing, what price range are they selling in, will your businesses compliment each other financially, check all business related expenses ; licenses,fire dept checks,franchise tax board, city/county/state fees and other bureaucratic stuff,taxes/preparations, figure out an entire years worth of expenses and add some to that for unseen events, figure out how much product you will need to move to cover expenses let alone make a profit, shipping costs, insurances, etc. Have an escape plan. If things go South what will you do when you still need to come up with the rent, utilities,garbage, etc till the lease runs out? We always look at the benefits of a business, but don't consider the downfalls enough, all of the what if's that can sink a company. Injuries, divorces, fire, natural disasters, economic conditions,landlord not wanting to renew a lease, rent increases, buildings get sold -- that is what ended my shop, and the list goes on depending on your situation. Look into a book titled Entreleadership by Dave Ramsey Most businesses will fail within 3-5 years. If it was me doing this I would have a big cash buffer since you probably will not make a profit for the first year, or two. May even lose money till things get rolling. I cash flowed my machine and fab shop, no loans or leased equipment. Everything was paid for in cash. I bought used at auctions and saved on average 90% of new cost. As the company did better I bought more equipment. Start small, grow as needed. Do not get sucked into the credit/debt trap. If the business fails, you lose everything. If you cash flow the business all you may lose is the building, but you will still own the inventory-not the bank. But the payments are so affordable.....right until something unforseen happens. Then things just go downhill from there. This is a long term commitment, not a get rich quick scheme. Have you thought about working out of home first? See if you can build a good base of clients before getting a storefront. Don't get me wrong, I love seeing people venture out on their own,but running a business isn't all fun and games. I am looking to start another business myself. I just want to give you a little different opinion than others who will not be financially,or emotionally involved like you will be. All you get from them is high fives,and yipees.

I have seen a lot of stocks damaged from various covers. I would make them easy to remove, and do not store them with the covers on.

May look into an activated charcoal filter so the air can be vented into the room keeping the heat in during the winter. Or have a preheater for the make up air coming in. Cardinal Leather, much easier to put a filter on the inside inlet than the exhaust. Easier to change, and doesn't get affected by outside weather/dirt/etc..

OK, I looked them up and got 11/64", and 1/4" ...correct? I would knock them out for you on the lathe if you were closer. See if a local high school shop class, or someone in the area with a lathe, or drill press can make them. They are common drill sizes, and that is an easy peasy job, just a couple of minutes to make.