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Easy to do with a rasp or belt sander. Guess it depends on how beautiful you want the finished handle to look like. Might be difficult to match the original finish, but that's not the reason I buy a tool. Tom

Happy to help. Easy to get lost here! Tom

Nothing wrong with your photography! No hot spots, evenly lit, not over or under exposed. When I was doing a lot of photography many years ago, I bought a cheap twin-lens reflex camera simply because it had a 6x6 cm film format. When I compared photos of the same scene taken with the typical 35 mm SLR and the 6x6 format, I was astounded at how much more detail was available in the negatives and prints. So applying the same logic to digital cameras, need a large sensor, with high resolution, to achieve the same end. And set the camera to save large files. (Raw data is best, but not all cameras and software work together nicely. Takes more work.) The larger files should retain more of the finer detail. Then of course, how you print them or what monitor screen you are using can degrade the detail. Wonderful work! Tom

@Davidgbaron Moved your post to Leather Sewing Machines. You'll most likely get answers here. Tom

@KathrynH hasn't been back here since 2013. Tom

Back off @JLSleather. Members don't appreciate your negativity. Getting several complaints. Tom

And for general information, the posts were not deleted, but hidden from view of forum general members/users. If any legalities could arise, the posts are still here and could be used in court. Might require a subpoena to obtain it. So I would think twice about defaming or slandering anyone in your posts. Tom

Using google or other search engines helps reduce the load on this server. These companies with billions $ can afford to index all the pages on sites like this, provide higher level faster searches and use all the common formatting to yield the performance and expectations that people have that servers should be able to do anything and everything in the blink of an eye. As mikesc points our, use google or other search engines "site:whatever-site whatever items" you are looking for. It's to your advantage, and to the advantage of other users here, to offload that stuff to the money people. Tom

This is the reason and I have to say I agree with it. "Dissing one of our advertisers. The customer has a vendetta with Techsew." You were not willing to identify the problems as asked to by several members that could have promoted a fair discussion. There is no need for this type of behavior. We need to be fair and well behaved in our discussions rather than promoting dissent amongst our members, visitors, and the vendors that support this site through their advertising. Whether you diss members, supporting vendors, or other vendors, it is not appreciated by most of the members here. Tom

This rant has gone on long enough. I'm getting complaints about these types of rants, so lets keep it down a little. This thread is now locked. Tom

Another post this morning indicates they are out of business. Tom

@Bigfoot hasn't been around since Sept 26, 2019. Tom

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Was in front of their store one day a couple years ago while on other business, and not feeling to great that day. I've never been in their store, but need to check it out some day. Tom

Vancouver https://www.lonsdaleleather.com/leather Vancouver Upholstery leather https://www.vanvilleleather.com/products Longview Leather, south of Calgary AB http://www.longviewleather.com/ OA Leather Supply, Saskatoon SK on FaceBook Buckskin Leather with locations in Nanaimo, Calgary, and Edmonton https://www.buckskinleather.com/ And there was another here in Calgary that I can't find at the moment. Edmonton https://www.halfordsmailorder.com/hides-leather-and-fur Nanaimo might be the best option for you to check out. Tom

Take a look at this https://elktracksstudio.com/collections/videos/products/leather-rose Video is available along with patterns. Tom

What are you using for an edge guide" Tom

Appears to be in Springfield MA according to the IP address. Tom

@NGSC Moved your post to Leather Sewing Machines. You'll likely get more help here! Tom

Have you tried a search to see what is here? If not try this search string. https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Aleatherworker.net+cowboy+outlaw+sewing+machine&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 Tom

Moved to leather sewing machines Tom

Hey @pete your file did not get attached! Just the file name. Can you post it here as a jpeg file please? Tom

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So you need to reduce the file size. See this thread for some help with reducing file sizes. At 800 x 600 pixels, you can post over a hundred photos. Tom

If your leather isn't totally dry when you start flexing it, it will lose a lot of definition. But too dry when tooling means you can't get a good deep impression. Flexing the leather, folding it, stretches the outside of the fold, and in most cases won't return to its original state. Tom