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For a Canadian source for thread, you could try Techsew in Montreal. Prices are better than in Sask! http://www.techsew.com/supplies/sewing-thread.html There is someone in the Vancouver area too that I saw posted here some time ago. It is worth doing a little research to find good sources, USA or Canada. I ordered thread from a company in the USA that supports this website (and shall remain nameless) a while back. I ordered 1# of each black, white, dark brown in 69, 138 and 207 expecting to get matching colours in each size. Brown was very inconsistent, with some of it being straw/gold coloured; not brown at all! So then I had to order more to get matching colours in all sizes. I didn't attempt to return it since I would have more cross border hassles. If the supplier had been a Canadian firm, I would have returned it since I would only be dealing with shipping. I try to avoid cross border purchases if I can find the same or equivalent from a Canadian source for a comparable price looking at exchange rates, shipping, taxes, duty and item cost all totaled up. To me it only makes good business sense to avoid some of the cross border hassles where possible. I also won't have items shipped by UPS or FedEx due to their excessive brokerage charges. Tom

@Jason046 Moved your post to Leather Sewing machines. Sewing machine people are more likely to see it there and chime in. Tom

Try Howard Imprinting. They show packets of 24 kt gold leaf for stamping leather. http://www.howardimprinting.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=33&products_id=447 You may find some on ebay as well. Tom

The plain yokes always cut into my fingers. Back in '61, covered my yoke with a scrap of leather. Wasn't as pretty as this is! Tom

Allow for seam allowance whether lacing or sewing. 1/4" to 1/2" on all sides. It can be trimmed after assembly if edges don't match up. Allow for the fold difference between the wallet liner and the back. About 1/2" to 3/4". It's easier to use extra length and width up front until you gain more experience with your specific projects and style and have to trim excess off than it is to stretch a piece that is too short. Tom

I see their FB banner has a blurb about Cobra machines and links to Leather Machine Co. A search shows only a FB page, no website for Skinner Leather. See also company info https://heycompanies.ca/0617678/Skinner_Leather_-_Ottawa_based_Leather_Worker Tom

I had a machine shipped from Montreal to Calgary a few years ago. $300. So decided to see what the cost is today for a Techsew 2700. Shipped from Montreal to a Calgary residential address is $330. I'd sooner pay the $330 than drive 200-300 miles one way unless I already had a trip or vacation planned nearby. My time is worth more than that. Tom

Longview Leather sells Cobra machines in Alberta Canada. http://www.longviewleather.com/cobra-machines/ Mach 1 by Leighton's, also in Alberta http://www.leightons.ca/catalog-general.html And you have already found Techsew http://www.techsew.com/ These should give you some price comparisons for various sizes of machines. Tom

@PiggyPete I deleted your extra posts, same post, different titles, same forum. You can go back to edit posts for about 15 minutes, sometimes longer depending on the "server's mood" if you need to. Else add a new post to the same thread instead of starting a new thread over again. Give the server time to respond when posting. It may be busy or you could be on a slow connection and may not see the post for a couple minutes. Welcome to leatherworker.net. Enjoy your surfing, show your stuff ... Tom

File is 16 MB so you couldn't upload it. Have uploaded it for you. See above post. The web page it is on is very slow, so may have given you problems too. Here is the URL https://www.jjneedles.com/downloads/JJ-Needles-Types-and-Sizes-Guide.pdf Tom

Great project! I need to get into this mode. Tom

You can restrict Google searches to this site by including the string "site:leatherworker.net" in your search string. For other sites, just replace "leatherworker.net" with the site's url. Google has much more powerful search engines and better indexing (huge databases). So you will often get better results using Google than those built into many sites like leaterworker.net. Example: 31-15 site:leatherworker.net Tom

Some explanation might help. A box (container) in which to dye leather? A box of dye? A box shaped die for clicking? I'm not understanding your request, so gather a number of others may have the same problem. An example, or photo, or ... Tom

Soap is slippery, helps reduce friction for the swivel knife. Tom

Try searching for jewellery findings. Then narrow the search when you are finding the type you are looking for. Tom

Aluminum foil, or tape, also metal screen will block RF signals. Easy to lay foil tape between layers without adding a lot of bulk. Needs to be on both sides of the cards. Tom

According to his IP address: Los Angeles, California, 90046 It would be very nice if members would include their location in their profile. Tom

The 2# Tandy anvil is a good paper weight and that's all. You need at least a 15# anvil. See Canadian Tire in Canada, or Harbor Freight in the USA. Tom

See this post Tom

Moisten slightly and carefully go over the impressions with a spoon. Be careful or you can leave more impressions you don't want. Tom

No tools here to rotate that I have seen. The photo is likely from a smart phone or other camera that saves the orientation and lots of other info as EXIF data inside the digital photo. You might try another photo editor to rotate and save the photo. IrfanView might work for you if you also download and install the EXIF plugin. It's a free download. Many browsers do not support EXIF data so won't rotate the photo to its original orientation. Some info here about EXIF https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/exif-photo-data-find-understand/ You can use ExifTool https://sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/ to remove the EXIF data. Install the software on your computer and run it at the command line example exiftool -all= SourceFile.jpg and substitute the photo's filename in place of "SourceFile". I see that Windows 10 File Explorer will allow you to edit the EXIF data. Right click on the file and select properties, Details. I haven't tried it so you are on your own to experiment with it. Play with a copy. Photoshop and LightRoom have a file menu item to "save file for web". It removes personal data. Haven't checked to see what it leaves unchanged. Tom

Here women used to use garter straps and a garter belt to hold up their silk or nylon stockings. So I see where the use of suspenders would apply. Men just used a tight elastic band (garter) to help hold up knee high socks. That would strangle my legs and just about kill me. Tom

Also note that kevlar thread is very abrasive and wears grooves in the thread path. Tom

Wrap the bible with paper the way you want the cover to be. Add enough for the seam allowance, and add some extra pocket width and depth so the bible's cover doesn't get hung up while pushing them into your leather cover. I'd add at least 1/2" all the way around to get to your stitch line, then about an 1/8" more from the stitch line to the edge. You can cut some scrap leather the same thickness as you are going to use to make just a 1" wide strap. So it's just a narrow section for test purposes to see how the leather lays, how much room you want for the pocket, etc. I'd still add a little extra beyond that. Watch your glue line as it can eat up some of the pocket space! Clear as mud, I suppose, but experiment to see if the test strip works for you. Tom

I wouldn't even try my left hand. My right hand can hardly sign my name most days! Can't even read my own writing half the time now. Thank heavens for computers, I can still type and correct, so it is readable! Tom