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FO Baird won't be the Calgary Saddle. Tom

It would be trademark infringement if you use it on items you sell. If you only use it for your own goods that you keep. No one is likely to come after you. Copyright is for intellectual works (writing, books, plays, paintings, patterns, plans, etc.), generally stuff that gets published. There are lots of posts about both trademark and copyright here if you wish to do a search. Some of them may help you understand the issues. Tom

I assume just using the leather with no wool? 1. yes 2. use thin leather, fold halfway closed while gluing. there will be some wrinkling. other members suggest scoring several parallel lines in the fold to reduce the wrinkling. you might like to do as search on the subject here. it is one of the most commonly asked question. applies to wallets, purses, all sorts of covers. another option is to design the liner to slide behind a pocket on one side, and not glue the liner in the fold at all. need to use thicker or stiffer leather so it slides into the pocket without deforming. Tom

Assuming you are referring to Lee Valley. They are a retail business. Not sure if you have to register for an account, likely handled much the same as Amazon. You register for an account with them too. Lee Valley is about 25 minutes away from me on a good traffic day, so I always go to their store. Have pre-ordered on the web so it is ready for me to pick up. They have some really nice stuff, and some very expensive woodworking tools! Most of those tools are way beyond my price range. Tom

Try this url and make sure that you pick US in the top right if it isn't already there. http://www.leevalley.com/us/ Tom

NV is right. If you don't wipe off the excess right away while wet, you will have problems, even more problems. Saddle tan turns dark red if you don't wipe and scrub it off! Tom

Buff well after the dye has dried, before you put anything on top of it. You need to remove the pigment that is on the surface. Adding most any finish on top of the dye before it is buffed well usually results in spreading the surface pigments around instead of covering them. Any solvent will dissolve the surface pigments. Your finishes contain water or alcohol (or other solvents). Tom

Please read and follow the market place rules. See http://leatherworker.net/forum/forum/70-announcements/ Tom

You need to also consider the size of the machine head's pulley. On smaller machines, the pulley is smaller than on the larger machines, thus it has a lower speed reduction. I have a similar sized machine with a Familysew servo with built in 3:1 geared speed reduction. I had to add a pulley reduction set too in order to get the initial punching torque required for 8 oz and heavier leather. So I would say from my limited experience, add the pulley reduction set or fabricate your own if you have ability to do so. Tom

Personally, I would use rouge. I think it works better, even though rogues are everywhere and are less than a dime a dozen. Tom

Looks very nice. For Veg tan leather, doesn't need to be soaked, just moist enough to allow you to form it. Maybe 5 seconds in the water. Really soaked will take a long time to dry out. Tom

Moved to Leather Sewing Machines. Hopefully you will find more info and comments there. Tom

Forums > Fabrication > Leather Sewing Machines There is also a temporary link from your original post location for 6 days. Tom

Since this seems more related to leather sewing machines, I have moved it there so hopefully you will find even more answers and comments. Tom

Moved to Leather Sewing Machines Tom

Just moved your post to Leather Sewing Machines where I think you will get more responses to your questions. Tom

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Reduce your file sizes to fit the size restriction. There are several posts about reducing file size. Do a search and you should find what you need very quickly. Tom

Here is some useful info on using magnets. http://www.kjmagnetics.com/blog.asp?p=magnets-vs-steel Tom

Hope all of you and your families have a great year 2017. JLS, you must be getting slow! Tom

Tannin used in the tanning process, plus iron, makes blue / black spots. (Check out the vinegaroon process used to produce black leather without using actual dyes.) Looks like there may be some contamination with iron filings, maybe from one of the tannery's cutting or finishing machines. Dampening the leather will likely make the spots larger. In your own shop and work areas, try to make sure that no iron filings get transferred to your veg tan leather. Tom

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Contacted the OP. He only wants to sell the whole works as a single lot. Tom

Everyone has a file limit. Resize your photos down to 800 pixels wide and you can post lots of pics in a single post. There are resizing apps on the web, also ones you can download. There are several posts about resizing if you want to do a search for them to get their ideas and comments. Posting photos here is better than linking to another hosting service. There are many broken links here because web addresses change, and people take their photos down after some period of time. Tom

Would you fellows mind posting the link? Others would be interested I'm sure. Tom