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so the handle dictates the depth of the blade right ...i hav e access to a machine shop so i can fabricate some type of lock...i never have used one so i was trying to figure out splitting class 101 for newbies lol with little modifactions i will have it locking ..... but for now ....so just put the leather in ..pull handle to required depth then just pull leather for a even split ? and if i am trimming a belt tip just pull a little harder to skive and then cut it for the fold ???

i pick this up at a garage sale ....im new to leather , but think its a splitter , i have never use one before but understand the general operation (i think)but im not sure on the proper way of using it ....i think you set the blade depth and pull it thru ....but on this one it has a handle that rotates ....does anyone no a link on this site or a web page ....r some one can give me a quick rundown on basic operating procedure on the use of this contraption lol ....thank u in advance

thanks but i am more concerned with the sealer on the guitar strap ...lol i dont even own a guitar but make straps ....thank for your info

also i am not completely hooked on resolene it just works better out of the others i have tried to seal the leather but i am open to any type of sealer that works as long as it doesnt flake off

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SOME OF MY SHOP NEED MORE TOOLS BUT GOT TO START SOME WERE

so cut it 50 50 and use mink oil (does the mink oil get to saturate the leather since it sealed it ) and what purpose does it serve ?

i made a guitar strap and after a couple of weeks of abuse the sealer that i put on is peeling of ...very bad....i used resolene to seal it and i used a air brush to applly it(was that why) also i sprayed it on a stap made of veg tan leather and i textured it with a standered texture stamp....so any ideas why its peeling off....is it because i airbrushed ...textured it ...i hate to make something sell it and the sealer flake off ....thats embarrasing ....so what do yall think i need to do to apply a sealer and it stay on

hi everybody ....i have a quick question i bought a tandy medal draw gauge (the one that looks like a osborne handle and blade) i have been using it to cut small staps with no problem but i needed to cut a 3 inch wide stap ....let me tell u i strugled but was able to cut..... it but its not straight....i watch some videos out there and they are cutting big (wide) straps using those wooden ones that sandwich the leather in ..........IS this a better cutter or in time my skill set with the medal gauge will increase with practice or is the wooden one a better cutter

hi guys and gals im looking for a supplier were i can get some nice black american bridal leather , 8 to 10 oz it will be used for wrist cuffs photo of what of finished project will look like photo credit matera

i am a newbie to leather and this site , i find so much info here , i am always looking for new sources for info: now im sure all of u may already know but for newbies like me . google list books for sale on (google books search engine ) alot are for sale but a very LARGE amount are ebooks and or free to read or download , some are old and some new but a large supply of free refferance material on every aspect of leather (again some are books to buy but there are large amounts or freebies) but there is a lot there to search from .......just trying to contribute heres a link with key word" leather" http://www.google.co...a0092ba45e9cc83

thanks for all the info .........all help ias needed lol

thank you every one for the time yall took out of your day to help a newbie out ......so the way i figure it each company or custom fabricator makes or sells somthing that is better then others ....now all i have to do is find out what i need for now ....get the best.... then buy my tools as needed and keeping the quality high...alot to take in ....but thats what i like ...never gets boring lol

any one ever use brettuns village for anything ???? what do u think about there custom made tools

are cs osbourne tool a good company for there punches???

hello guys and gals ...im new to leather and have no tools as of yet but plan on buying some ....i was looking at tandys ultimate set it seams to have all the basics that i would need ....but my question is should i buy the whole kit or should i buy individual pieces as i learn .....i have the money to get the whole kit and i want to try to do everything i can with leather hence buying the whole kit .....any advice would be much needed thanks in advance