Logans Leather

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Good news and bad news, and more good news. Bad news first: the part I was missing for this machine is no longer available and nobody out there seems to have one. Good news: I ordered in a special threading die in 5/8"-28 TPI, and I made a new one! fits the machine perfectly, with a 13/32" hole bored through it. The machine now functions perfectly! So if anyone ever needs a presser foot scre bushing for a Singer 45K, I can make it! More good news: Well... good news for me. The machine is sold!

Tied Bob at Toledo Machines. He has one that is the right size, but the wrong thread pitch.

Greetings folks, I recently acquired a Singer 45K25. I have just finished cleaning it up, oiling and timing it, lubed the motor and refinished the table surface. I even cobbled together a thread stand out of age-appropriate parts. It is in beautiful condition and it no sews like a champ. I am thinking about keeping it, but considering selling it too. What you you all think is an appropriate price to ask for it? It is missing one part, the presser foot tension screw. Does anyone have one that they are willing to part with? Can anybody recommend a possible supplier for one? Regards, Logan

I recommend listing this for sale in the marketplace forum, not here. many more people will see it and can then make offers on it. Far fewer folks will see it here, and no one checks this section of the forum for tools or equipment for sale. Try here: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showforum=79

Lots of folks on this forum swear by them, some modified, some as per Weaver's instructions. I have their older model, which needed quite a bit of modification (IMO) which is part of why they changed to the current design. You can see how Bob Parks, the current guru of edge slicking, uses his, along with the modifications he has made here: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=18101

Standard Rivet was the right answer! great selection and great prices. Bought rivets from them for years, forgot that they even carried spots. Thanks Ray!!

I'll dig mine out and scan it then post it. I'd love to compare the two. finished pic of mine here: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?app=galleryℑ=16905 I'll try to remember to dig out my holster carving masters when I'm at the shop tomorrow. need to get around to scanning them all anyway, they are all still in paper and pencil format.

One of the slickest looking and easiest toe plugs I have seen was actually a bit of a cheat in a Bianchi holster, I call it a cheat because it does not actually get sewn in, yet it is very secure. the bottom of the holster gets cut slightly long, ant the toe-section of the main piece gets skived a bit, then folded to the inside, glued and stitched down, before stitching the main seam. The edge of the folded toe makes a nice little shelf inside. the toe plug is made from 2 ththicknesses of leather glued together, and simply glued into the toe of the holster, but on top of that little shelf made by the folded edge. Very secure, very fast and easy. when I took the original holster apart, I was a bit shocked by this use of a cheat, but impressed by the ingenuity, simplicity and profitability of the technique.

Excellent book. Ton's of info in it. That one is part of my digital library on leather working. This is another great old text on leather working, also available on google books: http://books.google.com/books?id=NcUrAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=leather+work&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MaNPUvCTJ4GTiAKo7IHgCg&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=leather%20work&f=false

The best tutorial I have ever found on leather mask making is in Thurston James' book: "The Mask-Making Handbook", originally published as "The Prop Builder's Mask-Making Handbook" Available on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Mask-Making-Handbook-Thurston-James/dp/0887349609/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1380947126&sr=1-1&keywords=mask+making Barnes & Noble Carries it as well, or at least they used to. The book covers mold making, using positive& negative press molds, and molding leather over a positive mold using the traditional Venician Commedia del Arte mask forming techniques. He also covers papier mache, plaster, thermoplastic and other materials for mask making.

Yes, I checked with OTB. They don't have them. I'll check with that guy on ebay. I'll send hi a PM and see if he can get them in brass. Thanks for the replies, and keep 'em coming!

You can have embossing plates engraved or etched and emboss your designs using a heated press, but that runs into a lot of money. It will work on chrome tanned leathers, however it is only really feasible for pieces that you be producing a lot of.

Greetings folks! Can anyone help me find a reliable source for 1/2" x 7/8" brass spots? typical 2 prong spots/studs, a bit domed is what I am looking for. I need them for a new project, and I have a few, but not enough, and I cannot recall where I got them 10+ years ago. They are for use on an adaptation of an original 17'th century doublet, which is detailed in Janet Arnold's first "Patterns of Fashion" book, pg 90. The original was made in cream colored leather applique over pink silk satin. My adaptation will be in a grey smooth leather over burgundy velvet, and the client likes the idea of the oval spots in the center of each flower in the pattern. There will also be some beadwork involved, but I have all the beads needed. Attached are a photo of the original which I believe is in a museum in Spain, and a photo of the sample piece I made to test my techniques for transferring the pattern and sewing and cutting the applique, and to check for shrinkage caused by the stitching. I will post more photos of the project as it progresses, and I am putting together a tutorial on how to transfer the pattern and the applique process. Please help me find the spots / studs! Please forgive the double posting. I figured more folks might see it here, increasing my chances of finding the spots. They are actually slightly smaller than 1/2x7/8, more like 1/2 x 13/16, but anything close will suffice. Thanx!

Greetings folks! Can anyone help me find a reliable source for 1/2" x 7/8" brass spots? typical 2 prong spots/studs, a bit domed is what I am looking for. I need them for a new project, and I have a few, but not enough, and I cannot recall where I got them 10+ years ago. They are for use on an adaptation of an original 17'th century doublet, which is detailed in Janet Arnold's first "Patterns of Fashion" book, pg 90. The original was made in cream colored leather applique over pink silk satin. My adaptation will be in a grey smooth leather over burgundy velvet, and the client likes the idea of the oval spots in the center of each flower in the pattern. There will also be some beadwork involved, but I have all the beads needed. Attached are a photo of the original which I believe is in a museum in Spain, and a photo of the sample piece I made to test my techniques for transferring the pattern and sewing and cutting the applique, and to check for shrinkage caused by the stitching. I will post more photos of the project as it progresses, and I am putting together a tutorial on how to transfer the pattern and the applique process. Please help me find the spots / studs!

Excellent work, as always sir!

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Beautiful job on the boots by the way. I have to ask: What possessed you to make them entirely out of veg-tan? My hat is off to you for doing so, but wouldn't they be ore comortable, and much easier to ake out of a nice moc weight chrome tan? Please post more pics. I would love to see more construction details. Oh yes, where did you get those buttons?

Any chance you would be willing to sell the bracing arms and the collar that attaches them to the top shaft? I've been looking at making them for my Pedersen, but I would rather buy yours! Actually since I am fairly close, I may just buy yours and sell mine

Never really liked the super skiver. Pretty safe advice is to practice a lot, and I mean A LOT. also, keep your blades very sharp. strop them often, or you will be spending a fortune on them using them in a disposable fasion. You may have more luck with a safety skiver. I prefered them when I was starting out. Best plan is to get good skiving knives, learn how to sharpen them and keep them sharp, and use how to use the and practice a lot. Several of the Stohlan books give excellent tutorials on skiving. This book is indespensible: Leathercraft Tools, How To Use Them, How To Sharpen Them, by Al Stohman http://springfieldleather.com/26963/Book%2CLeathercraft-Tools/ or http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/home/department/books-patterns/61960-00.aspx

Bean Meaning to make a pair of these for ages. Analyzing photos of them from lots of the best akers, and even have an old pair that a friend of mine's kid grew out of for reference. The tutorial in the link blows all that away. Can't wait to get started on a pair and perhaps add them to my line of products!

Anxious for pics!