TwoWalks
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I think they look pretty darn good for a fifth or sixth pair ... so being a first pair ... First Rate.
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Beautiful Job, I love the two color combo. Your work never ceases to amaze me.
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Its a #5 stitching weel, I have tryed 6 and 7 but I think that 5 makes the nicest stitches.
Thanks Bob, I really like the way your stitches look. I have a #6 but I think I will order a #5.
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Bob great looking cuffs and holster. Is that 5 or 6 stitches to the inch?
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Can you please tell me what the store's name in Springfield i, their number, and the website if they have one. Yeah, the new stuff is not so great. Thanks for your help. Also, the stuff I want is a stain and also a finish. its kind of like both.
Just do a web search for "springfield leather"
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Athenah, I was in Missouri last year .. Small town of Marshall. I went there for the Bow makers gathering called MoJam. Both of my Step Sons were born in St Louis, Missouri I really loved it except for the heat and humidity.
. I think your belt is amazing for such an early attempt and with very limited tools. I am finishing two holsters that I started with and will be doing a belt in the next couple weeks. Keeping my fingers crossed it turns out half as good as yours. -
Yeah, they have their issues but I thought I should post the final thing anway. So my first big project is done, and I learned a LOT from it. They are useable, they fit my saddle, they look better than anything I could afford...so it's a win for me.
Athenah, looks like we hit the craft of leather working about the same time, December. I still can not cut a curve with the swivel knife. Your work is light years ahead of mine and you should be extremely proud of your progress. Those Saddle bags are beautiful.
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No - the tan was thinned probably 25% with denatured alchohol already. I shot the liner with that using a Preval sprayer, then, to 2- 3 ounces of the thinned tan I added a little more alchohol and then maybe a little more than 1/2 tsp of oxblood then I sprayed the outside.
I like using thinned dye in the sprayer - it gives me good control over the amount of color. Just shoot a coat, let it soak in, then add more coats until you get it where you want it.
Thanks, will put that into my notes. I have a airbrush but have not tried it yet.
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Oh there are some flaws, for sure - but although this is my fourth holster, it's the first holster I've made that I didn't have to undo something and go back and redo it correctly.
I try to think of mistakes as opportunities - like the time I made the mistake of doing my edge bevelling AFTER I dyed the piece. But hey - I liked the results and I built that look into this holster as well.
and then there are the times when they're just mistakes - like my second holster...I had to pull all that hand stitching from the main seam and re stitch it FOUR TIMES before I got the holster right.
Thanks for the compliments.
I feel the same way. My first holster and second holster are actually getting finished at the same time. I figure, I was not born making Holsters, belts and carving leather, so each piece is an opportunity to learn a little and get a little bit better. If it was not a challenge, it would be boring. When you mixed the tan and oxblood, did you mix 50/50?
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I really, really wanted to point out all the flaws I could find in your holster. I only wanted to do this, because I am working on my first holster and see so many flaws in it, so I thought it would be nice to find a few in yours. Oh well, it's not too be.
I love the simplicity and the color is fantastic. The burnish on the edges look great and the stitching is great. Beautiful job.
Now to go back too the beginning, I will just be content to find a few more flaws in my holster.
TwoWalks
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Completed this cowboy rig today. For a 357/ 38 shooter. Thanks for lookin'
That rig is beautiful. I love the color and the stitching is excellent, wish mine would look like that.
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"Let's sell our California home and property and move to the midwest" (where he ultimately wants to live) and with the extra funds we'd make, set me up in a shop where I could practice saddle and bridle making between stints of education. It's a mighty tantalizing carrot he's hanging out in front of me.
YellowDun
If you have this opportunity presented by your husband ... Grab on and go for the ride ... I live in California and would leave in a heart beat if that offer was given me by my wife. Now for your question:
"Is it ever too late to learn?" Yes there is a time when it is to late too learn. You will know when that is without asking, someone will be throwing dirt in your face. Between then and now, do not build too many "I wish I had." regrets. If you want to make saddles, then make saddles. I am past 65 and I am waiting to get in the tools I ordered and the scrap leather so I can begin to learn this art. Why, because I wanted to.
My First Full Rig
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That is just too dang purdy for words! I love the basket stamping, probably even more than a few months ago because now I know how dang hard it is too do. I hope my old eyes and hands hold out long enough to master the basket stamp.