Luke Hatley

WOULD LIKE TO SEE A PHOTO OF THE WORKING END.. BUT TO ME IT LOOKS LIKE A TOOL THAT WOULD CUT A CHANELL IN SHOE SOLES , SEW AND THEN THE CHANELL IS RUBBED DOWN AND ONE WOULD ALMOST HAVE A HIDDEN STICH LINE. ALSO SAME WAY TO USE TO SEW CANTLE BINDINGS ON SADDLES. I M H O.....

hello Dave, you tooling looks great.....But...... i would suggest that you kick it up a coupla notches and strive for the double cordivan lacing on the edges.

I DO KNOW THIS HAS BEEN DONE... A LEATHER CUTTER DIE IS OUT THERE TO CUT LEATHER LACE.

WHERE DID YOU SEE AN ELECTRIC EDGER CREASER ??????

RICH,,,,, THE AL STOHLMAN BOOK ON MAKING HOLSTERS WILL HELP YOU A LOT, THEN THERE IS ALWAYS ADDING TO OR TAKIN AWAY FROM THE PATTERNS TO GET WHAT YOU ARE AFTER. THIS WILL GET YOU STARTED. ALSO SURF THE WEB FOR HOLSTERS.

REGIS, TELL YOU DAUGHTER, IF SHE WOULD LIKE , BRING THE CAR TO MY HOUSE AND LET ME TAKE A LOOK AT THE UPHOLSTRY.

Two Crow...............YOU WILL NOT HAVE ANY TROUBLE TURNING PROFESSIONAL.....YOU DO SOME FINE WORK.. KEEP IT UP AND SHOW US MORE OF YOUR WORK.

HEY ED... WHERE IS THE PARTY TONIGHT ???? THREAD LUBCRIATE POT... I HAVE FASTENED TWO PCS OF FELT TOGETHER THEN USE MINERAL OIL TO SATURATE THE FELT AS IT IS PULLED THRU THE FELT. I HAVE ONLY USED THIS SETUP FOR OLD LEATHER IN SADDLE REPAIR.

HELLO ART.... I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT A SINGER SEWING MACHINE 151W-1, PRICE SEAMS RIGHT, WAS TOLD IT SEWS GOOD. I HAVE A SINGER 31-15 AND DO HAVE A CONSEW 225. I WAS WONDERING IF THIS 151W-1 WOULD BE BETTER FOR FINE ITEMS , LIKE BOOK COVERS AND MABY EVEN TOP STICH SOME BELTS. LOOKING FOR A SECOND OPINION... THANKS.

ANYTHING THAT THE ADLER 205-370 USES THE SEWMO DOES ALSO. THE NEEDLE SYSTEM IS 794S.

ED IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER MACHINE. TALK TO DON OR DARRIN AT INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINE SALES IN OHIO. I HAVE ONE OF THEIR SEWMO MACHINES AND I REALLY LIKE IT... I LIKE THE CONCEPT OF THE ADLER OVER THE JUKI...AND YOU WILL ALSO. THOES ARE A PAIR OF CHINKS I FINISHED LAST WEEK.

LOOKS GOOD TO ME... PUT A FINISH ON IT AND WEAR IT..AND HOPE 50 PEOPLE SEE IT AND THEY ALL WANT ONE.... THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BELT....

HEY DAN.... THANKS ENJOY THE HUNT........BE GLAD HE IS NOT TAKING YOU OUT TO HUNT HOGS.............

WELCOME JEFF, I'M JUST ACROSS THE RIVER FROM YOU IN MEMPHIS. ? DID YOU KNOW A GUNBUILDER(muzzleloaders) in WEST PLAINS BY THE NAME OF TONY WATTS?

THANK YOU.............. CRAFTSMAN IT IS ONLY 5X7.....SOME TIMES THE SMALL SIZE ELIMATES THE FLAWS..... WOLVEN............YES IT IS..IT'S TOUGH ALL OVER.

TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK, I DID THE ORIGINAL A LONG TIME AGO. A FRIEND ASKED ME IF I WOULD TOOL HIM ONE. TO GIVE AS A GIFT. SO.... FINISHED PRODUCT. HE IS GOING TO BUILD A FRAME FOR IT.

REGIS, I KNOW A LITTLE, BUT THE PEOPLE IN THAT STORE ARE CRAZY. TISSUE PAPER IS NOT GOING TO DRY THAT LEATHER OUT. I HAVE BOUGHT A LEATHERCOAT FOR MY WIFE IN A VERY UPSCALE STORE HERE IN MEMPHIS THE ONLY PRECAUTION THEY TOLD ME "DO NOT STORE THE LEATHER COAT IN A PLASTIC BAG IN THE CLOSET, OVER A PERIOD OF TIME THE PLASTIC WILL SITCK TO THE LEATHER"

BADJUSTICE..........this is what i have done... The repair man that did the work on the machine if he is an honorable guy........ get ready to sew, give him a call to see if he will come to where you are , he can look over you shoulder and give you advice as to what is happening. if that machine is set up right then it is operator error.........

MIKE DONT CUT YOURSELF TOO SHORT, DO THOES OAK LEAVES AGAIN AND LEAVE THEM NATURAL WITH MABEY A LITTLE ANTUQUE ON THEM.. IMHO.....

ALAN. if you take a look at the wrestling belt i did it is 8 ft 10 " around the outside. the lacing holes are punched with a 4 prong punch. if i did not LUBCRICATE THE PUNCH WITH A BLOCK OF PARAFENE THE PUNCH IS VERY HARD TO GET OUT TO START THE NEXT SET OF LACING SLOTS. BEESWAX GIVES MORE GRIP --PARAFENE GIVES MORE SLIDE ...

IT IS KINDA LIKE "i want to build a saddle"......... hum...... now find a horse it will fit !

DAVID, still thinking about the black dye.. I did work in a saddle manufacturing shop.".TUCKER TRAIL SADDLES" for about 2years. We did dye saddles Black and there was never any rub off of the black dye. The dye we used came from Weavers, If you wanted to get to the bottom of this problem, I think Paul Weaver would be of great help... IMHO ''WHAT WE HAVE ARE PROBLEMS WHAT WE WANT OR SOLUTIONS"

RAWHIDE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB ON HAND SEWING AND IT WILL BE APPRECIATED BY A LOT OF FOLKS. BUT TO KEEP A LOT OF YOU LEATHER CRAFTSMAN IN THE KNOW...BUY THE BOOK AT TANDYS THE "ART OF HAND SEWING" by AL STOLHMAH IT WILL HELP YOU 100%

i have talked to these folks on the phone. have received 2 cataloge and have placed 3 orders with them. all orders were received in 8 days.. phone # 1.888.263.5277. hope you get thru. talk to BETTY....

DAVID .... JUST A THOUGHT, FROM WAY OUT LEFT FIELD. IS THIS THE SAME DYE FROM THE SAME BOTTLE THAT YOU HAVE USED ON OTHER SEATS. HAS THE CAP BEEN LEFT OFF THE BOTTLE FOR A LONG TIME. HAS THE BOTTLE OF BLACK DYE BEEN SHAKEN OR STIRED BEFORE YOU START USEING IT ?