Luke Hatley

great looking Chinks. the pinked edge is a great feature "i bet you thought you would never get throught twisting that Fringe" lol

Sparks Welcome to The Great World of Leather Work.I thank you for the kind words. as you have read so far there are a lot of fine folks on here.and any of us will be more than happy to share our knowledge with you.

cut the leather to shape dye it. assemble the project then wax or apply a finish coat.........pat your self on the back.....

Wacking Stick ? i refer to mine as a Strikeing Stick. I got it at the Hardware Store. they had plenty of Hickory Hammer Handles. works perfect for Beveling and background work O M G. why am i replying to a 3year old topic :brainbleach:

save yourself a lot of $$$$ and frustation. get a small framing square and an Exacto Knife and plenty of Blades. you'll do good.

Great looking Belts......"thinking out of the box "

I think that you are dealing with a good person and you should be very thankful to Bob Tippmann. I also think you should get to know your sewing machine better........

your leather work keeps on getting better every time i see it.

Patchman........Welcome. i'm just up the road from you........... start posting some photos of your belts, and other items that you make.

that happens to a lot of folks.....next time WET the leather then make the fold.

one has to work very clean to produce bags like those.......NICE. nice web site but hard to read....

you'll know if the holes are TOO SMALL. i have used parafin to lube the lace also white saddle soap, i do beleive that Skidmore's would help.... "a little will go a long way"

Ray i'm with Troy on the lace... I will say this If you are lacing a very long pc of lace by the time you get to the end to start a new pc there will be a difference in the two laces.things to look for, are your laceing holes the right size and did you lubricate your lace?

there were two of us in the tent that night ...a lot of rain.after day break it was said that we needed to go to the "Stone House" for the storm to pass. We made it 1/2 way when the Hail started comming down and went to my truck to ride it out. When the Hail quit we could see the Tornado about a 1/2 to the west of us when it touched down then it kept moving to the northeast. short time after that i was out of there.

Hidehouse, in California might be a good place to check with.

I did not see the need for a welt in mine. as for as the color, when you line it with the Beeswax the inside will be sealed so you would not be getting a taste of the dye.

round the edge..... sand the rough places then apply the edge coat.thats all you can do for the Latigo

Forgo burnishing Latigo in the way that you would do Veg tan leather.....It Wont Work... round the edges then use Edge Coat.

this is me after the hail storm passed. We were at a Rendouvo near Gallatin Tn. the white spots at the bottom of the photo are hail stones.

I'll add this , i had a Consew similar to this one and the stich length was much to short and i could not get it to sew 138 size thread proper.

I thought you have been sleeping........... seat turned out great....and that dash panel looks great also.