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Thanks so much catskin its rough to be new LOL! I have been using my hand made awls and to my great pleasure and excitement they are working like a charm! I have only managed to awl my left forefinger once didn't feel it till after it bled a little

HMMMM NO TAKERS?? wow ok thanks then ADMIN PLEASE REMOVE!! stealf...

wrong area to ask this??

Okay so I made a couple of diamond shaped awls and think that they are way to big in relation to the 0 size saddlemakers needles i bought. Soooo here is the million dollar question how large should the awls be in relation to the needles so as not to leave an auger size hole in the leather??? obviously they will be larger but how much larger my had made awls are like 1/8th of an inch long end to long end <> on one of them the other is approx 3/32nds of an inch <> I also know they should only be sharp on the business end and not on the edges but the width eludes me. oh by the way they are stainless steel....Stealf..Thanks in advance..

Thank you both! i will both try and post pix when completed the idea of the glycerine came to me from my airbrushing hobby as it is a good lubricant and keeps my tip dry to a minimum i am no chemist but i do know it helps with the waters properties as far as surface tension and the like (from what ive read) also the dish soap does the same..who knows?..the leather i am using is what i believe to be 8oz from Zack White i ordered 2 of their scrap bags and was pleasantly suprised by what i recieved there is pleanty of 'practice leather' and enough 6/7oz to do a major project later...it all looks to be really decent veg tan there are more than a few belt blanks only one has a bad spot! anyway im rambling...thanks again!

ok so im finally get started on my 1st project (case for my hand made round knife) and i want to know has any one tried using GLYCERINE in their water to case with? if so to what end? I read the post and the PDF on casing by Mr Park (Thank you kind Sir) I have also decided to use VINEGROON to color the case I am going to attempt airbrushing the solution in some areas to see if i can get the effect i want if not then the case will get a bath and be solid black (i hope) i plan to finish it with beeswax 50%, parafin wax 40% and 10% extra virgin olive oil im hoping after reading the forum that i have been following pretty close to the strait and narrow and am on the right path. any and all input will be appreciated! THANKS IN ADVANCE....Stealf.

rolmao!! yea i did the math and was like damn i spent way more on my air brushes when i started that artform! im going to contact them tomorrow and we'll see! ive sourced most of my "necessary stuff" but after this little thread i may just research more and more before i go jumpin out all heals thank you again for the pointer in the right common sense direction

Ok I kinda figured! Hacbarth kinda pricey for now just trying to get decent bang for my dollar! Thank you kindly for the response!

I am trying to find out who makes the stamping tools that Springfield sells in their basic 9 set. I am getting ready to start putting together my kit and need a medium range priced set of stamps. I have read here (forum) that the craftool sets are decent but would like a little better than decent so I will not have to upgrade in quality to many times. I am a firm believer that a quality tool can make or break a job.

thanks, it was just a thought and thanks for the info on the other site.

has anyone tried using cold rolled steel, then then heat trating it (as you would do for a chisle) making the steel cherry red hot then quenching it in say a 90 weight gear oil then re heating it til blue then re quenching in the gear oil. mayby after this process treating it to a cold gun bluing process to keep from rusting or staining the leather?