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    This might work for you if it fits. http://store.aihalaska.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=10_1002_100271&products_id=33303&zenid=46787dacace4add9b5be11cad062a930 Take the rivets out of the leather and re-rivet it to a metal plate that you can encase in leather.
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    Scraping Hides

    Tree Reaper replied to MT21's topic in Braiding

    It's much easier with a fleshing knife and fleshing beam, you might get some help from a local trapper.
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    TARRAGO Dye is garbage, I tried the grey last year and then opted for grey embossed leather from Springfield which is also garbage, I'm constantly touching it up. If I wanted grey for another project I would try a penetrating wood stain.
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    A plastic funnel should work, cut the stem off and mold over the inverted funnel. 1.5-2 oz. leather.
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    tree sap is for pancakes.
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    A clear epoxy resin mixed with your leather and poured into a plastic pipe lined with a release agent should accomplish that.
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    reaction of iron and oxygen in the presence of water or air moisture You need to get rid of the oxygen or moisture or both. An air tight container with silica gel desiccant should do the trick, and you can always add a dehumidifier to the room. Buy a Hygrometer and monitor the humidity. Now that they are already rusty you should clean them really well and spray them lightly with something like Rust-Oleum. .
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    PM lightingaleshe's out that way.
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    That looks some some kind of battle axe. https://www.google.ca/search?q=images+for+head+knife&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb&gfe_rd=cr&ei=gC3BU6ndG9DKyAS9FQ
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    Contact them, they have some available now and are making other dies to fit the Tandy press. http://www.ebay.com/itm/PRESS-DIE-LEATHER-PUNCH-HOLDER-SET-FITS-ANDYS-PRESS-SUPERIOR-COSTS-LESS/141212867759?_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131017132637%26meid%3D8191004145983462613%26pid%3D100033%26prg%3D20131017132637%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D271539584551
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    Check with BLACK RIVER LASERThey are making dies for these machines now. I bought a set dies from Ohio Travel Bag along with the bench die holder and the adapter for the upper die and it works.
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    clinch stud or clinch pin.
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    You can use green masking tape, half on and half off the back of the leather then tape the half off down to your surface.
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    I have this machine, it's very versatile and dependable. It will require adjustment as will any other machine,don't freak out when it happens, just ask for help. I'm very happy with my CB4500.
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    I use the thinner made for the specific brand of contact cement I'm using.
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    A block plane would likely suffice. I use one for belts and it works great but you need to know how to sharpen the blade or get someone in the business of sharpening to put an edge on it. If you start with a little larger piece and tack the edges down then a sander will also work.
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    Nice work! You can buy escutcheons for decoration and rivet them on. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brass-Art-Nouveau-Deco-Drawer-Wide-Keyhole-Escutcheon-Furniture-Hardware-2-5-B-/221455334763?pt=Architectural_Garden&hash=item338fc43d6b
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    I contacted him about two weeks ago for buckles and tips, he was going to put the tips on his web site but I never could find them. I'll try again next week.
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    Mark; You can copy an existing case, make a case out of two halves from a pattern or make it using a front and a flat back then when you have both sides stitched together, wet mold it. Kevin.
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    Even a machine without a motor can be hand cranked and made to work just to punch holes without thread. Having the presser foot is a big plus for holding the material down when extracting the needle.
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    Thanks Bob, that's a little too far south from where I'm headed but I'll check out Tundra in Hamilton, Ontario.
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    I know Tandy is in Grand Rapids but I'm wondering if there's a leather craft/supply store near Saginaw or Port Huron Michigan?
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    For sewing it might be time to consider a sewing machine.
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    Can you drill it and use rivets?
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    The socket has the spring. http://snaps.dotfasteners.com/ImgMedium/94-12205.JPG
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