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    Drilling pilot holes in the wood would stop the formation I think, but that puts us back to the drill press, doesn't it? I need to talk to the local machine shop about grinding a wheel pizza cutter.

    FWIW, that's kind of how I envisioned the whole thing going in the first place. I'm not sure that that was what was intended though.

    Actually the drill press may be not needed if the worker is really good at using an electric hand drill. This is what I do. I also reverse the nails so that they exit on the marks, . . . and if one of the nails isn't quite perfectly straight, . . . a pair of long nose pliers can put him where he needs to be.

    Cutting off the head of the nail, . . . gives one the EXACT "drill" to make perfect holes.

    Holding the drill perfectly perpendicular is the key.

    Maybe it's just me, but that's still relying on a flawed human being (no offense intended, we're all imperfect creatures after all) to me nearly mechanical precision. A drill press can be set up to do that. A hand drill, not so much.

    Of course, I may be being overly pessimistic here as well. After all, how precise does it really need to be? If it looks straight to you, it'll look straight on the leather I guess ;)

    Still, I figure it's worth pointing out :lol:

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    If you put two pieces of wood together and drive the nails into both, then separate them, you wouldn't have to drill the holes, correct?

    I'd think that by driving the nails, you could deform them in the process. The result would be a row of nails that aren't exactly straight.

    With a drill press, you have a guide that maintains distance from certain points and makes it easy to put all the holes in a straight line, something that's not exactly easy doing by eye (which is something else that could throw off nails if you drive them in).

    At least, that's what I would see as potential problems anyways.

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    Chief, Tom,

    I grew up in Sylvester. I'm down here in Tallahassee now. I have lived in Tifton and Agony. I remember the Lamplighter Pub in Tifton and The Monkey Palace in Agony.Can't forget Charlie B's and other places that have fallen by the wayside. Good to see SOWEGA represented here.

    :party26:

    For the record though, Carlie B's is still going strong :lol:

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    Welcome to the Forum. Since you have already found your way around, no need to explain. Glad you decided to introduce yourself. Do you plan to do leather craft as a Hobby or plan to go into it as a full time business or just not sure yet? What got you interested?

    BillB

    For right now, I'm looking at it as a hobby. However, I won't rule out it being a full time occupation since I've always dreamed of working for myself. I've spent the last couple of years writing as a potential means for that (I'm a columnist who's been trying to get syndicated), but leather may be a means towards that end. I'll still write, because I enjoy it too, but there's nothing wrong with enjoying both :)

    As for what got me interested, it was necessity mostly. I needed stuff for buckskinning and I couldn't find anything that really felt right to me. I wanted stuff that didn't feel like it came out of a factory. There were people who were definitely doing what I liked, folks like Chuck Burrows who's a member here, but their costs were out of my range. That left the alternatives of either making do with what was available, or making it myself. I'd never be happy with what was available at prices I could afford, so that left little old me to start making.

    I just never expected to actually enjoy making it so much.

    For the record, back in my SCA days (Society for Creative Anachronisms), I worked with leather just a bit, but mostly is was in making straps or cutting out pieces with no real "work" involved. I guess I missed out back then :)

    [attached is the picture that I meant to attach in the first post. I've since added just a bit of bead work to this piece, but I haven't gotten any pictures of it just yet. It's crude, but that was kind of by design]

    post-19597-035890700 1297611169_thumb.jp

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    I've made a couple of posts, but figured "what the heck" and decided I should post a quick hello.

    I'm in Albany, GA and I'm just starting out. I've made a small bag that I'll attach a picture of. I was stoked after finishing it so I quickly got to pondering what all else I can get into make :thumbsup:

    I'm looking at learning how to make holsters along with bags and sheaths for buckskinning.

    So...until then ;)

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    I watch this site almost everyday and see all the Howdy's from Texas, and Hi Yall's from Tennessee, etc, but I never see any one from Georgia. Am I the only leatherworker in the state of Georgia, if so, I ain't marketing very well. If you're from Georgia (Particularly the Southern part, although I'll talk to folks from Atlanta and above) reply and let's get an accounting of where we all are. I'll start:

    I'm Ken from Tifton, GA, I work in Albany but live in Tifton.

    Ken

    Hi Ken, I'm pretty new here, but I'm in the area. In fact, you work in my home town :lol:

    Born and raised in Albany and just getting started with leatherworking myself. I've completed a grand total of one project, but it was addictive. My supply of goodies for my next project should be here tomorrow.

    Where do you work at? Feel free to shoot me a PM if you want. ;)

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