WinterBear

I use a couple of clamps and some lino blocks I had laying around to imprint letterpress blocks. http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?app=galleryℑ=18247 The pics in my gallery are mostly of the small letterpress cuts, but I've used the same method on letterpress blocks up to 2 inches by 4 inches with good results. But I like Dwight's press better, as it will allow for a more even pressure and would not obscure what you are trying to stamp. (Dwight, I'm gonna steal your idea for Box Scouts/Cub Scouts, if you don't mind. The younger ones don't have enough upper arm strength to give firm blows with a maul for the 3-D stamps they love so much).

You're welcome. You might also see if anyone does tufa, sand, or lost-wax casting, and have some cast and fabricated. That may not be option for you at this time, as something like that would need lead time for the jeweler to make the molds and make the buckle set, but it might be something to keep in mind.

Thanks Johanna. I think it is fixed, I was able to get in.

Nope, I'm getting the "chat room is full" error message too. Maybe it's full of bots or the internet gremlin tripped over a cord somewhere.

I quite like the last one too. I think the stitched design gives it just the right touch. The fringes and beads are nice too, but fringe tends to attract low flying cats and toddlers from the neighbors around here.

Well, I'm probably late to the party. But here's what I've found in 3/4 inch buckle sets. http://www.vogtsilversmiths.com/belt-buckles/3-4-belts-tabs.html http://www.seidelsaddlery.com/BucklesMain/Buckles_Schaezlein.html http://www.jbhilltexas.com/belts_buckles/buckle_4.html http://www.shoprewards.com/buckle-sets-material-sterling.html http://cowboyartisans.com/rickswebpage/Ranger%20Set%20Buckles.html http://www.uplandranger.com/bucklesets.html http://www.osteenjewelry.com/westernbeltbuckles.html http://cimarronrivercompany.com/ranger-belt-buckle-in-turquoise-and-sterling-silver.html

Oh geez. Color me embarrassed. I just realized that I never did ask the questions I had for gottaknow. Blame it on "Wednesday brain". Anyway, you say "we". How many people are "we"? And once you get the prototype/pattern worked out, how many hours per do you expect it will take to make each one?

You might try the Thread Exchange. I know they sell 207 Kevlar in as small as 1oz spools. They also sell Nomex and spun Kevlar and Nomex thread. http://www.thethreadexchange.com

It's a python print, but yes, they make it. http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/search/searchresults/9150-04.aspx A pretty good snake pattern can be made with a pointed mulesfoot. http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=32785 I've also managed more realism with what my coworkers dubbed a "dragonscale" by using a camo stamp shaped to fit at the "base" of the scales and that extends a little less than half the length of the scale.

A couple of users have said they liked Angelus dyes, and got pure deep colors from them. Angelus makes both a paint and a dye, but I think you'd want the dye for a dog collar as it has better penetration. http://turtlefeathers.net/text/angelus/dye.html They've suggested diluting the Angelus and applying the dilute dye in several coats until the desired shade is reached. I have also managed to make a shocking magenta by mistake with Feibing's red dye that I had diluted with alcohol. I finally figured out that I managed to pick up a bare touch of blue into the diluted red and it turned the veg tan that color the following day. It was a brilliant red the day I applied the dye and it dried, and magenta the next.

Looks good, much better than some most of my protos.

Excellent. I was at the hobby store and was boggled by all the choices. That's the one I bought. I might just have to give this a try now.

I'm afraid I don't know about the sparkly, unless it is bringing up salts or some of the tannins with the fat, or I guess it could be the fat itself--I forgot that coco butter can crystallize into sparkly spots, so maybe leather fat can too. I've never worked with waxed or stuffed leather, or horse hide (which are types that commonly develop spew, I guess), so I've personally never encountered spew. I don't think it is detrimental though.

Maybe you have a case of leather spew? It's when fats (or waxes) migrate out of the leather, and if your hide has a lot of fat marks, it may have a lot of fat still in the flesh. http://leatherworker...showtopic=37192 http://leatherworker...showtopic=38118

You might call Springfield Leather. They've had them in the past and may have one or two on hand. I think ST leather has shark averaging 4-7 sq.ft, but they may have an 8 sq-ft. I haven't ever dealt with ST Leather though.

I think so. I just got one too. A google seach for " beveling leather lace " gave me this google search page: Clicking on the link for "Beveling Rawhide and Leather - Braiding" took me to the LeatherWorker.net forum, which was hijacked mid-load and redirected to this: