WinterBear

Jax, you might check any local Feed&Seed shops, or where people buy ranch equipment, horse tack, or horse feed. I buy Lexol at Murdoch's, which is a ranch supply, but it is also sold around here at one of our hardware stores that also happens to sell tubular fence section and a small selection of horse halters. It could be that somewhere local to you and that caters to horse folks carries it there in the UK.

I think it is because it is new. When I was poking around on their site sometime in November, they only had the two bevelers, so this is a brand new model. Can't wait to see how it works.

Looks like Zack White has the dies too, or something similar, in two different sizes. http://zackwhite.com...ection=0&page=1

Nice. That's something on my to-do list for after the holidays. How did you decide to secure the Kindle?

You can also contact Bruce Johnson, he's a memeber here. He sells quality old tools, and keeps a current listing of his inventory on his website. http://brucejohnsonleather.com/content/ and http://brucejohnsonleather.com/content/index.php/leather_tools_for_sale/leather-concho-punches-slot-punches-and-hole-punches/ for the punches. I've several tools I've bought from him, including punches, and he'll send you an excellent tool that is clean and sharp.

I think it proves I am a bona fide weirdo.

Well, how about this then. Both of these are from the right hand side of each picture. The lower one has been rotated 180 degrees. The two red dots on each picture are to help orient the viewer.

Looks like a repeat here. What do you all think?

Does it cut at a 90 degree as well, for resizing lace? That's what the picture seems to show, but I can't be sure. I do want a beveler for cowhide lace, but if it will also allow me to resize any "wobbles", I'd be sold on it.

Why not make decorator pillows/pillow covers and bolsters to match the furniture? http://www.etsy.com/shop/thundermoondesigns?section_id=5810146 http://www.decorinnovation.com/Leather_Pillow_p/pillow-leather.htm http://www.xianleather.com/Custom-Items2.html

Try some of these links? I'm not sure if they are what you are looking for, but I enjoyed looking at them. http://fauconsphilou...-equipment.html http://bibliodyssey....5/falconry.html http://www.hawkworks.webs.com/bags.htm http://en.czech-unes...tion/?photoID=1 http://www.stanislavsfalconry.com/ http://www.highfiber.com/~bohemond/Bootshop/pouch-page/hawking-pouch.htm

Aw... I'm sorry. Which ones were those and I'll keep an eyeball peeled?

Maybe they forgot to pay for their domain name when it came up for renewal.

I'd like to buy one of the 2170, and the 4110, 6527, 2500, 2181, 2811, 2681, and 72073, please.

A KiposArt leather stamp? I've bought the wolf track from them from ebay before they started their etsy shop. I have had no issues at all, and I've used it quite a bit. Brass is softer than tool steel, but plenty hard enough to stamp leather as long as I'm careful enough not to hammer too hard.

Good luck at the next one!

Nice tools. I think the one on the bottom left is a creaser of some sort.

Beaverslayer, you could market them as multiuse jewelry in with your son's shop, right? When they get bored with the cuff, they can pop the clasps out and put them in their ears. Thanks also for the link footrat. It has given me a really neat idea on how to address a clasp for a small bag. And there are a lot of neat gauges in differing styles in steel, bone and horn out there that I might fool around with now and see what I can come up with.

Looks like body jewelry, like an ear gauge? These look pretty close anyway. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Silver-Stainless-Steel-Spiral-Ear-Taper-Talon-Stretcher-Expander-Plug-/320815377664?pt=Fashion_Jewelry&var=&hash=item4ab2162d00 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Morbid-Metals-2-Gauge-Stainless-Steel-Spirals-/230896136257?pt=Fashion_Jewelry&hash=item35c27b7041 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stainless-Steel-Spiral-0-Gauge-/150863913072?pt=Fashion_Jewelry&hash=item232030a070 Here's a patterned one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1PC-2G-2ga-7mm-Stainless-Steel-Casting-Talon-Spiral-Hook-Taper-Ear-Plug-/130762532713?pt=Fashion_Jewelry&hash=item1e720de769

Well, you say you don't have an industrial machine, right? Do you have a non-industrial machine? It may or may not be able to pierce the leather with an awl or a needle, it depends on the machine. What about taking the ideas in here, and chucking the awl into a stationary drill press or a small arbor press? Small presses are generally pretty affordable, and you wouldn't need something with a lot of power or a ratchet. I've been thinking of something similar myself for making these thick welts on some axe covers I'm making, but wasn't sure if it would work. I'm reading through these posts, and beginning to think it should. The leather I'm trying to sew is thick and hard enough that as even as sharp as my awl is, I'm having a hard time punching through. I just can't hold my hands steady enough. If I find and outfit a press with an awl, I think I'll plan on backing the leather I'm punching with a thick piece of cork topped with a piece of skirting to give the awl something to "bite" into that won't damage the awl once it punches through the leather.

A work of art, as always. That is definitely a screaming green. So, what happens when someone likes that one so much they offer cash on the barrel-head for it? It seems I've seen a post or a comment about another wallet that you were considering keeping and wound up selling it?

You need to find a graphic arts and design person. They should be able to shift it to grayscale or to true B&W and set it to a format that you can resize at need (vector is what you need, I think). I know of graphic artist that has done some similar work--he's in Seattle now, but I can see if he's doing commission/freelance work.

Hi yuliya. You might enjoy checking out these topics started by TreeReaper and Willbury. They might give you some ideas. http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=43661 http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=41365

I like it Stewart. Can't wait to see the New Year one too.

There is also a wholesale place in Florida: http://www.atlanticcoralenterprise.com/productcart/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=437 They sell reindeer hides on ebay, and they usually have several as "Buy it now" rather than just auctions. I've purchased a few things from them via ebay, and have never had an issue and have been favorably impressed by what I've gotten.