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    For reference, Montana Pitch Blend's Leather Dressing is a mixture of Mink Oil, Beeswax, and Pine Pitch. So you could experiment with the ratios there and see if you can come up with something. If you're worried about cost of the pre-made samples, remember your time in creating the mixture then filling and labeling all those little sample jars as well. I don't have a price yet on the case of samples for MPB, but a 4 oz jar is about $11 - so $2.75 an ounce without the jar.
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    Looks beautiful Bro!!! Isn't it fun putting the knife down and just doing some awesome work with the assortment of beautiful hides out there?!!
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    That's great!!! Are you set on having a homemade conditioner?? Montana Pitch Blend is GREAT stuff!! They offer cases of sample size jars like you're mentioning - perfect for sending out with your items.
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    Also, be sure to slick the back of your belt. I slick it by lightly dampening with a sponge and then running my bone folder over it briskly in one direction - a glass slicker would probably work better but I don't have one. Once it's slickened though, it won't suck in the dye as much. Some projects look fine with a natural back, but other times it just looks off. Then there are the times where I accidentally get a little bit of my dye on the back, or a bit of antique - forcing me to dye the back anyway. Once dyed, I use a the 50/50 resolene after buffing. At this point, it's never going to bleed off onto clothes.
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    leather compass archery arm guard
    The rivets suit it well
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    WillieG Skull Belt 06

    From the album: Cyberthrasher

    Harley Davidson inspired belt with 5 "Willie G" skulls and customer supplied buckle. Total usable length is 57". Each skull is individually hand carved - not stamps .

    © Hellhound Kustoms

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    Cyberthrasher

    Images added to a gallery album owned by Cyberthrasher in Our Leatherwork Galleries

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    WillieG Skull Belt 05

    From the album: Cyberthrasher

    Harley Davidson inspired belt with 5 "Willie G" skulls and customer supplied buckle. Total usable length is 57". Each skull is individually hand carved - not stamps .

    © Hellhound Kustoms

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    WillieG Skull Belt 04

    From the album: Cyberthrasher

    Harley Davidson inspired belt with 5 "Willie G" skulls and customer supplied buckle. Total usable length is 57". Each skull is individually hand carved - not stamps .

    © Hellhound Kustoms

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    WillieG Skull Belt 01

    From the album: Cyberthrasher

    Harley Davidson inspired belt with 5 "Willie G" skulls and customer supplied buckle. Total usable length is 57". Each skull is individually hand carved - not stamps .

    © Hellhound Kustoms

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    Yeah, I got one of those sitting there at your recommendation!! Hey, you didn't know they changed them though. On a similar note, I finally have some files and stuff on the way, so I'll be modifying my tools to fit my needs pretty soon.
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    Be honest with your work. Stare at it and see what needs to be practiced. If it's not perfect, figure out what went wrong and work on it. I see a lot of the "it's handmade, it should be flawed" out of people, so really watch out for that. We're craftsman who should strive to be the best we can be and handmade or not should have no bearing on that. Basically, good enough is never good enough
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    can I give you another "I TOLD YOU SO!!!"
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    Texas Willie vintage worn strap
    Thanks!! This has definitely become one of my most popular color schemes
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    I just cut a 65" belt blank!! Not sure what I would have done if he needed an extra inch. That was the entire length of my belt weight side!!

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    2. Dwight

      Dwight

      Oh, and those were all double layer belts....

    3. Cyberthrasher

      Cyberthrasher

      Sounds like most of my guitar strap orders. I'm a big guy, so I laugh and look in shock with most of them when I cut out a 42" or 46" strap all the time. All I can think is "This has to be too small, maybe I should ask them to verify the measurement again"

      My comfortable guitar strap is about 56" as a point of reference :)

    4. ReneeCanady

      ReneeCanady

      I know that feeling lol. A couple of weeks ago I made a really simple plain belt for a girl the stip was 47 1/2". The next day a guy asked for a plain belt. When I asked for his measurment and told him how to do it, he responded with 30". Needless to say when the two belts were drying next to each other his made hers look HUGE. I swore he had to be wrong about his size lol.

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    DSC 0002 01
    Ooh. I like what you came up with for the fastening loop. Is that just stitched in, or is it secured in some other way on the bottom?
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    I have the Harbor Freight dual action/internal mix (badger anthem knock-off) and I run Resolene through it all the time. I just have to make sure I run actual airbrush cleaner through it when I'm done - and be sure to back-blow occasionally in the process. But, since it's still a decent airbrush, some external mix cheapies like the one's you're talking about would be a good choice. Then I can have two good coloring airbrushes sitting there ready to go.
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    Yeah, it's hard to get used to people looking to me for advice. I know I know stuff that's valuable and has helped people, but it seems like just yesterday I was sitting here trying to figure out how to case a piece of leather and walk a beveler!!
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    I use flat-rate for all my shipping. It's a little more expensive, but it's quicker and easier for me too. If I had to take a bunch of time to round up boxes, get the right shipping for the package and weight figured out, etc..., I'd have to charge a handling fee. Since the box is provided, I can just pack it up, print my label, and get on with it. But, I am a little weird with the fact that I don't charge my customers for the insurance on the package. I just charge them the actual shipping rate and I handle the insurance.
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    Of course you're approved :)

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    It is OUR JOB to change that!!! There's nothing wrong with using stamps, but the finished product needs to be a quality finished product that lives up to the craft. Like I said, you nailed it here!!
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    2 1/2 hours "Consulting" with my tattoo artist last night - this is going to be FUN!!!

    1. tkirwan

      tkirwan

      what cha getting, i am doing my skull cap with a raven this summer.

    2. Cyberthrasher

      Cyberthrasher

      Modified family crest, with scroll work, skulls, and some webs - housed in an Iron Cross instead of a shield. I'll have pictures up in the Adult Section's tattoo thread once it's done. The only bad thing is that we're both OCD about artwork and my wife won't be there to make any decisions for us when we can't decide what will look best.

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    Several months back I had a computer programmer living with me and we were working on doing this, mostly for an Android app. But, he got behind in school work and we dropped it. I had no idea this thread even existed at the time. Basically what we wanted to do was get some of the basic tool images to be able to design patterns on a phone or tablet. I had found the Tandy app mentioned (no idea if it's still available, but it was at the time), but nothing for Android - so I didn't want to be left out. Keep in mind, I AM NOT a programmer at all - really the only aspect of IT work that I don't do, my Achilles heal when I want to do stuff like this.
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    HEY!! No sad faces here!! Hope that wasn't based on our pricing talk. It's an awesome bag and she'll be proud to have it. Remember, she likes the lettering
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