Cyberthrasher

Nice man!! For reference, i use Microsoft Office Picture Manager. I'm pretty sure it comes with all versions of Office. Just click "edit picture" then on the right there's a "compress" option. I just choose the "Document" preset, which keeps the picture about the same physical size, but compresses the file size down to nothing.

how many coats of Resolene did you use? Just want to get that out of the way so you don't have troubles down the road Oh yeah, and you may have to let the dye sit for a bit before it soaks in since you put the Resolene on first. You might want to take care of that now before adding more finish then antiquing.

Nice!! That's one I've been wanting to throw on a seat here pretty soon

Depending on what kind of tooling you want to do, I would say a good start would be either smooth or checkered bevelers in the 00 and 1 sizes. 00 is really small and a GREAT asset for detailed tooling. The 1 is about the size of your craftool beveler. I also got the #2, which is a little bit bigger than the 1. Barry's tools are designed for Sheridan work which requires a lot of really close lines and tight spaces. I haven't tried any of this other styles of tools, but I plan on grabbing a few of the other varieties as I need them. I should add that ALL of my preferred bevelers are smooth, but that's just my preference. I'm actually trying to break out of that, but for the most part smooth beveling is what I'm after. It's really your preference though. Oh yeah, I also have one of his swivel knives, and I bought an additional angled blade to fit one of my tandy swivel barrels. I use the 3/8" blades with a 1/2" barrel, which is "close" to the tandy sizes. They seem to fit me quite well and I don't experience any discomfort.

Yeah, I held off for far too long "getting by". Now I can do so much more detail in less time. It's amazing what they'll do. Granted, I do still pull out some of the other tools here and there as needed, but the old bevelers that match my BK sizes are mostly just smooth matters now. Actually, I need to round out my beveling set before I use up the rest of my tax refunds.

If I remember right, the owner of that site is actually a member here. When he first started it up he posted a link here to let us know. I forgot all about it though.

Hmmmmmm, I didn't have that problem at all. I used it over Fiebing's regular spirit and Pro Oil. Was it the same brand?

4 - 6 hours to lace it up couple hours to dye at least (depending on how much color) the rest is tooling and assembly time. If you're looking for pricing, I wouldn't let it out the door for less than about $300 for a plain dyed seat with a blended fade. One color plain, maybe $275. Outside of ebay, the market is pretty standard here for custom seats. Unfortunately there are a lot of other people out there on ebay and etsy selling down for really cheap and destroying the market. Luckily there are still a lot of smart guys out there building bikes who know that cheap only hurts down the road.

woodland scenics latex rubber - don't search for just liquid latex - you won't like the results http://woodlandscenics.woodlandscenics.com/show/item/c1204/page/1

I've never tried USMC for that reason.

Well, just get what you can as you need it. I think Tandy sells a similar set, not sure about your local stores though. I'm pretty sure Springfield will ship to Spain, but the charges may be prohibitive to you. Just did some research. There is Tandy in Spain. Here's their local page for the various setters they carry. http://www.tandyleather.eu/en-eur/home/department/tools/setters-anvils/setters-anvils.aspx I'm pretty sure this is the same as the one I posted from Springfield. http://www.tandyleather.eu/en-eur/home/department/tools/setters-anvils/8105-00.aspx

As stated - it's not really "set all", but it will get you started. Most of the snaps I use are the "line" type (line 20, line 24). I've actually found that, when using the included anvil, I end up with a little round spot that sticks out of my snap cap. So, now I either use the flat side of the anvil or just hammer it directly on my granite. Basically, the dished out portions of the anvil are too deep and the let the head distort. I thought it was my snaps at first, then I realized I just needed a flatter surface to stop them from disfiguring.

This one has served me well. There are a couple things you can't do with it. I ended up heading to my local fabric store when I needed to set a grommet and got a kit that came with some grommets and a setter. Same thing with some glove snaps. I use this for all my other snaps and jiffy rivets. http://springfieldleather.com/29077/Setter%2CSnap-All-RivetDlxKit6Pc/

I've never seen it curl up in the center like that, but the edge is normal as it's drying out. If you can get it to lay flat for a minute, just use some rubber cement on a piece of poster board or cereal box to hold it flat.

Yeah, that's definitely a fact on some of that stuff!! Sometimes I need more coffee, other times I need to calm down a little and just grab a beer to sip back on. There's even a lot of days where I say screw it and just lay down and take a nap - no sense in forcing it if things are just going to get messed up

Cool. I'll dig around and see if I can find them online, or even Home Depot.

I don't know what you're worried about. That looks GREAT from where I'm standing!!!

I definitely want #6, but I'll send you a PM once I have a chance to look through some of the others and see if they fit my needs as well. I'll probably get back to you either tonight or tomorrow.

Get a smaller box that holds a minimum of stuff that you can use to carry around and have what you need. If something is running low, refill it from the larger box. That way you're digging through so much stuff while you're working trying to find the right part.

Where did you get those racks for the 4oz bottles of dye??? That is EXACTLY what I need right now (as well as many other things).

yeah, that does look screen printed or something. But, depending on size, it could be done by hand. Well, regardless of size it could be done, but smaller is going to be a lot harder One option would be to have someone make a stamp for you if it is too small to tool by hand. EmbossingDyeCompany makes some inexpensive stamps that would be appropriate in cost for a project like this.

What's the width on that again, about 1 3/4" or so? Just trying to get a feel for how small some of that stuff is.

I have absolutely no idea about your issue, other than it's just old. But, I was recently looking around for someone else I saw that Tandy in the UK sells saddle-lac in the spray can. http://www.tandyleather.eu/en-gbp/home/department/leather-dye/leather-finish/2201-00.aspx

LOOK AT THAT DETAIL!!!