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Thanks for the tip

I am stupid about airborne hazzards as well I just finished spraying in the shop with an unventilated make shift spray booth of cardboard and no 3M mask or canister respirator. I did put the air filter machine on and ran it for an hour after I would be done. Hey, it will just be a quick spray, I will be ok. I do the same stupidity woodworking. Things that don't kill us immediately are deemed ok...smoking, excessive drinking, drugs, fumes, sunburns. Cancer is a slow growing process often caused by repetitive irritations/ exposures that force changes to skin cells. If it developed on the first exposure to something we would freak out and avoid the activity and ban it all together. Thanks for the reminder, will try to be more careful, especially when my kids around

Cool!

Good to see members helping out, giving suggestions and even offering materials. Way to go folks! That is what a good website with a strong community is all about. Just took a question and some photos.

I will pile on here and say get a veg tanned hide as well. In those first three pics that chrome tanned goat is the problem, as you get to the last wallet, things improve dramatically! So a better material, some edge refinement and hand stitching and you are there. Don't give up you are very close. I second the Nigel videos. Go on You Tube and watch all of his project videos. You will pick up a ton of tips and can converse with him as well Good luck man

GO get some sleep, take some pics in the morning and let's go from there. You are a good guy, I have enjoyed our interactions on different threads. You are just young and of that immediate generation us old farts pick on. There are so many people with different knowledge, skills and styles willing to help, so don't sweat it. Scott

THAT is great post Camano Ridge Well put

On a more constructive note: Post some pics of your work, get some feedback and let's see if we can get you some help and or inspiration to move in a better direction. You may just be stuck in a rut, focusing on the wrong thing and making the same error. Don't get too frustrated, try to learn from what others can see that you may not.

You gotta walk before you run Takes some time , effort and failures to get better.....at anything

How cool is that! You did a great job

Nice work for sure My pants would be scared if I carried that in my pocket

That would be a cool project Sorry I have nothing intelligent to add to help, but I would love to see you post the project as it moves along!

That is super cool Thanks for posting the video I heard you say"from a tannery in US that still does oak tanning" Would that be a W&C hide???

Hello, I am in Burnaby BC

And a guitar and a banjo and a chello.... You may have really hit on something

I am Scott and I sneak tools , leather and equipment into my garage at every opportunity I can.

Really nice all around It looks very good with a rustic edge like that, suits that leather combo IMHO

This is one of my favourite threads Great tips everyone!!

This is cool and different Good for you and well executed

Thanks for showing this. Like to see some of your process if possible. I have a micro-etcher that is a small dental air abrasion unit been thinking of using for abrasion and cleaning old rusty tools during refurbishing them. Just don't have compressed air in my garage, yet, to get it going.

Good points here for sure. We all had to start somewhere.

They use a Morse taper and then mechanically secured with a peened post. Has to be cut off or out of the leather to be removed

Good looking wallet I like the internal pocket design

Very cool! Really like your crisp, clean skull details