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Hello Tankerman, I would have to go with those that say it may create a problem. Many of todays electrical items, cd's, dvd's, phones and medical devices such as pacemakers, etc., can suffer some somewhat. Certain that there are more knowledgeable folks on the site and may be able to give better advice. I use Velcro when I feel that a problem would present itself. God Bless. Ray

Howdy All. I am currently seeking a good, but reasonably priced program that has a large selection of good clip art. I have Broderbund Printmaster 15 which is rather old now and would like to locate something better. Not interested in publishing aspect of a program, just good large clip art library. Would appreciate any assistance from someone with ideas as to what might be the best way to go. God Bless. Ray

Hoping someone on the site has experience with programs that offer large selection of good clip art. I have Broderbund Printmaster 15, which is a few years old and hoping I can find something a bit better that is not extremely expensive. Not interested in publishing aspect but wish to have an extensive clip art selection. I will also post similar request in computer/software section of the site. Thanks in advance. God Bless. Ray

Great work. Please show us more when you do them. God Bless. Ray

Nice job Wellington. Primitive is okay. I do it that way all the time. Fred and I must be kinfolk. lol. God Bless. Ray

Hello Ballovare, Both Ohio Travel Bag and Tandy have the large sam browne studs but you may have to locate the longer screws from specialty nut and bolt company. I would just do a search for specialty hardware and dig around a bit. Good luck and god Bless. Ray

Hello Kid77. I have done what you wish to do, with varying results. You can use a block out product to keep colors where you would like them or carve borders that prevent color bleed. I have applied directly and obtained the effect I was seeking, by allowing the colors to blend slightly. I have used pyrography to mark areas that I wished to separate and the effect there is about same as you would achieve by using swivel knife. Using a dye dampened cloth I have also achieved some very interesting combinations. Very easy to obtain a more natural blending of the colors and limited only by your imagination. Experiment with some scrap and you will find the method that you prefer. Others on the site have probably used other methods. Hope this was of use to you. God Bless. Ray

Hello Bylinesupplycompany, If you have the time, check out the different glue pots and what members say about them. The Teflon units seem to be a bummer. Check with www.campbell-randall.com and look at their LT-GLUEPOT-M, with brush. Holds 30 ounces and is a dream to use. They run, for this size, $19.95 and was $6.15 shipping to me in Alabama. This glue pot gave me an entirely different attitude about using adhesive. I use water based contact cement for most of my projects and cannot say enough good about this pot. Hope you find the one for you. Just wanted to add my 2 cents. God Bless. Ray

PATTERN PACKS HAVE BEEN SOLD. God Bless. Ray

PATTERN PACKS HAVE BEEN SOLD. Thank you for looking at my sale items. God Bless. Ray

Hello Stewart, They are good for something. They please you and provide comfort during the creative process. I say that makes them valuable items. Great projects, great fun and always nice to see. God Bless. Ray

Printers Blocks no longer available as for sale items. Thanks for looking. God Bless. Ray

All of the knives now withdrawn from the for sale section of the site. Now I can sit around and use them as patterns to make sheaths or? Thanks for looking. God Bless. Ray

Now withdrawn from for sale section and hanging on the wall of my shop. Just a bit unusual and someone will know more about it than I do. Good conversation piece. God Bless. Ray

A very special offer----- Dropping the price of the Master Carver set to $200.00 if purchased with the Flex-Cut Gouge set I have also reduced, to $75.00. So, now you will receive the Master Carver set, with the reciprocating handpiece and the Flex-Cut Gouge set as well, for only $275.00. Great buy for someone interested in carving. This machine will also do everything a Dremel will do, and much more. God Bless. Ray

Have decided to offer this set at $75.00 if purchased with the Master Carver set up I have offered. Great for someone doing a bit of carving along with their leatherwork. God Bless. Ray

Am pulling these from sale and will probably include with other items sold as listed. Will make a nice surprise/bonus item. God Bless. Ray

Making the package a bit more attractive by cutting the price to $100.00, plus shipping, for everything. A couple of bonus items will probably end up in box as well. God Bless. Ray

I should have added that I will attempt to combine shipping on purchases of more than one of the Ring's. God Bless. Ray

Only two of the kits left. The kits contain 2 basswood rounds with bark around edges, patterns to try and could be used for leather work as well. the burning tool and instructions. God Bless. Ray

You guys are a riot. Love it. Billybopp, I was affiliated with the funeral industry for some time and one day I was standing next to an embalmer and someone we knew asked him what happened to "joe", (just picked a name), and in his usual dry demeanor simply said, "he died". Talk about dry humor. Texasjack, you mean they aren't actually health food? Shucks------ God Bless. Ray

THANK YOU ONE AND ALL. I knew the answer was somewhere on this site. I agree with the statement, everything in moderation, for the most part. Have abused some things that would not be considered as moderation but no regrets to date. Tramps, I do worry about those on cel phones, texting while in motion. See a lot of it and at times has been a disaster for folks. Rawcustom, you did not offend and appreciate the comments you made. We have to keep a bit of good cheer in the air and enjoy what we have. Twin Oaks, what doesn't cause cancer these days? Might be easier to explain. I'll stay out of the dirt, regardless. If I got down and in it, I wouldn't be able to get up again. lol. TexasJack, I thank you and will do my best to stay away from the aspirin. Don't go well with my warfarin, another chemical composition I use daily. lol. Did use a bit of muriatic acid in days of yore. Could have saved a few bucks if I could get it out of my stomach. lol. Life is wonderful and so happy to know all of you and to be on this site. Thanks again and god Bless. Ray

I really have no comment about good or bad chemicals but do like to know what they are. Lemon Juice? Removing iron stains? Okay, but still no idea what it is. Silica dust is bad news, as well as most dust particles ingested in high concentrations. Even leather dust not good for the lungs. Coal dust not good and sure there are some miners that can verify that. Many exotic woods have dangerous dust when being cut or sanded. The list goes on and on and we just have to take our chances and make attempts to protect ourselves. Yes, I suppose that everyone has heard about the harmful effects of to much sun but I would rather see it shining than not. Not into tanning thing and not out in it as much as I would like to be. Playing with leather and pyrography, I try to keep myself "safe" and do like to know best ways to do that. Yes, I play with leather as I am not an artisan, as many folks are on the site. So many outstanding works of art here the site as a whole is better than a museum. Y'all be good and fill me in on what the stuff is, okay? God Bless. Ray

Try www.sxindustries.com or do a search here in the forums for spots and you will find them here. Formerly Timco, I believe. God bless. Ray

Read an article yesterday, about "tater tots", and learned a good bit, especially that I don't think I will eat them again. A combination of chemicals are used in the process but I have no idea what they might be. One of the compounds is used to remove hair from poultry and other carcasses after slaughter. I don't think I will need any hair removed from my internals any time soon, I hope. lol. The compound or substance is also used to remove stains from leather and wondering just what it might be. DISODIUM DIHYDROGEN PYROPHOSPHATE is the substance used. Portions of the words are familiar but as a whole I have zero knowledge. Anyone care to shed some light here? God Bless. Ray