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This wild Ray says that your wild Ray will appreciate that piece of work. God Bless. Ray

Very nice work. Hope to see more of your work. God Bless. Ray

God Bless and be safe. Ray

Which is best? I use both Fiebings and Angelus and gradually switching to Angelus as my primary dye. Both are good products but I seem to enjoy working with the Angelus products as they have a great selection of items I have found to work well for me. Between the two, I would say that it is a personal preference thing. God Bless. Ray

I have no idea what mask should be used to obtain best filtration but I use pyrography on leather and have developed a method that may be of use. I place a small clip on fan, slightly to one side of my work area and use it to pull any fumes away from me and circulate elsewhere. It has worked very well. Also placed a larger fan behind me, placed in such a way that the fumes were carried away from me while working on leather other than veg tan. Placement is something you must determine as you don't want the fumes and you don't want the fans to cool the pyrography tool, to a great extent. God Bless. Ray

Take a look at www.standardrivet.com They have a decent selection of spots. God Bless. Ray

Hello phototraveler, Welcome to the site. Interesting picture you have posted. Doesn't appear that you have tonsolitis or bad teeth. lol. Hope you enjoy everything you find here and learn much from the folks with all the knowledge. God Bless. Ray

Welcom Igor and hope to see much of your work as you get into the craft. You have found the greatest leathercrafting site and folks here all willing to help you get started and share their experiences with you. Learn much and enjoy your time here. God Bless. Ray

Try E C Leather. No idea if they now have website. They, in the past had some great buys on closeouts. God Bless. Ray

SUPERB !!!!!! Never read a better description. God Bless. Ray

How reasonable are their prices? They seem to have a good selection of items but was not able to find a price list. Hope all is well around your place. God Bless. Ray

Hello Dwight, Have you tried the Weldwood non-flammable contact adhesive, and if so, are you pleased with the results? God Bless. Ray 2nd attempt to get this posted.

Hello Jeff, I have recently tried Weldwoods non-flammable contact cement and so far it seems to be okay. Will subject it to stress in next few days. No fumes is something that is great for me, working in an enclosed small area of my shop. Hope you find something that works for you. I enjoy trying many different products so will also be working with more as time goes on. Godd luck and God Bless. Ray 2nd attempt to get this to post.

Hey Chris, Like Scott, I have no idea but you have stumbled upon some very interesting tools. I hope someone on the site can fill you in on their use. God Bless. Ray 2nd attempt to get this to post.

I suppose I am terribly slow but all of these items are long gone. Thank you if you are one of those having expressed an interest.God Bless. Ray

WOW !!! The topic of Tandy booting out the guilds, non kit displays, and no longer permitting non-kit items to be made in their stores, seems to be happening throughout the country. Just called the B'ham store in Alabama and nothing seems to have changed there and guild still meeting last saturday of the month. May catch up to them soon, if this is indeed the direction that Tandy is heading. I am not in an area that is close enough to a Tandy store so not able to participate in the guild activities. I do not think that guilds having to meet elsewhere will have much bearing on Tandy business but not a friendly way to do business. The kit aspect is not something that I would expect to make the business grow. The advancement beyond the kit stage is something that they should consider as nearly everyone moves beyong the kit stage as they progress. My opinion. Classes going to be conducted and if so, pertaining to kits only? No more tips or advanced methods allowed? Not good, if that is their plan. Will these changes be good for the independent shops? No idea, but their should be some niche they could fill. I believe that shops such as Springfield leather could handle any changes Tandy may make. Time will tell. Hope this issue does not cause the craft to lose some future crafters. Just have to find them and direct them to this great site. Would be great to hear what other Tandy stores have on tap for moves such as we are reading about on the net. God Bless. Ray

Hello MJ, Visit www.turtlefeathers.com and look at the Angelus dyes and other related products. Excellent products, favorably priced at $11.00 pint or smaller 4 oz. bottles available if that is best way to go for you. I use all of the Angelus products and purchase nearly all of them from David at Turtlefeathers. Good folks. I do purchase some of the finishing products from other sources. Hope you find what you seek. God Bless. Ray

I have used E6000 but never thought of using on leather. My tube may be out of date by now but will give it a shot today when I go to the shop. I know it is a good product as have used it for other applications. Thanks for making me aware of the leather use. God Bless. Ray

Difficult to critique perfection. Superb piece and happy that you made it available for all to see. God Bless. Ray THIS IS MY THIRD ATTEMPT TO GET THIS POSTED.

Just came upon 2 additional copies of his works on www.abebooks.com . Thought I would pass it along. God Bless. Ray

You are destined to be GREAT !!! Nice work. God Bless. Ray

As with you previous projects, this is SUPERB !!!! I wish I had some of you great talent. God Bless. Ray

You are doing great. Pictures are a bit fuzzy but good enough to see that you are off to a great start. God Bless. Ray

Hello Ralph, I have ordered and purchased many things from them and they will come through. Give them a call and they can fill you in on status of your order. Good Folks there. God Bless. Ray

Great job Stewart. First one since eye surgery? I can imagine that it is a good feeling to be able to get a better view of what we do. Never tried to make a baseball. Has to be a great challenge first time out. Keep at it and make many more. God Bless. Ray