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OUTSTANDING !!! I can imagine that you have a very proud customer. Beautiful workmanship. God Bless. Ray

The best I have seen and you are indeed, a superb craftsman. I am thrilled that I was able to view them. God Bless. Ray

Extremely nice!!!!!! You have some good sources for beautiful attachments as well. I know they will make many folks envious and will want to know where you purchased all of the decorative items. Thank you for sharing your work with us. God Bless. Ray

Very nice and sure the customer is happy with it. God Bless. Ray

Plenty of folks in the area enjoy this type artwork. My wife would probably make me leave it at home. lol. All in good fun. Great job. God Bless. Ray

You have the right idea about looking up and will add you to my prayer list. Your work is splendid and sure that everyone enjoys viewing the pictures. Hope this day finds you in good spirits, and have a wonderous future. God Bless. Ray

Looks great. Hope you make many more goodies. God Bless. Ray

Very nice and will make a nice display at the car show. God Bless. Ray

SUPERB. Happy that you shared. God Bless. Ray

Hello Samar. Very nice art and apparent that you have a wonderful talent. Happy that you shared these with us. God Bless. Ray

You name it and someone will do it in leather. lol. Very creative leatherwork. I have a lifesize anatomical skull should anyone need one to purchase one for their skull molding. Was used in anatomical medical school some years ago. God Bless. Ray

A loaded question----- I suppose that my pyrography tools, sharp knives, arbor press and dies, embosser, burnishing tools, followed by, edgers, groovers, finishing tools. Best for me to say that I enjoy them all, all of the time. lol. God Bless. Ray 3rd attempt to get this posted.

Hello Sergio, Give Ohio Travel Bag a shot. They have a large catalog and may have what you seek. God Bless. Ray

Howdy Amigo, The question you are asking here can open a can of worms. There are so many different types of stamping/riveting machines and most seem to be a bit on the expensive side when you add the cost of the dies. Tandy has a unit that will stamp belts and easy to use to set rivets as well. Take a look at Stecks Store and look at the one they sell @ 469.00, also listed on eBay. I purchased such a unit but never able to place it in use due to my physical limitations these days. Most you will find will do a decent job but do some real searching before you make a purchase as prices vary greatly. Good luck and ask anything that you need info about as folks here will lend a hand. God Bless. Ray

Hello UKRAY, I do not use a machine but have seen a nice unit on Weaver Leather site, some time ago.hey have a couple of machines for edging so might be something for you there. Good luck and God Bless. Ray (Alabama Ray)

Hello Jimestes, and welcome to the site. The tools are a very nice collection and one that many folks would enjoy. It was especially interesting for me as I noticed a couple of tools that seem to be very similar to a tools used by a Mexican Leatherworker that went bu the name "Flores". I have a piece of his work and have been digging around to find one of the tools he used. At least now, I know some of them are still around. Thanks for showing the tools and God Bless. Ray

Marble is a softer material than the granite most folks seem to use. As for thickness, it seems that a minimum of 1" to ??? Some use the cutouts from counter fabricators and have even heard of folks using cemetery headstone material. Hope this is of use. God Bless. Ray

Looks like you are headed in the right direction. Welcome to the site and enjoy the experience. God Bless. Ray 3rd attempt to get this posted.

Just fyi, I tried to link from your interview page and received security warning. Something to work on. I will try from MSN Homepage. God Bless and hope it works out. Ray

From my Microsoft home page, I searched for penguin and panda patterns and it brings up a topic of "picyures of-------", and tons of them there. Comical and authentic. Hope this helps. God Bless. Ray

Hello Walter, You are an amazing person. Your work is outstanding. It is apparent that you have wonderful talent with your craft. It is truly an honor, to be able to see such beautiful craftsmanship, and from someone so willing to share the remarkable pictures of his work and collection of tools. You are the Van Gogh of the leather world. God Bless. Ray

Hello Craftsman, You might take a look through Ohio Travel Bag site as I know they carry many different sizes. Catalog is large. God Bless. Ray

Hello Benjamin, You might try www.storesupplywarehouse.com They have many items and may have these boxes you need. God Bless. Ray

Hello Steve, Another way I have seen this done, is a very thin plastic binder is used as a base and then covered with leather of your choice. You can use nearly any thickness/weight leather you desire and tool or burn your designs as you wish them to appear, naturally done before adhering to the binder. The last binder I saw was very flexible, using this method with lightweight veg tan and was beautifully carved. Saves the problem of attachment for the binder ring strip and makes a nice binder cover as well. Hope this helps. God Bless. Ray

I have seen the tools priced beyond the stars but with a bit of digging, learned that just some folks look at them as being solid gold and others down to reasonable prices. Nick, I have never been fortunate enough to find any for a buck so you have done well. I also have more than I would ever need and have contemplated selling all of my hand stamping tools as pounding is becoming difficult for me. Many of mine were purchased at prices I should not have paid but when you want something and only find one, you go for it. I have always felt that the tools should, when being sold as used, be in the 5-10 range, a few less and a few even more. Just something between buyer and seller, I suppose. God Bless. Ray