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Hello NicoleAlaine, Dug out an eBay item number for you to look at. These are the bottles I use and shape of Fiebings 4 oz. bottles. 100 lot for 19.99 and with shipping, comes to @ .32 per bottle. Item number: 310724181320 Scre on caps and don't break if dropped. That is why I chose plastic. Plenty of others if you search for plastic bottles on eBay. Hope this is of value. God Bless. Ray

Found a supplier on eBay that sells 4oz. bottles, identical in size and shape as the Fiebings bottles. Thay are not clear but white surface is very easy to write on with marker. Very inexpensive and have a brush in cap, which I always remove. God Bless. Ray 2nd attempt to get posted.

Try Ohio Travel Bag for hardware. User on this site, itch, has a new hand operated machine for punching all the holes at one time, as weel as the end, I believe. Sure he can help. For templates, check with Black River Laser and they can make you just about any pattern/guide you need at a very reasonable price. They also have some ready made templates with various hole spacings for many different projects. Check their site and see all the goodies. Osborne Tools are very good and if you shop around the net, you will probably find some attractive pricing as well. Hope this helps. God Bless. Ray

I believe that if you were to go to the topic below this one, Tools of a Swiss Sattler, and asked Walter or Tor for information, you would receive an answer. They know the tools. God Bless. Ray

Ds, Try Ohio Travel Bag. Their catalog is quite large but they have a great search feature now. I have several varieties from them and happy with them all. God Bless. Ray

Mornin Joe. Happy to hear that all went well with the surgery. I'm told that the process is much easier today than a few years ago. Hope so. Take care and you will soon be at 100%. God Bless. Ray

Hello Keith. Check the C.S. OSBORNE website. They produce a nice set of small punches. You can purchase a specific size or a set. The punches that fit the handle from Tandy, Springfield, and others, will work but they are not extremely durable. The nice thing about them is that you can buy replacement tubes as needed. Hope this helps. God Bless. Ray

Hello Biker, Use the same method of applying a blocking agent where you do not want the black to go and then applying the black as needed. I do the multicolor thing quite often and my methods are probably not the norm but work for me. If you have the chance, grab some scraps and practice a bit of what is called "dry brushing". Dip you artist brush into the dye, touch a paper towel or rag, to remove most of the dye and then apply the black with a very light touch, moving lightly over the area you wish to enhance. Hope that is not to confusing. God Bless. Ray

Hello Feraud. Angelus makes a dye called Army Tan but it also has a reddish hue. Fiebings does make a beige, if you can find it. Color charts seem to be a bit different than the actual color you will achieve and type leather also plays a big part in the appearance or end result. Really hard to say what to use. Fiebings beige has produced a tan like color, most of the time, when I used it. There was a buckskin dye some years ago but been gone for quite awhile, I believe. I often use Fiebing light tan. Really trial and error but perhaps someone more experienced with dyes can set you off in the right direction. God Bless. Ray

Hello Keith. Both Sprinfield Leather and Tandy have a rotary punch that seems to do a good job. If you don't find one there, perhaps some of the other members have ideas or take a look at those on eBay. The lightweight cheapies don't seem to hold up very well. Good Luck. God Bless. Ray

Welcome Chris. You can never have too many hobbies, lol.-------Perhaps not enough--------- Nice projects and sure you enjoyed making them. God Bless. Ray THIS IS MY THIRD ATTEMPT AT GETTING THIS TO POST.

Welcome aboard and nice work. Be sure to show other items as you make them. Plenty of good information to help you on the site. God Bless. Ray 3rd attempt to post!

The only advantage for me is that some of the cleanup is easier. Suppose it depends on whose product is being used. God Bless. Ray

Great project and great response. Couldn't ask for anything better than that. God Bless. Ray

Hello Joe, Your comment about picking up the wrong letter brought a chuckle this morning. I recently was involved in a project that required some heavy stamping and I was positive I would make no mistakes as I was being very alert and paying attention to what I was doing. You guessed it---- screwed it up and just sat and &^%54#9)8&6!@ for a few minutes, cried a bit, and then uncontrolled laughter. We all do it and at least I will get the chance to remake the item. lol. Take care. God Bless. Ray

Great book and considered by many to be a treasure. To a collector of leathercraft books, this is like finding gold but to someone not into that particular area of collecting it would not have the value most place on the book. I have seen a number of copies on different sites and the prices asked, and in some cases paid, began in the $100.00 area and went through the roof in some cases. I suppose it's value is what the collector is willing to pay. Tandy's launch of the new combined reproduction issue is, in my opinion, vastly overpriced. In a nutshell, you have found a great book by a great leathercrafter and feel that you will enjoy having it around. Great material for the leather person to enjoy. God Bless. Ray

Hello Cookiemonster, You are off to a good start. We all have to begin somewhere and having the desire is paramount. Practice, practice, practice, will get you where you are going. Tools?? Zillion opinions here, but go slow, read the various topics, decide what you would like to make and then obtain what you need to get there. Begin with smaller items and while completing them you will probably envision something "neat" to make and can then find information on this site from members more than willing to lend a hand. It is an addictive craft, as you will learn, but a most pleasant way to spend some time, creating something great. Look around for scraps to practice with, rather than investing many bucks in leather to begin. Many of us become enamored with all of the goodies available to the craft and just go bonkers and have to have it all. Not really the way to go in the beginning as it can become a bit expensive. When using your kit items and find that you enjoy tooling the leather, there are plenty of inexpensive tools around, both from members here or eBay and others. I suggest doing a bit of research for these tools and then asking questions. You may find that collecting the hand tools is a fun experience in itself. Patterns are available, free, on site and by doing search pertaining to patterns you desire. If you like to do dragons, for example, go to your home page and type in dragon patterns and you will find more than you need and will give you some ideas. Many other folks on this site are much better qualified to answer your question but thought I would add my two cents. Welcome to the craft, the site, and God Bless. Ray

Hello Trebecca, Beautiful dragon. I enjoy doing dragons, for some unknown reason. Have always fascinated me. I have a few patterns from Lora Irish collection and have done most of them with pyrography on wood and leather. Great fun. Always looking for new dragons and find a pattern now and then. God Bless. Ray

Thanks Robert, Always used point and shoot cameras and the canons I have now are more sophisticated than I will ever comprehend. I'm vintage, like the old box cameras with the slide in plate, lol. I will just place the cars on a shelf and there they will end up resting until my estate is emptied, I suppose. Just enjoy the task of trying new products and sharing what I can. Hope somone gets a bit out of it. God Bless. Ray

Try www.supermagnetman.com and search the site for many unusual and great magnets. I have purchased from them and another magnet supplier whose name has slipped away, at the moment. Will send later. God Bless. Ray

Hello A and T, Place this info in the conversation section to let everyone know. Great offer for those making dress buckles and other miscellaneous related items. God Bless. Ray

Another typo----try kneading instead of "needing". Slow today. lol. Ray

Outstanding and happy to have found the tutorial. God Bless. Ray

Here are the pics of the sample cards butnot being a photographer, I doubt if they will be of much value.

It is a very versatile product by JB Weld that I have used for many different applications. Formed sections of missing panel that required threaded openings. Allowed it to set and then drilled and tapped as needed. Used with wood and metal combinations and can be filed, sanded as needed. Great stuff! I did learn by using, that if it begins to heat up when needing, it is getting ready to harden. To retard the time to hardening, I would form my basic shape under cold water, and then dip in cold water when applying, until I could obtain the shape I needed. Retarded the hardening time and never prevented the product from hardening when I completed the placement. Has a ton of uses. God Bless. Ray