Doc Reaper

Well most of us are ok

Use the wood stain, great choice of colors

Thanks TomE, the Leather Machine Co. will be my 2nd option (FJB) if I feel hand sharpening isn't enough )FJB( to deal with the Knick, I might even make a video of the process.

I saw this and others on utube, but my concern (FJB) was with a Knick on the blade (FJB) that will require lots of effort (FJB) on my part, and I'm lazy in my old age! But there are many videos that tackle (FJB) the task at hand. I'm going to use the wet/dry method, it will remove more than a small stone will

Chuck123, (FJB) I'm thankful for your efforts, looks like I'll be standing (FJB) here (with wet/dry sandpaper) sharpening these blades by hand. It's gonna take a bit to remove this Knick that's about 174th of an inch or the thickness of a sheet of paper. It's small but requires a lot of rubbing to make it go away.

Guys, actually anyone on the east coast, where can I get my splitter blades sharpened??? I have one with a slight Knick in the cutting edge and two that are dull. There is a curve behind the cutting edge (aka hollow ground) and I don't have a clue where to sharpen them. Any input would be appreciated

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Wow, nice effin job

Hiwdy

Sheep is too soft, use moo skin

I split off the fuzzy with a splitter, then use gum trag, or just let it be

Another thing to consider is length of use, I was also shredding thread and increased the size from 22 to 23, it cleared up as soon as I replaced the 22 with a 23. Also rethread the machine or compare it to one on utube, small mistakes might be found that you didn't notice before

Hobbyists my sweet patootie! You by a tool here, you buy a tool there. Then you're buying tools to improve the tools ya already have. Next you're tooling tools to make your tools better tools. You are hooked but you haven't admitted it.

Ffffffffffffffaaaaaaaaaaakkkkkkkkkkk! First off, glove snaps suck! They have a limited life span and they are made differently today than when they were 25 to 30 years ago. I use line 20/24 snaps because they are better on wear and tear and easier to work with. If the post is too long it will bend or crack because the metal has a limited stretch capability. The post should NOT stick above its mated part or it will bend or split. The post should be slightly lower which limits the amount of metal that needs to be rolled over, limiting bending or splitting. If you needing to make them shorter use a grinder or a belt sander to get your desired length. I made a jig to hold like 15 to 20 snap post. Go to your home improvement store and purchase about 6 or 7 nailers (found with the hurricane straps) the holes found in these will allow a line 20 to fit loosely in the hole. Line 24 will require that those be made a bit larger than the hole already is, after the holes a made wider clean off the metal wire left by the drill that made the hole bigger. You can then stack the nailing plates (making sure the holes line up) and either tape the edges with good strong duct tape or use a soldering iron and soldered the edges together so moving is limited. I started out with 3 hurricane straps cut with a hacksaw and improved the design as time went on. I have about 3 different jigs for each size of snap just to have em when I need em. Use a minimum of 3 plates and have jigs with either 4 or 5 plates, maybe even 6 or.7 plates as needed, play around with different thicknesses of leather and you will find that "sweet spot" and making a large number of snaps is easy. Use another plate or wood piece to sandwich in the post so the don't fall out when grinding or sanding. I just might make a video but it is mind numbingly easy to do - unless you're Biden. If you have. Questions I'll be here.

Thanks, I'm thinking of longer lengths of piping, I got ripped of by a posting on FB, but now I poke the grass to look for snakes

I have been wanting to do piping, but I don't know where to find affordable setups for a cowboy 4500, I'm open for suggestions

I'm guessing you have a window fan to help air circulation, and keep you cool, also something to heat with (infrared heater to a wood stove) I'm working out of a 16x20 foot shed (4.88x6.1 meters) I'm located in North Carolina and the temperatures range from freezing cold to holy crap hot. A woodstove and an air conditioner are required, plus a fan to move the air around helps keep comfortable.

I rightfully enjoyed the movie myself, much like I appreciate the product that you set out to complete.

Let sleeping dogs lie

That's good work, what did you use around the eagle

I was looking for leather that was closer to home than Tandy Leather, I found an ad on Craig's List that stated they had 3 or 4 full hides that were very soft and were being sold for $60 each full hide. I had to go look! The woman selling them was about 5'5 (65 inches tall) but she also measured that laying down. She was moving into an assisted living facility and had to sell everything in her rat and roach infested house. The woman could walk and get around she was just lazy. When she showed me what leather she had the first thing I noticed was the smell! These hides were being used as bed spreads or throws for a number of decades. I told her the smell was pretty bad and that I didn't know how to wash the hides to remove that odor (it was the smell of a human that never bathed). Come to think of it, if she used em as bed spreads they wouldn't have smelled that bad, so she was possibly using them as sheets, eeewwww!!! I had to leave the house before I lost my lunch. I never knew if she found a buyer, but I'll bet they had a bad cold! How would someone wash a 54 square foot 3/4 ounce cow hide???

I like the work, scared of all that blade

It's mostly ok for us cool folk, but the rest of ya gotta post more pics

I had 3 of the quart size bottles, it was Fiebings Dark brown pro dye, I called on the phone and gave em the numbers off the bottle. Apparently there was a bad batch of some mixture that makes these colors

Nice job, now ya done went and did my list of things to do so much longer