Sylvia

LOL No.... you've been away from home too long. It's "A Round To It" as in "As soon as I get around to it." Now his friend will have one and won't have any excuses to get things done. LOL

Ok... I'm not feeling all that great today, migraine and nausea does not for a great leather worker, make. (and I'm talking bass-ackwards, too) So here it is.... used a swivel knife, swivel beveler (not to successfully) and a lined pear shader. I think I'll go nurse this headache now......

Practice on some dry 7oz... If I remember right,..when I did this to my husband's belt, it was stained and dry. It wrinkled right up.

That's pretty awesome. Wish I could work that fast. LOL

oh ho ho ho! OUCH! lol

Ok FINE... lol I'll just put celtic KNOTS on the next one.

Sure I want to make that many... but I really need to figure out a better "form" ... I can't just tie up my guitar picks and use them forever. lol

Do like my Dad did me. "Sylvie, if you don't be quiet and go to bed RIGHT NOW... Your bed time will be right after dinner for a month! Now get in there and get to sleep." I love a nice sharp knife... can't stand a dull one at all... drives me batty. Yes, I know the computer image and light box trick. I'll look around and see what I can find. I've got to get started on another guitar strap soon... this one with elk tracks.... And God knows how many wet formed pick pockets I'll have to make over the next few days. lol I kind of hope it's a lot.

LOL I have nightmares about Celtic Knots. I tried to draw one ... ugg. I think I had too many dots to start with and it looked like doo doo.

Awesome, I'm ok with that.

Did you get hit with that snow storm a couple days ago? I'm near Boise... we mostly got a cold biting wind and just a skiff a snow. (thank goodness)

I'm originally from Douglas County, Oregon. Are you a mossy sider or a dry sider? lol

I say we decide on our own. Twin appears to be busy. Suggestions: Tropical Beach Scene Sea Shells anything else you can think of? We can post a pole and vote on a topic if you want.

it really depends on if the brass is clear coated or not... but... it is likely that you have what you need right in your refrigerator. 1. Catsup/Ketchup. 2. Lemon and salt. 3. Vinegar and salt and flour 4 soak it in TEXAS PETE brand hot sauce all of these work nicely... but I think I would use caution with catsup or hot sauce when the brass is already on the leather. http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/heloise/best-way-to-polish-brass

LOL I gave up Whisky in my youth after a mishap. Somewhat like this song. It involved a hot spring, and a cliff. .... not a great situation. Thanks though!

Sometimes I feel like I need a speed square, the metal ruler, 5 bench clamps and a whole lot of praying to even get it close. I'm going to have to make something that works for me I guess. It's just too easy for me to get off center in both directions. I had one I tossed out of disgust that had the center line angled... only slightly... but enough that it was visually unappealing and I had a "template" for that one. LOL I need to find someone close to me that has the necessary tools and skills to do precision work that would be willing to make what I need for Beer and a Belt. lol Thanks everyone for trying, I'll take your suggestions and see if I can do better without a special tool for now.

This is one of the most recent "dang it, it's misaligned" ones. Notice how some holes line up along the straight edge but one is glaringly off center. ... then if you can see past the glare, notice that not of them are exactly centered on 1 inch intervals. So not only am I off center width wise... I am also not centering the punch on the "marks" This throws it all off. .... Understand that some of my pieces also are not dead straight.... they may taper from 3.5 inches to 1.5 inches... that is why the jigs offered thusfar are helpful... but won't always work. So I need something that has centering features that are not relying on Pythagorean theory , like the belt jig and the dowel hole jig. Also if I can get something made with the rack and pinion sets and make the throw wide enough I could center punch any thing my heart desires up to the maximum width of the tool No hassle, no aggrivation. Just place, zip the rack and pinion set to hold and center and have at it with the punch.

Not belts guitar straps well, belts too actually. And Yeah It's kind of something that folks would balk at if they see it. Especially when I make them pay a premium for these straps. I timed myself with this last one, taking my time measuring... hoping for the best.... over a half an hour and it still is off by a hair on two holes and two more was 1 1/16" apart instead of 1 inch" (grumble grumble) Redid that strap and the next one was about the same only different. :D I do like this tool though... it's on a list.

oooo a book so old it has esses (S) that look like effs. (F) LOL thanks for the link Jack

Thanks Dwight, I really appreciate your taking time to look that up for me.... but I just don't have .05 cents let alone $35. Just spent my last $25 on LAST month's car payment. It came due again on the 1st and all but 2 of my bills are past due. Yay... economy! To top it all off I have misplaced my wallet IN MY HOUSE.... can't find it anywhere. <faints> I will keep this in mind though... it's very much like what TT and Blues were talking about.... That is an option too... but. I need to be able to adjust beyond the standard widths. The one you so graciously shared doesn't look like it would do a 3-4 inches wide either.

That's the truth!! LOL Something just seems off it the curve isn't "continued as Paul Burnett said. Now we know why. I've still not experimented with the Curve posted above. one thing I notice is that you can use just the curve closest to the center of the spiral and it's the same shape as the entire thing. That means that the curve could be sized up and down without having to do a lot of editing in a program. maybe I'll start with slug cats. :D

0 Seems like I have sparked the interest of a couple engineers. GOOD!! Now here is what I was talking about. This is the input tray form my fax machine. I'm thinking two of these rack and pinion sets on a piece of acrylic then put it on top of the leather that needs holes, slide the rack and pinion mechanism to center..... then have drill guides like the dowel jig... down the center line. It would/could handle strap sizes up to 8 inches wide.... that would help me a lot.

I send folks to pawn shops all the time. You can find some pretty cool gems if you look often enough. You can also get taken if you aren't careful. I have a friend who has been trying to sell his Synyster on Ebay... he had it at $800 shipped, now it's down to $700 with $30 shipping. He's done a bunch of upgrading to it too.... but how many people want to buy a guitar with skulls with batwings on the neck? Wait... you might... lol http://www.ebay.com/itm/Schecter-Synster-Custom-Red-with-black-stripes-Floyd-Rose-modded?item=290679572470&cmd=ViewItem&_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D2%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D6820864415186275047