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    I make leather dog collars and did a show probably 10 years ago.

    I made a bunch of collars for the show and had about 50 or so left over afterward.

    Now I have a friend who wants me to vend at an event he’s having, but normally I don’t carry inventory. Everything I make is custom made to order. So the only collars I have are the ones from 10 years ago in a tote on  a shelf. They’re all veg tanned, stained and mink oiled then put in the tote.

    The last thing I want to do is sell something that’s going to have issues, so I was figuring on just remaking a bunch of collars to sell and scrapping these old ones.

    Am I being over cautious? Should I sell the old collars or do you guys think they’ll crack or have any other issues? If there’s any chance they won’t be perfectly fine I won’t sell them. I also hate to throw them away. Maybe I should donate them to an animal shelter.

    Thoughts?

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     I see all your points. From their perspective they probably didn’t really know what to do. What I should have done is just use them when I got to them and emailed Tandy if there was a problem.

     In my defense I was so surprised when they arrived I was just kind of pissed at the way the whole thing went down.
     

     I probably jumped the gun on that. But she set the mood for the entire conversation when she denied that message was ever there and it snowballed form there.

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    I’m not sure why they keep emailing about this ticket.

    I feel like this same woman is screwing with me at this point.

    She tells me last week if I have a problem I can return them. I said ok. Then she emails me again today to tell me let her know within 10 days if I have a problem.

    I’m not going to test 16 bottles of stain in the next couple of days. Who has time for that?

    I had a bottle of stain a couple years ago I’d bought from SLC that had obviously frozen at some point. I emailed them and they sent me a replacement no questions asked.

    This woman is making such a huge deal about these stupid stains I’m almost sorry I even emailed them at this point.
     

    I completely forgot about this, why did she have to email me again just to piss me off. I seriously feel at this point she’s doing it on purpose.

     

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    15 hours ago, AzShooter said:

    I normally go to the local Tandy and have had excellent service.  I had to replace a chisel that bent and the manager did give me a little story on how she'd do it but don't tell anyone.  I know Tandy's return policy better than her after working for them for 10 years.  She finally just gave me the new chisel.  That's the only complaint I have had.

    When ordering on line I don't mind the $12.00 shipping fee if under $150.  Most of my orders are more than that and if need it fast I just go to the store.  

    I also like having a salesman around that can answer my questions when I get stumped.  Give Tandy a chance to make things right.  If the person you talked to doesn't help you may just want to ask for the District Manager's phone number.  It's amazing how well that works to get what you want.

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    Unfortunately there aren’t any Tandys close by.

    The person I was emailing with obviously wanted me to pay to return the stains sealed without making sure they were frozen so they could resell them.
    That’s just putting the problem on the next guy that buys them and that isn’t cool.

    I’ll just get rid of them if they’re no good but I won’t be buying from Tandy again. I have other vendors that I pay a little more but the service is so much better.

     

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    1 hour ago, Hardrada said:

    The viral thing seems to have bollixed them up completely. It's a crapshoot now.

    Expensive shipping and it can take up to 3 weeks for stuff that used to be delivered on the next day after purchase?? WTH

    I still buy from them, but only when I can't source stuff elsewhere.

    I’m pretty disappointed. But the small price savings and ability to order online without talking to anyone isn’t worth it. I should have just ordered from my normal vendors.

  9. Posted · Edited by Mike516 · Report reply

    Anyone know if Tandy was sold or something?

    I stopped ordering anything from them because they never got an order right and their leather was pretty crappy.

    Someone recently told me they were straightening up under new management so I figured I’d give them another shot..

    They also use a fulfillment center now? Didn’t they used to send stuff from the closest store that had what you needed?

    There’s still some stuff I could use from them like rivets and stain and things but if anything they seem even worse than before. One order was missing something and the other is a long story but they kind of aggravated me sending the stain during deep freezes when they weren’t supposed to then the woman is arguing with me about it. The website clearly said the fulfillment center was closed due to weather and they wouldn’t ship anything for 4-6 weeks. I was only going there to put the stuff in my cart fir later but when I saw it wouldn’t be shipped for at least 4 weeks I figured I’d just place to order and I wouldn’t have to think about it again. The woman I was emailing with didn’t get it.

    Anyway I was just wondering if there was any kind of change there.

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    11 hours ago, ScottWolf said:

    A member posted a video of the guy who makes these in another thread showing it easily cut the leather you want to trim down. I just came across a few of them here, at a decent price. If I can find the video of the guy who makes them I'll add it in later. Hope this helps you out.

     

    https://www.flatbillbaseball.com/product/leather-skiver/

     

    EDIT: here is the video

     

    That definitely is pretty cool. Also great for space management. Thank you! 

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    1 hour ago, Chris623 said:

    Hope you have good luck with it.  I'd sure like to have one, but as I mentioned here previously, I'll have to make a temporary one for the little work I expect to need it for.

    Thanks. I’m sure I’ll see a used one at a great price the day it arrives lol. Have a great weekend.

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    6 minutes ago, Chris623 said:

    Ha-ha, Mike, I thought I was going to save myself some problems with Tandy.  Called them this morning and asked if they had the two items I wanted and were they part of the Black Friday sale.  "Yes on both counts" was the response.  So I drove the half hour on the highway to the store.  But when I got there, neither of the two products were on sale.  Almost walked out.............but I'd already wasted time and fuel (both precious to me) and I just plopped the items on the counter and brought them home.  Typical Tandy.  Can't wait until I can get my knife and sheath making to a point I've some regular income so I can afford to buy on-line and not sweat the shipping charges.  (dang I hate being "po"!) :lol:

    I know exactly how you feel. For years I sweated shipping costs and price shopped. Tandy always disappoints me and I should have learned my lesson by now. All to save a couple hundred dollars but the splitter isn’t a necessity so I figured eh I’ll give it a shot.

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    Bruce, Thank you sir those look pretty cool, but I already ordered a cheap one on amazon for 170 bucks that actually looks very much like the one for sale on Tandy originally 400 bucks. We’ll see if it doesn’t work well, I’ll message you about the army surplus one you have for sale if it’s still there. I like old historical machines.

    As far as the Tandy sale it looks like all the sale machines are all sold out. I feel kind of lucky honestly because they always find a way to disappoint me. I have regular reliable suppliers but I dumped about a grand worth of stuff in the cart figuring kill a bunch of birds with free shipping. But I emptied the cart and I’m feeling pretty zen about it.
     

     

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    2 hours ago, garypl said:

    I have a Tandy splitter and it works well for leather up to @3” wide.  You have to keep the blade honed.  If you are doing a lot of belt length straps you would be better off with a motorized splitter, but for short runs I am very happy with mine.  Bought it at half price around Black Friday sale a couple of years ago.  I just received a Tandy flyer and it goes on sale again Nov 20 for half price.

     

    Thank you. Is it the TandyPro® Deluxe Leather Splitter for $339.99? 
     I think I deleted the flyer I just got and now I can’t find it. But I’ll set an alarm on my phone and check back on their website on the 20th thank you.

    170 sounds pretty good if it works as well as you say. Much appreciated.

    2 hours ago, Hildebrand said:

    I bought an identical one to the Tandy Pro one on Amazon a couple months ago.  I only paid $170 so I was a little skeptical but once I got it I looked at the videos using the various splitters and it is the same.  It came razor sharp and does a great job on what I have tried in it( 1 and 1  1/2" belt leather to thin it).  You have to mount it solid but otherwise it is great.  Might be worth a look.

    Todd

    I see it, thank you. I’d the Tandy one doesn’t work out I’ll defiantly look into that one.

    Thans again.

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    I need a splitter to split a bunch of 10/11 ounce strap scraps mostly between 1.5 inches wide to 3/4 inches wide and I want to get it down to between 3/4 and 7/8 ounces to find the best thickness in that range.

    Are the cheap splitters ok for this or am I going to be wasting my money?

    I found some projects for the scrap which I have a ton of but I need to split it to make it suitable for what I want to do with it.

    ive never used a splitter before so some help would really be appreciated.

    I've considered getting an older one on CL but these things seem to be demanding big money.

    Anyway, thanks for any advice.

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