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    I recently made some credit card holders. And they weren't perfect by any means but I used the same oz leather and was able to burnish them. I bought some quik slik from Sheridan Outfitters (only place it is sold) and applied it with a q-tip and then used my electric wool burnisher on the edges. They weren't edged either. And although it's not all over, in some places they look like one piece of leather on the edges and are really slick. If you wanted to go farther you would dye after that, put a mix of paraffin and beeswax on the edges and use a wooden burnisher. Your edges don't look bad but I can see where they weren't burnished. Beautiful wallet though. Cheryl

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    Well I imagine that the employees of those companies get paid an average salary because they are big companies. I doubt any of them have any schooling, just trained on site for whatever job they are going to do.....sew, put in zippers, attach straps. I think it's like a factory and they work a regular 40 hour work week. I'm sorry I can't be more help, this is just what I think. I would visit some of their sites and look at the 'job opportunities' on the sites. Cheryl

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    It would be nice if they doubled their quality along with the price but they didn't. We don't have a Tandy here where I live so I've always ordered online. I get 99% of my stuff from SLC and 1% from eBay, Tandy, etc. I noticed on my last order that SLC shipping has gone up but I didn't have to wait like I'm hearing you folks did. I ordered online and it took 7 days to get it but only because of a weekend. I got it yesterday. I get a good discount from them and have usually bought my tandy through them because I still got my discount. I wasn't aware that this had changed. I just bought a new edger and checked both Tandy and SLC and saved 30% by getting it at SLC. At one time Tandy was having a .99 sale on Italian leather and a friend of mine went in and picked it out and the two pieces I got were beautiful. A friend of mine on here ordered a side of it and got red checked. Looked like a freaking tablecloth. They even put a note in it that he could send it back if he didn't like it. But the shipping both ways was higher than the piece of leather. I got in on their sale of calf leather lace at .99 and the first store that the order was shipped to said they didn't have any. I said, "send the order to another store.' DUH. And I got it but the shipping was $8.00 so what kind of deal was that really? Now they'd probably charge 15.00. I feel sorry for new people starting out that think Tandy is their only option.

    BTW I didn't knpow we were all 300-400 years old, LOL.

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    If I understand you want to wet form leather but not squares, etc? You can wet form around most of the stuff in your house, like a wooden box, or even a spoon. If you want to make something specific I suggest you make the mold out of wood. That is the best thing to form around. Or an actual item like a knife. Cheryl

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    LOL Jimbob, guess I'm not allowed. I have a cobra 4 and there is a learning curve and one of them is spi. I just did a CC holder and spi was way too long, set at where it came from the factory. So I shortened it. I think your stitching looks nice. Yes tensions, the bobbin screw, etc is hard at first. Like Jimbob I run some stitches first to make sure my machine is cranky, LOL. Good luck with your Cowboy. Cheryl

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    You can get a stitching pony from Tandy and other places that don't cost nearly that much. I got a HORSE on here for 75.00. Cheryl


    Here is the link to Tandy's. will check out SLC too for you http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/search/site-search-results.aspx?sectionpath=3&processor=content&p_keyword=stitching+pony

    Here's a pony from SLC. http://springfieldleather.com/29102/Lacing-Pony%2CStitching/

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    well if you will be dyeing the project then you do want veg tanned. Embossed is already dyed, I just thought you might like the look of some of it. I think people make knife sheaths out of 8-9 oz and an ipod cover or book cover I would use 5oz. because that's going to be doubled. And Springfield Leather Co. will cut the leather for you so you could get 4 sq. feet of 5oz for your first projects and 1 sq. foot of the 8-9 oz to practice a sheath on. or anyway you want to mix it up. Knife sheaths I think are usually molded around the knife then allowed to dry, and the weld and back sewn to the molded front. I haven't made one yet but have a man who wants one so that's how I was planning on doing it. And also asking on here first. For the small projects you could buy a belly at SLC. and for the practice sheaths also a heavier belly because it's not going to stretch since it will have a weld and back. That would give you lots of extra leather to play with. http://springfieldleather.com/25850/Belly%2CHermannOak%2C9-10oz%2CEach/ Cheryl

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    David you don't need to use tooling leather unless you're going to tool something on it. And then you need the basic 6 and a swivel knife. Until you see if you like it, for your ipod covers and such you can use their embossed leathers if you see some you like. But veg tanned will certainly work. You will need dyes or if you leave them natural a finish. I use resolene that's 50/50 with water. Always had good results with it. Also you can buy mop and glo and cut it 50/50 and get almost the same results. If you're going to use veg tanned leather you'll want to burnish the edges but for now that can be accomplished with water and canvas or denim. I use saddle soap and denim, it's the heat that makes the liquid slick the edges. If I think of anything else I'll repost. Good luck. Cheryl

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    My dream company would be where I could make what I wanted and sell it. I do a lot of custom work and they are usually one offs so I don't get to really settle into a comfort zone. I would price them fairly. For example I made some cross-body purses for the Farmer's market. I have them prices at 25.00 but they are easy to make. I make a lot of 10.00 bracelets for there. And have some priced at 18.00 that use more leather and time. I think I'd like to make more guitar straps, inlaid and overlay and sell them. They don't sell easy here at 75.00 although I'm not ashamed of the price. They are very good straps I think. I'd like to be local and make money at it, don't want to be global although I have an Etsy store. And FB page. But sell very little from there. I'm not sure I'd want anyone to work for me although there are some things I'd like to turn over to someone else. But I think I'd make a terrible boss because I would want people to care as much as I do. I'd like to be the 'Coach' of less expensive items. Where people would recognize my stuff when they saw it locally and make unique and beautiful items. If I had enough customers which I could in this dream shop I would like a storefront :) Cheryl

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    This is my first attempt at one of these so I know my sewing needs some help :) I need a smaller needle and thread but this is the smallest I have for my machine. Anyway I wanted you to see the edge primarily. It's a little blurry but you can still see the shine on the edge. All I did was put the quik slik on with a q-tip and use some denim to slick it. It's very smooth all the way around, even the top which I would have had to work pretty hard on if I'd used my usual saddle soap. And if you don't like this look be sure to check out hidepounder's tutorial on edges in 'how do I do that.' I'm sure you can get more answers in there. Cheryl

    Oh meant to tell you that you can dye the edge after the quik slik.

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    The 6 if I'm remembering back when I bought mine were a camo, veiner, beveler, thumb print, seeder and backgrounder. Then a swivel knife and you can pretty much do any basic Sheridan design you see, plus a lot more. I bought a book of belt designs and in it they put which tool you use where for when you're first starting. It was $0.99 at Springfield Leather Co. Also my set of 6 that I got on eBay came with designs you could do and what tool to use where. The first tool I replaced was the beveler which was very clunky. And frustrating to use. So someone gave me a smaller, steeper beveler. I still use my other ones for border designs, etc. I don't do Sheridan designs, or the flowery, scrolled designs you might consider leather carving. But that's just one kind. You can buy these sets plus about anything you can think of on eBay. Cheryl

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    You didn't mention antique paste or gel so I'm wondering what you want to resist? Resolene as mentioned above will work for both but unless you are planning on antiquing it you would just apply it at the end of the project. Also although there are tons of uses for it I don't know why on this project you need glue. Are you putting a lining on the key fob? I'm just trying to save you some money to start. And you may want figural stamps instead of an alphabet. Depending on how you want the project to be. The alphabet stamps are expensive. I'd recommend the basic 6 plus a swivel knife to get you through your first several projects and future projects. A camo, veiner, etc. If you ask where you get your stamps they'll know what you mean. Cheryl

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    I've heard of the 50/50 mix but not adding oil. You don't need to use wax on the edges, anything wet will work. You could use saddle soap which is softer or even water. The burnishing heats it up and tightens the fibers so you get a nice edge. I just recently bought some Quik Slik from Sheridan Leather because only they sell it and I'll be using it today on some 3-4 oz cc holders I made if you want me to tell you how it works. Cheryl

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    Bob are you talking about a 'pocket of leather folded behind the slits like KK shows in his wallet tutorial? Because I still don't understand, LOL. He didn't add any text to that area and I never quite knew what he was doing with the cc slots. Can you show the back of one of yours the next time you make one? Thanks, Cheryl

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