DoubleC
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I've never used a needle and awl machine but I love my cobra 4. I know the campbells have a good rep though. Cheryl
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Is it veg tanned pig? Because if it isn't 'tooling pig' I would use a test piece if not and see if you CAN dye it without it wiping right off. JMO. Cheryl
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You can use a safety beveler to skive it. depending on how much you need to do might want to ask someone to split it for you. Here is an example. http://springfieldleather.com/24773/Beveler%2CSafety/ I use one all the time on small pieces. Cheryl
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I recommend the Cobra because I do have a class 4 and you can't ask for better customer service than from Steve et al. The first thing I sewed on it was a 10 oz chair cover doubled over, so therefore 20 oz. It will handle your tack easily. I've ordered things from Bob before too and he too has great service so either would probably work well. Cheryl
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Chief, that's beautiful. Cheryl
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I use 9 oz bellies for my bracelets, belts, guitar straps, etc. I get them at Springfield Leather Company for about 22.00. And they come with a straight edge on them making it easy to use my strap cutter. I've never had anything brought back for repair or any other problem with them. They stretch more than the back but all leather stretches. I made a belt for a man out of 14 oz stirrup leather and after a month he said it's stretched. Recovered a chair for him out of 10 oz (these are not bellies I'm talking about) and the chair has stretched a little from his weight.
I'd be lost if I didn't have bellies for my 'strappy things' which I consider belts, AND cuff bracelet. I would give one a try and see how you like it. Cheryl
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Very classy work, Cheryl
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Tallbald, we all hate dying at first. After 3 years I still like my vinegaroon better than any dye. An air brush would probably make it easier but I put mine on full strength usually with a sponge. Some people say make sure your leather is clean, some say use this brush or that, but I think really like everything in LW it all comes down to practice. Just keep at it. Cheryl
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On the sewing Matt did you 'sew' the picture to the frame or is that just decorative? I think you did a great job!! Cheryl
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I didn't realize men had this problem. In woman's jeans a size 12 can fit someone from 5'2" and 100 lbs to someone 5" 8" and 145 lbs depending on who made the pants. But I thought a 38 in men's was a 38. This has been helpful to me as well. Cheryl
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It's because it's so unexpected and realistic. Monkeys don't usually 'morph' into bags
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Would scare the bejeebers out of me in the dark, but awesome work. Cheryl
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I noticed that which is why I thought the bird was carved and then backgrounded. The carving really wouldn't be that hard with a pic overlayed. Cheryl
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LOL, great i dea
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I think it may be carved because of the backgrounding done on it too. But it might be stamped. Cheryl
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Beautiful work. She will love it. Cheryl
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Wouldn't do it without paypal to protect me, sorry. Just saying......Cheryl
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I can't tell for sure from your pictures but I imagine the tops were glued then sewn on. I took a pair and cut the down
and did a round braid around the top. You could always make a smaller braid like a 'bridge' between the shoe and top. 
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Thanks for the info, Cheryl
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beautiful job, Cheryl
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Beautiful Belt Chief, Cheryl
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Thank you CT
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Eccho I've been thinking about what you said and came up with a couple more ideas. One's craigslist and here we have a thing called freecycle and I just sent a 'wanted' post out to the members. Perhaps you have something like that in your area. Mine is a group on Yahoo and they have tons of groups. I hope this helps. Cheryl
Applying Fiebing’S Usmc Black (Alcohol Based) Dye?
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I dyed a bridle with USMC black several times and got brown every time when I looked in the natural light. I would recommend you don't suffer this frustration like Luke recommended. Cheryl