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    Oh of course don't waste them. You can still use it, just not for tooling. They will make some nice small projects, and make them like you wanted a 'rough out' surface which is popular on a lot of projects. 15 bucks is a small price to pay for what you already learned about leather. I've paid a lot more than that for some of my mistakes along the way and expect to pay more in the future.

    OH, oh, oh, I'm getting ready to make some mocs and you turn the rough side in toward your feet. I was going to do some tooling and carving on the grain side to help them with 'grip.' This leather would be perfect for that, rough on both sides. Why not make her a pair of moccasins? There's great youtube videos on how to make them and they aren't hard. Let me see if I can copy the link for the one I have. brb. Cheryl

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    If both sides are rough you probably got splits and you won't be able to tool them I don't think. Because when they 'split' a thicker piece of leather one piece ends up without a grain side. It's still technically veg tanned but the seller wasn't exactly being honest about the purpose. You can still use it and dye for projects, kinda like you would use a suede. I'm sorry but that's the only thing I can think of that would make it rough on both side. Cheryl

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    I have an olfa rotary cutter and I cut all over the place with it. I've just about decided on this when I get the money

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006HV9O8/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_2?ie=UTF8&smid=A2G88111572J8M

    It's the heavy duty, cuts up to 30 sheets paper with means I think 6 oz in leather, and since it locks the material in place you can get a good scoring on heavier leather to later use a different cutter on, plus can move the scored leather to the right, lock it down again, and hold it still while you use another cutter on the score. At least that's what I hope. Thanks, Cheryl

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    All good advice, especially the breathing and a horse. I haven't seen mine for almost 4 months and she's going to probably eat my face off when I do. I know a couple hours just brushing her and feeding the little glutton carrots would do so much to refresh me but I'm always so tired I can't get there to get refreshed. But man you just made my paperwork etc. problems look small compared to what's on your plate. Thanks so much, Cheryl

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    and pulling my hair out. :blink: I'm going to do my first Craft market next Saturday and just found out about it Friday. I was going in 50 different directions and finally stopped and wrote a list of things I wanted to do and things I wanted to take. It's my first one and I know I won't remember everything I need but I hope I at least remember my products. So I stayed up all night working on products and my list and just when I thought the coast was clear George, who's editing my article for Cider mag, a musicians magazine started asking me questions about the questions I answered for him last week. So many things are happening at once I may crawl into a dark corner and wail.

    How do you people, who are a one-person band handle all the different tasks a business requires. Any short cuts would help me immensely because the paperwork is so daunting along with making arrangements, and doing things like the article for advertising, and of course life constantly interferes :) Cheryl

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    Bill you make such a valid point and I know by the time I've worked on my paperwork, leather, meetings, etc. sometimes I just look because I want to see the persons work but just too tired to come up with something that doesn't empty. I think you'd make a wonderful ambassador and I'm so happy for the forum you stayed. Cheryl

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    This is a lot of questions for my little brain but I'll try to answer them. You have a 'spirit' dye if yours has alcohol in it. I use a particular dark brown like this and it does really stiffen things up. How I do ALL my dyeing no matter what type I'm using is dampen the leather to make it spread more evenly. Then I do buff the excess off. Then I put a finish on it...resolene or mop 'n glo both cut with water on it. I burnish my edges and then I get to work on the stiffness. I use bag balm to condition the leather and work it in with my hands and work the leather maybe 1/2 hour. Turning it under into a roll or what ever shape it would make sense to roll it under. There are a ton of conditioners you can buy specifically for softening your leather but I just like the way bag balm works. Saddle soap isn't a finish, it won't protect the leather from the elements. Also I don't think any of the other things you listed are either except maybe the snow proof one but I've never used it. So to me the most inexpensive AND best thing you could do is go to the store and buy mop 'n glo and cut it with water and brush it on and let it dry. Buy some bag balm at the store too. Most places carry it because it's used for so many other things than cows. After your mop 'n glow is dry, rub the bag balm all over it and work it in. It will probably be greasy after you finish but on dry leather it will soak all in over night and your leather will practically drape. I hope this helped some. Cheryl

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    Hi Country. I just recently finished a messenger bag in chromium tanned and was going to make some saddle bag carry alls in oil tanned I saw I just loved. Very similar to this. But oil tanned bleeds until it wear out. I got several opinions on it before deciding against it. You backpack is beautiful but was hoping I could save you some time and money on your duffle bag. Cheryl

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    shtoink, I've complained about advertising posts on the site before and Admin says to click the 'report' in case the Mods don't see it. One guy from China just posted his website of things for sale in leather and said he'd used ideas from the site to make them. I think there may have been a language barrier thing there when he was so proud he'd used our ideas and didn't realize we might not be happy about that. That wasn't really a grey area, but some of them are. A lot of people put their things in 'show off' instead of a particular place, myself included now that I think about it. I make guitar straps and put them on the main forum after I finish one instead of under the micro thread area. But not for sale and actually I use the critique my work more than show off because I don't think I'm so good I can't use the suggestions from people and really want feedback. And I use the regular thread on 'how do I do that' instead of the micro for tons of things and learn something new everyday from the diverse things listed there.

    So now if someone just posts to sell something I either ignore it or hit report. If it's really one of our members that are just used to doing things a certain way I try and give feedback just as I'm doing here. I don't like people spamming my 'house' here but I'm less concerned about what room my friends want to sit in. Cheryl

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    I had the same problem on undyed leather so I always dye and put my finish coat on first before I burnish. I 'smooth' them with sand paper if need be on my guitar straps, but no saddle soap on the undyed leather. I wait until I have resolene on as a little resist and slicker finish to wipe the excess off with. Try it with your leather dyed including the edges, and your finish on first. Works best for me. Make sure your dye is really dry and also your finish.

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    Kate I have the same people pleasing problem, one that's on his way here to get his guitar strap. So I'm not going to be a hypocrite and tell you to not feel bad. I think Allen has a great idea for rescuing this belt and making it look even more awesome when you match your dees to your rivets and then you don't have to try and worry about matching the barbed wire. Cut the center part out with the design and enough to wrap over your dee rings, and then add the new lengths on each of those. Then make her a belt too :) IF she wants on after seeing how cool the first one is. Cheryl

    Oh you answered while I was. I think what you're thinking of would look nice too, not wonky but planned. But I like the headstall look a lot :) Cheryl

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    Winterbear, that is awesome. I saw a belt made with a solid bead inlay like you made that was beautiful. Can't wait to see one, or even a guitar strap inlay like it? Very patient, careful, beautiful work.

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