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Those are beautiful Mark. That's the direction I want to take the company we're opening instead of trying to make already made tack look good, especially the tack my partner got I'm trying to fix. It looked nice on the website, but man when it got here, well I'm going to ask for some help in that section while these projects are still in the works. I want to make them look the best I possible can since they are really pretty ugly. I want to start making our own tack instead of taking chances on buying things. FIRST I'm going to go edit my interests, I thought those were for the profile page, LOL, not to run 1/2 down the page!

And you know where I got mine when I finally realized that's why my 3D stamps wouldn't work? My partner in B'more gave me her granite cutting board :-) Cheryl

Kevin for us newbies, can you explain what you mean? like Bobby said he burnished the edge of a belt? and how do you 'bone' something? (I just found out what some tools like the wheely thing that was given to me a year ago do.) Thanks, Cheryl Thanks, I try. ROFL Thanks, I try. ROFL

I mentioned somewhere else I wanted to start making my tack myself (when I say tack, I'm talking headstall, breast collar and reins, not saddles) and being on disability I'm not ashamed to admit that I have to look for the best bang for the buck, and that WAS going to be Tandy. (the herman oak is tanned in the united states). So does Tandy's leather come from China like everything else they sell? My whole business is based around handmade in AMERICA. Cheryl

Wow, I went to sleep and woke up in leather fantasy world. I just got my first sewing awl, the speedy stitcher, and even though it was old it had instructions. that I understood. I threw a party after I did my first lock stitch. It took me 1/2 this thread to realize what you were talking about, and now I find out there is something that LACES too? I have been making a set of rythym beads when I'm done with other crap at night, and have laced on by hand over 300 pony beads, plus the bells . I'm having so much fun here and learning so much already in just the last few days. Cheryl

Luke, what an excellent idea. I would never have thought of that. Maybe we should tell Star that he can do it if he uses a floor sander to smooth it since this is the second post I started to respond to him about, and he seems rather, uh, on the weak side of taking advice after he asks and gets it :-) If I ever ask a question, which I'll be asking tons, I want all the advice, good, bad and ugly. I really like your idea and may work that into a project, thanks.. Cheryl

Hey Star...I'm a pack rat hence I actually have old, worn looking leather around. I'm making myself (well was until I got up to my ears in business projects) a belt similar to that out of a used, braided English rein. Do you have to use new leather as long as the used leather is in good condition?

I did this once today and clicked on the 'help with attaching files' and of course my post went into cyberspace. The reason I'm apologizing is because of my signature. I realized after I actually saw it in print it might be offensive to people from other countries. It's not meant to be in any way and hopefully you support your economy like I'm trying to ours. And happy holidays everyone, whatever you celebrate. I started working with leather over a year ago. I made leather conchos for tack. I have made some gorgeous conchos, but no one was interested in a $15.00 set of handmade, decorated leather conchos using only the best vintage materials I could find for decorations. I think I was ahead of my time . At least I hope since a friend of mine and I are starting a business. She wanted to build me a website for decorating a tack set for her, and I decided it was time to expand since in over a year I had sold a total of uh, let's see, THREE items. Two to her, she saw my conchos on a website and asked me to make her trail riding IDs. So now we're going to try and sell anything and everything a cowgirl might need or just want. I want to make my own tack soon, but have three tack sets of my P's to decorate first, plus right now working on 4 different projects so I can try and finish them up by Tuesday so I can put them on the famous VT. equine model, Sienna. (My hobby horse) I welcome all critiques except about her, and she doesn't come with any project. I'm going to put a bridle of mine I decorated months ago because when I lost the first post I had realized I used the tool backwards to make leaves on a vine I carved, and think it's kinda funny. Anyway, I'm really excited to be here, and to soak up all the knowledge you can share, and will TRY to post pics without moving from this page Bridle I made the leaves backward on: One of the ID tags I made for my partner Seeing some of the work on here I feel kinda like a preschooler with doctoral students, but I want to learn everything I can. Cheryl