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"I think so, Brain, but where are we going to find a duck and a hose at this hour?" my latest wallet back plates of my cartoon heroes Pinky and the Brain. Because, well - NARF. Should look even better once I get them painted up.

i would love to wear that while answering the door on Halloween

super!

NVL is right on the money with this. I would add that you need to carefully check the weight on the 8/9 single bends. They always seem a little light to me.

it is a square footage mark. But then if it was from Tandy - be assured it was a tannery run grade. They only buy / resale the cheap stuff

New stamp. a combination of motifs. Punisher and Spartan. The Punartan. The Spartisher. You figure it out.

since in your order of steps you will have dyed but not applied the finish, you can still moisten the leather to apply your stamp. Since moist and temporarily softened - you shouldn't need to leave it clamped over night. Just long enough to take the stamp then let it dry before applying the finish. You can even speed it up with a hairdryer. cheers!

hello and thank you. on the plate above, I use my 1 ton arbor press. one problem people have is trying to do it all at once. That won't work. All of the force is in the one inch center of the ram foot so pressing doesn't do much for the outer perimeters. What I do is start in one corner and press. Move over 1 inch (the size of the ram) and press again. rinse and repeat until you've covered the entire surface. I've successfully done an 8x10" this way. If you're looking for an easier way to spread the pressure, a friend of mine makes these for the arbor press: presser foot

thank you

A day of the dead Mona Lisa. 2.5" tall for a wallet.

Occasionally I get to work on something that I really enjoy. this is a custom embossing plate for one of my customers. It's 4.5" tall. God Bless American and keep her safe. sorry, not for resale.

yes, they meet on the 5th Monday in February.

thank you

Haven't had much time to work on my own stuff but caught a break today and decided to knock this one off my to-do list. 1.25" tall. cheers!

it cuts ok for lightweight leathers.

yes, that is actually what I had thought about as well. again - I may make another sometime. so many fun projects ahead of that in the queue.

thank you Stu. it is milled so time is what makes it get expensive. no way I could complete with China. I think I might make another sometime. cheers!

I could probably adapt mine some, but it just takes too long to machine on a manual mill. Maybe after I get access to a metal cutting CNC machine. I made this as a donation to a local maker space and it looks like they liked it. I think your painter tape idea is great. I personally just lay a ruler on the leather but anything that works is good. cheers!

for those that wondered, HERE is the letter guide from the evil empire. I like mine better but no way to get the price that cheap.

when I was showing people I always started with "the main problem is that men get their balls in the way". what did I mean? Most people having a problem would approach it as if they were driving a nail. SLAM! tube splits and bends. (and yes, the wives always nodded to my comment). I would take it, and go tap tap tap - ensuring the tool was perpendicular to the snap (another usual problem), and it would be perfectly rounded over. same crappy snaps. same crappy setter. So yes, I would be inclined to say operator error. Stay Calm - and tap tap tap. PS. Same comment for Tubular rivets. It's not a nail.

ha! try convincing the EPA of that. I remember having a convo with an EPA guy in Kansas who was involved in a closing of a tannery there that specialized in deer hides. He told me basically it's all political. the argument that chromium tanning pollutes the water supply (which it does) didn't hold water (pun intended). He said he tried to convince the feds that there was just about the same amount of chromium in the surrounding rocks but they didn't want to hear it. So now we send stuff to Mexico.

Mexico is in North America. MANY US hides are tanned in Mexico and returned.

thank you. For me this was a school project. I'm interested to see what the evil empire is coming out with. Nothing on their website yet.

thank you.