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Ok, forget it then.

I'm only an intermediate leathercrafter and even I don't want anything to do with Tandy tools...I agree with Chief...

Thought folks might like to see this...just finished covering it tonight. I've had it for a few years, but just found it again a few days ago. It's about 3.5" long...works very nicely for knotting with tiny strings. It's really a scratch awl...I've been thinking about rounding the point, but haven't done that yet... Pic in next post because this forum software doesn't work the way it should...

How do you get the sides nice and flat...and with 90-degree corners? I like the looks of it with it being a good rectangular shape...

Well...my machine was bought new by me and hasn't been heavily used...I guess I will try to find out about adjusting the lift to see if I can get it higher...

Which one was the good one?

When my machine does that, it's usually while trying to sew very thick stuff...like several layers of 1000D Cordura...does the exact same thing you're talking about...I know it is supposed to be able to sew through that thickness, so I wish I knew what was causing it on mine too...

PM sent re: springfield leather.

You might wanna read post #18 in this thread, above...or better yet, post #16. (I wouldn't hold your breath on that if I were you...)

Neat...is that braided around a flat core of some type? Did you cut the lace yourself?

You know...it's just not that important and no one would care about what I was going to say anyway. Nevermind.

I am by no means trying to say I'm perfect. And certainly not advocating perfection just for perfection's sake (though I do strive to be as perfect as possible in my leatherwork). Unfortunately, with web addresses perfection is mandatory or it won't work at all.

One more for you, Electrathon...what types of thread would work best for stitching these and/or what type thread would be most authentic? Thanks again for your help...

Thank you very much for that info, Electrathon. I appreciate your answering my questions with good, straightforward information. Thanks again.

Entire discussion about this exact topic: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=51046

Your second link is wrong and doesn't go anywhere. Fortunately, I gave him the correct one to that place last week in my previous post. This may truly come as a surprise to folks, but in order for a URL to work correctly, every character in the URL has to be correct. If it's off by even one character, it won't work. I'm not trying to sound like a smart-alec...I think some people may genuinely not understand that because I see it happen very frequently. It's best to test it out before posting if in doubt.

?? I don't get it...why is everything a big secret?? You know what? Nevermind...I'll try to ask someone else.

How do you get yours to look stuffed if you don't stuff it? What would be the ideal thickness leather to use for these?

I've read in a different book that you're supposed to taper the ends of the thread so that won't happen (double width of thread at the needle).

I just wanted to save others from wasting their time going there and signing up for an account to see their pricing like I did. I never patronize places that gouge like that, so wanted to warn others before they wasted their time if they don't care for places like that either. That's all. This is a public forum and if you don't want anyone else's responses except for hers, you should've pm'ed that to her. Other people besides you two read these questions for info. That's why I was trying to give everyone else a heads-up. You are obviously ok with that place, so my reply wasn't directed to you.

I don't have any use whatsoever for that dvd rental place. Is there anywhere that just sells the dvd's outright? I have less than zero intention of paying $12 a month to rent one dvd at a time. That's ridiculous. edit...I see now that they're available on Bryan's website...I will just order them there instead of getting gouged by the rental place.

I took the four pass apart (it was boring anyway because it was four different and ugly colors) because I don't have enough lace...I have to reuse it when I want to practice. If I can successfully create the knot with two colors with two passes per color, I'll make sure to post a pic then. I can also post the O-U for this if someone wants me too so they don't have to try to decipher it from the pics...

A couple of things that have really p##### me off a lot lately are 1) retailers sitting on their collective a#### and not shipping my order for days on end and also 2) charging me $7-$12 or more for shipping for a single, god-forsaken tool. I'm sick of it. I've written off (PERMANENTLY) a couple of dealers that have done this to me lately. Maybe one day, there will be a dealer that isn't lazy, that cares about getting someone's order CORRECT (a third major irritation), and not ripping me off on shipping. There are MANY times an item can be shipping via first class mail (all packages weighing 13 ounces or less) WITH insurance and delivery confirmation, if we're forced to have that. Anyway, hopefully you will fill that void in my leathercrafting needs.

Thanks...I'll have to give it a try...looks like fun...