mikesmith648
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do you still have the hand press? I will be in San Antonio sometime tomorrow
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I wish I was closer
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I am telling my daughters to save the baby food jars.........lol -
try Angelus dyes..........they make acrylics and spirit dyes...... www.dharmatrading.com
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put it in a zip lock bag and store in refrigerator
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looks like a stippling tool..... can be used for background texture
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bowling ball???
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I still want a swivel knife like that shtoink!!!
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maybe Sno Seal???
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only thing I can see is the edges need work....;.looks rough..........not a big fan of the way the tip is cut but I like a more rounded one......JMHO
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the "clothing cowhide" or the "dyed veg tan" are going to be the closest
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Suede is essentially the split part of the leather and is going to be "hairy" on both sides. Chap leather is finished leather and smooth on one side.
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Trouble Peening Copper Rivets
mikesmith648 replied to Leslie Ryanne's topic in Hardware and Accessories
I have the Douglas setters and the Judd setters.............both work way better than the Tandy one and less chance of marking the leather.....JMHO -
The BK knife blades are usually sharp when you get them....only need to strop. 400 grit is pretty rough and would suggest you go to a finer paper to get a finer edge...........sounds like you might have actually made the edge less sharp and polished....hope this helps........MIke
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Please send contact info in PM so we can get together and I can pick up
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PM sent
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Is There A Leather Workers Guild In The Chicago Area?
mikesmith648 replied to NapervilleCobbler's topic in Member Gallery
Mike..............just go to the meeting in uniform............that will straighten any attitude out!!! -
sew AFTER you do the color. then it won't discolor your thread
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I have seen it in Bruce Grants braiding encyclopedia........I will try to look it up tonight and post the pages
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It does not look dyed to me , but more like the saddle tan antique like Cyber said
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You did not say what model of 29K....there are several..........I personally have a 29K71
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If I recall correctly, he is drawing with a stylus and then using a modeling tool to "erase" with. It would also explain dark "smudges" from the light burnish effect from the modelling tool. Mike
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I knew the BOSS would chime in eventually!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Depends on the make of guitar. For example.......Telecasters use an 8mm hole or 5/16" most others are smaller
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Cut up some old blue jeans for the cloth. Also a wood burnisher mounted in a drill or dremel makes a big difference.