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This is all i could come with. Looking at some of it maybe Tiger thread would be a alternative. https://rope-source.co.uk/product-category/twines/ Hope this helps JCUK

Don't if this is of any use to you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haQSsoYZ3_I Hope this helps JCUK

I am all for supporting local suppliers as long as the hardware is up to the job in hand also try to buy tools that have been made as close to home as i can.

You can just put down to use and you will always know its your saddle, time and cleaning will help out eventually, but if you want it perfect maybe the best fix is to get it reseated if you have someone nearby can do this for you. Hope this helps JCUK

Considering your resources you done a great job there, as for the noise loud music helps. Yes you could bye a cheap and nasty one and learn nothing from it or maybe you can see how badly made some off the shelf things are.

Nice work, can i ask is it lined? As I cant really tell from the pics, if not you really don't need to glue your buckle and hardware turns, not sure if you have access to a tack hammer and some tacks you can always lightly tack them in place saves having to inhale glue vapours. Hope this helps JCUK

When i hand stitch fleece i use a back stitch because on the reverse side i.e. the fleece it will take up two stitch marks pulling more of the fleece onto the leather you are stitching it to i do the same when stitching leather to webbing also. Hope this helps JCUK

Yes i know, but she did once say to me when my football team were having a bad run much to annoyance to say the least, if they are that bad why don't you change your football team to which i replied you do realise a man would change his wife before he would change his football team. COYS

Hi I confess i don't know anything about this and so my wife will type below: Ok so the graphics editing software mentioned already will not edit PDF's. The best editor is Adobe DC however you have to pay for it. Free PDF editors are as follows: SmallPDF PDF-Xchange editor PDFescape PDFsamBasic I haven't used any of these only Adobe so can't vouch how good they are. However there are ways around everything - You can screenshot your PDF and import it into InkScape ( importing will bring it as a new layer) add another layer above this and then you can use the pen tool to trace over the top and therefore edit as you see fit. Once you are happy you can delete the imported layer. Save your image then open word import your image, scale to size and then save as a PDF. Hope this helps. JCUKS WIFE

Hi For those who don't have lots of money to spare purchasing expensive graphics packages - there is a free vector drawing piece of software called InkScape. This will do the job nicely and it has lots of tutorials on how to use it too.

Definitely not golden french fries or golden eggs

Hi JCUK's Wife here I work with graphics my line of work and use Adobe Creative Cloud and all the apps within it. Like you i have been using Fireworks since the old Macromedia days and then when taken over by Adobe. I still use Fireworks and even used it within the last hour- Adobe stopped supporting it but you can still get hold of a version. So should you use it rather than Illustrator or inDesign? Yes absolutely it is easier to use and produces vector graphics. Hope this helps JCUK

Sorry cant resist, thats looks like its going to take up a good piece your time for a bit so it may keep you out of those ( Political forums ) for a bit, nice by the way. JCUK

Thats a great link thanks for that, especially the piece on do not confuse lacing with the saddle stitch and the examples of different types of stitches people think will pass as a saddle stitch, i like the poor attempt of the backstitch on the flesh side ( Envers ). It should help clear up exactly what a saddle stitch is for some. Thanks again JCUK

Once you have it ship shape, if you have access to a polishing wheel give it polish on it every so often you will be not have to sharpen it so often. Hope this helps JCUK

It looks like you have slightly missed your stitching line and tried to correct it by forcing it back onto the line, do place your chisel in one former prick mark if you do go back two it will help kept it on a straight line. Hope this helps JCUK

Webbers are a good company that's where i got my 86 from, they replaced a Round knife i got from them many 20 odd years before even though the damage was not a fault with the knife great customer service. I would buy from them again. But i also get a lot of my leather from these they sell Osborne tools, another good company also. Just a little food for thought. https://www.metropolitanleather.com Hope this helps JCUK

Have you tried here https://www.college-sewing.co.uk Hope this helps JCUK

If you don't mind if i ask, where are you thinking of buying from because the prices can vary from the three places i know who sell Osborne tools in the UK. I have a 86 which i have had 25 + years, great little splitter easy to use and to keep sharp, also lucked into a hardly used 84 from Ebay about three years ago takes a bit of getting used to but its a great splitter. Also have to say, I don't think the quality of the 84 is that of my old 86.

Yes have a look at this. Which Osborne splitter do have. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY6nPujT0jM Hope this helps JCUK

nope plus you have not seen the state of my workshop

Really do you know what some leathers are tanned in from various parts of the World.

Yes it is, i am the first say i prefer old tools from days gone by, but this is a new Knife made by someone who knows and understands how to make quality tools and cares which is a great thing to still have around now. Feel a bit guilty you got the link from me for the Don Carlos no way you can tighten it up yourself i know you should not have to.

If you mind how were you polishing it

Try here never used them myself but they look like they my have something along those lines if not contact them they might help out. https://www.identityleathercraft.com/index.php/the-leather-room/veg-tan-leather.html Hope this helps JCUK