craftsman827

I forgot to ask. Is it lined ?

Azmal, Thats an ausome looking hat !!! The red & black look great together !!! Love the shape of the brim. Keep up the good work. Look foward to more..

fortysomething, If the shoe polish dont work,shoe makers,& shoemaker supply have color spray & liquid color for garment leather. It's called nu-life, another is called melatonin. It comes in over 100 different colors. I use it on shoes handbags & leather jackets. It works great.

Best way with solvent & elbow grease!!! Also I've found buying from a shoe maker supply,VERY $$$ saving. You can buy by the gallon,the glue & solvent. I use vasoline, as Luke said,works well. As it gets older, use the solvent!

Does anyone know the trick or tip to keep the basket weave pattern in line. When your putting it on a belt for example, at an angle,say 35degrees ? The IILG web site had there tip of the month last month, but I forgot to copy it. Does anyone have access? Can tell the tip, from last month.It was open to the public. I'm thinking of joining the IILG. Any advice about it!!!!! All help welcome, Peter I. aka craftsman827

VERY NICE AZMAL !!! Love the way you dyed it. Is that dauber dyed Red, Then block dyed BLACK. Anyway looks GREAT !!!!

Very nice Robert,beautiful!!! Is there a trick to getting the basket weave to stay in line? On the IILG web site there was there monthly tip,last month about keeping basket weave in line. but I forgot to write it down. Does anyone know it?

Beautifuly done.The tan color is great, & the stiching is also great. Is that hand stitched? What color dye did you use. Just great looking. Keep up the good work, Peter I. craftsman827

rbd, Mike P. had the answers to all the questions I had about the guitar strap. Thanks rbd,Mike knows his straps!

thanks rdb, I'm waiting to here from my coustomer about the 3 hole attatchment. I thought there was someone on the site that specialty was guitar straps. Thanks again, Peter I. aka: craftsman827

Does anyone make guitar straps. I have an order for one which gets attached with 3 holes on the rear side.It's a locking type, but i've never seen one with 3 holes to attatch it. HAS ANYONE EVER SEEN ONE LIKE THAT? It has 1 hole on front & 3 holes on rear side. Help Needed, Peter I. craftsman827

BEAUTIFUL WORK, I viseted your site,EVEN MORE GREAT WORK

I'm looking to upgrade some of my tools. Been doing leather work on & off for the last 35 years. Figured i'd start with 3 new bevelers. I heard Beard tools were about the best. Can anyone help with were to get them the fastest. Like a company that carries them. All help needed, thanks Peter I. craftsman827

Thank you all for your help. It was greatly appreciated. Yours in more leather, craftsman827

I am thinking of buying a Robert Beard Swivel knife. Funds are tight , so I was thinking of just buying the blade & using it in my Tandy shaft. My question is, will it fit ? All help & sugestions welcome, Thanks, Craftsman827 aka Peter I.

Gampas, Beautifully done.Everything looks great! Lacing, color,tooling... Someone will be very happy with this purse. Keep up the good work,& keep posting.....

Kate, Here is a good web site for clock parts. I ues them, they have everything you need. www.klockit.com

NICE work Dan, Nice deep carving, beautifuly done... I'm sure they will be happy to own these!

Beautifully done,can't wait to see it finished. Where did you get the numbers from? I'm working on a clock ,one of my projects now.

Hi Fred, My profile says Atlantic City,which is where I live. Also live in New York, Queens. I work in williamsburg area, Bedford Ave. & Metropolitin Ave. Good to see leathercrafters in NY...

VERY NICE MIKE. GREAT IDEA & GREAT JOB

Paul, I've had some good results using a copy machine.You could try that.Reduce it to 75% or 80%. That should help.Good luck & Happy Toolin

Kevin, I forgot to ask, What kind of sewing did you use. I do all my stiching by hand, but I am going to invest in a sewing machine in the neer future. Pete

Kevin, I've been into leather work for over 30 years. This is BEAUTIFUL!!! Keep up the good work. Would love to see a tutorial. Like Mike said we are all learning, all the time... Your friend in leather, Pete....

Kevin, You can glue it to a piece of plastic. larger than the piece you are tooling. I use craftman cement, but I just put the glue on the plastic, NOT on the leather.When its almost dry I put the leather on the plastic.Not too much glue. When your finished tooling, & after the leather is dry, you can peel the leather off the plastic. You might want to try this on a scrap piece first..Happy Toolin!!!!!