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I have 6 martingale chains to sell. 3 in solid brass & 3 in stainless steel. They are 2.5mm X 6" long. Hard to find good quality like these in US. You can get them in UK, but they will cost you about $12.00 - 15.00 each, with shipping to US. I'm asking $8.00 each, + shipping. (All 6 for $45.00 free shipping)

Does anyone know how to braid this type of braid ? What type of lace to use. PS: Topic should read : Laced Leather Belt

like keplerts said, 1" is good. or you can go with 3/4" if you need it a little larger, you can punch the leather twice, by Overlapping the 3/4" to make 1" or larger. Just my thought on your subject.

Thank you very much jonasbo. That cleared things up for me . Good tutorial !

THIS COMPANY IN UK MAKES BEAUTIFUL LEATHER ITEMS ! EQUUSLEATHER.CO.UK DO YOU THINK THE STITCHES GO THROUGH THE LOOP ? THE WAY I STITCH IS , 1- STITCH THE BUCKLE ON. 2- LEAVE A SPACE FOR THE LOOP. 3- STITCH THE FOLDED OVER PIECE TO THE BELT. SO THE LOOP IS FREE TO MOVE. NOT THAT IT'S A GOOD THING, JUST THE WAY IT COMES. I LIKE THE WAY " EQUUS LEATHER UK " BELTS LOOK. HOW DO YOU THINK THEY STITCH IT ? THE TAN BELT IS EQUUS, THE BLACK IS MINE.

WHAT IS THE BEST WEIGHT LEATHER FOR MAKING TOOLED & CARVED 1.25" OR 1.50" BELTS ? IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN H. O. 8/9 oz. & Wickett & Craig 8/9 oz. tooling leather ? I here people on LEATHERWORKER say Hermann Oak is "STIFFER" would that make a difference ? THE REASON I'M ASKING IS BECAUSE I'M PURCHASING A SIDE OF LEATHER TOMORROW, WONDERING WHICH ONE TO BUY .

YES NVLeather, I'M LOOKING FOR A GOOD SUPPLIER FOR H.O. LEATHER. I HAVE NEVER USED HO BEFORE, I'VE BEEN TOOLING LEATHER FOR 35 YEARS ! NOW FULL TIME, SO I WANT TO TRY SOME DIFFERENT TOOLING LEATHER.

HAS ANYONE PURCHASED HERMANN OAK TOOLING LEATHER FROM, HIDE HOUSE ? JUST WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF IT .

I USE WICKETT & CRAIG ENGLISH BRIDLE LEATHER ! I STARTED USING IT FOR MAKING DOG COLLARS & LEADS, & HARNESSES. I FOUND IT TO BE GREAT FOR BELTS. I BUY SIDES FOR ABOUT $200.00 EACH I GUESS BACKS WOULD BE A BIT LESS.

HAS ANYONE TRIED THIS EDGE BURNISHER, FOR A DREMEL ? IT'S ON EBAY FOR $10.00

TRY WICKETT & CRAIG , ENGLISH BRIDLE LEATHER. COMES IN DIFFERENT COLORS. IS VERY GOOD FOR BELTS !

Just received an order for some TAN leather items. I'll be using 8/9 oz. Question, which leather dyes lighter, Hermann oak or wickett & craig ? I've used different leathers some take dyes good, & some get very dark.

I think the reason is that they are vintage, (old) so they have been sharpened numerous times. Every time you sharpen, some tools get larger , the U shape where it comes in contact with the leather, gets wider after time. I think that's why the difference. I may be wrong, Bruce may see this and answer. The creasers, I don't know . I don't know if you sharpen a creaser . I do polish mine , once in a while.

THANKS TO ALL THE LEATHER PEOPLE. YOU HAVE ENLIGHTENED ME, & ANSWERED MY QUESTION 100 %. GREAT ANSWERS !

COULD YOU ALL HELP ME OUT ON THIS SUBJECT . HOW ARE EDGE BEVELERS SIZED ? WE WILL USE, BARRY KING'S GROOVED EDGERS AS AN EXAMPLE. THEY COME IN 7 DIFFERENT SIZES. FROM 00 to 5 . I GUESS "00" IS THE SMALLEST, & 5 IS THE LARGEST. THE QUESTION BEING, WHAT SIZE IS USED FOR WHAT WEIGHT LEATHER ?? EX: WHAT SIZE TOOL WOULD YOU USE FOR 8/9 oz. veg. leather ? WE COULD POST A CHART, SHOWING ALL THE DIFFERENT WEIGHT LEATHER, & WHAT SIZE EDGE BEVELER IS USED. PLEASE HELP !

I'M THINKING OF UPGRADEING MY EDGE BEVELER, WITH A BARRY KING ONE. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE, COMMON EDGER, & THE GROOVED ONE ? ALSO, WHAT IS THE BEST SIZE FOR 7 OZ. VEG. TANED LEATHER ?

I TOO ARE LOOKING FOR SOME GOOD LEATHER 8/9 OZ. I WAS ALSO LKOOKING TO TANDY SINGLE BEND or W & C , which is $ 8.68 per ft. for 8/9 oz., which is about $ 220.00 for a side. KBCUSTOM, where did you get $130.00 from ? I get wholesale price from Tandy, & it's $ 155.00 for 8/9 oz. single bend. What is recommended ???

I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO POST THIS ! NEED SOME ADVICE ON THE BEST SURFACE TO USE, UNDER LEATHER WHILE CUTTING LEATHER OUT ? SOME EXAMPLES WOULD BE, "POUNDO BOARD", "POLY CUTTING BOARD" . WHAT DO YOU ALL USE ? GOOD TOPIC.

CHECK OUT, HIDEPOUNDERS TUTOR ABOUT THAT SUBJECT. IT'S IN," HOW DO YOU DO THAT" THE FIRST POST, FINISHING EDGES

I SEEN A CASE ON THE FOURM. IT'S A CASE WITH A MAGLIGHT & A LEATHERMAN IN ONE CASE. IT'S LIKE A PANCAKE WITH ONE FLAP COVERING BOTH ITEMS. I CAN'T SEEM TO LOCATE IT. I SEEN IT A FEW WEEKS AGO. ANYONE KNOW IF IT IS STILL ON THE FOURM ?

Nice professional looking sling. Great carving on the oak leaves & acorns. Where do you get your HO leather. I've been wanting to try some.

Konkep, You said you use "factory standard " for the inside of the iphone case. Where do you get them from ?

SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL ! Can we see the inside of the case. To see how the phone is attached to the case ?

I'M MAKING WALLETS FOR MY NEPHEW'S FRIEND. HE SAW THE WALLET I MADE FOR MY NEPHEW CHRISTMAS, NOW HE WANTS ONE. IN THE WALLET I MADE ARE SOME SLOTS FOR CARDS, 3 ON ONE SIDE, & 2 ON THE OTHER SIDE. I DIDN'T LINE THE CARD SLOTS. ON THE NEW WALLET , THE CUSTOMER WANTS THE SLOTS LINED. HOW WOULD GO ABOUT LINING THEM. I WANT TO KEEP IT AS THIN AS POSSABLE, SO I FIGURE USING SOME LINING CLOTH ??? BUT, HOW IS IT DONE ???

VERY NICE ! LET'S SEE SOME PHOTOS OF THE BELT BEING TOOLED .