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Now that's a Christmas gift, people can be so cool, good luck with that. Now that's a Christmas gift, people can be so cool, good luck with that.

My son's doctor was asking him what he did for a living. When he asked what I did, my son said I do leather work. The doctor said, "Tell your dad to give me a call; I have some leather tools he might be interested in." So I did. We met the next day in the parking lot where the doctor worked. He said the tools are in the trunk of my car. When he opened the trunk, there were two boxes. One of the boxes was a small old trunk, you know the kind with the wood straps, with leather campaign handles, and the top slightly rounded, really cool looking. The other box was a wooden box covered in sheet metal with a thousand rivets around the edges and a beautiful decorative design. When the doc opened the boxes, I could not believe the leather tools, Head knifes, a Gomph pattern maker's head knife, those Gomph edge slicers like you have there. All kinds of edge creasers and a pipe tobacco tin box filled with homemade stamps, all made very nicely. Also, there were letters in envelopes with dates stamped on them, 1891 - 1889. When I asked how much, he said, "Just take them." I held up one of the tools and said, "This one tool is a hundred bucks." Are you sure you want to? Just take them, he said. I said maybe you would like a nice belt or something. He said, "No, I just want you to have them." Sorry about the long answer, but yes, I do have those. I agree with you, it's so much fun using old tools. I'm a cabinetmaker by trade and have a lifetime collection of antique tools. Have fun with those old tools.

Nice job on that. That font is pretty cool. Is that your own design?

That's really cool, you do great work.

Chuck, could you just do a few words on the part where he tips the quart jug, LOL? I'd love to hear it.

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Again, you do beautiful work!

Wow, beautiful job on that. The detail is incredible. Love the color. Great job.

It's almost unbelievable. Here's the thing: someone got paid to make that ridiculous video, and someone else okayed it!

YouTube Tandy dyeing leather video

Dyeing leather: I just watched a video from Tandy Leather. The video was on how to dye leather. The guy opens a one-quart bottle of black leather dye, then he opens a small jar. You can see where this is going as he tilts the bottle: the dye runs down it, spilling all over the table, and some goes into the jar. There was enough dye on the table to dye the piece of leather about five times. Then the acid brush application. Well, at least he had gloves on. The instructional video should have been titled Why You Need to Wear Gloves When Dying Leather.

That's a beautiful repair.

That is really beautiful, serious attention to detail. The other guy has a problem if his belt isn't made to the same level of detail as that holster. I think it's a bit more than just dye over that beautiful stitching. Not everyone is capable of doing work as you did on that holster. I don't see this collaboration working out, but I've been wrong before. I truly hope it comes out beautiful because if it doesn't, even though your work is impeccable, you will be part of a horrible build. IMHO.

Nice job on that; it looks very custom, well thought out, and useful.

If you get the 1/2" leather tape that can act as a guide.